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Resource Packages

SFS offers yearly/monthly resource packages for you to save money. You can purchase resource packages based on your data volume and for how long you want to store data in your file system. Any usage beyond your package will be billed on a pay-per-use basis. For how to purchase resource packages, see Yearly/Monthly Subscription.

SFS resource packages cannot be unsubscribed from, so it is recommended that you purchase resource packages based on the data volume and validity period you require.

Resource packages cannot be used across regions. Check your region before purchasing resource packages.

For an SFS Turbo file system, in addition to purchasing a resource package when creating the file system, you can also change to yearly/monthly billing after the file system is created.

Purchasing a Resource Package

Procedure for SFS Capacity-Oriented

  1. Purchase a resource package.

    1. Log in to the SFS console, go to the resource management page, and click Buy Storage Package in the upper right corner.
    2. On the displayed page, configure the parameters.

      You can view the pricing standards on Product Pricing Details.

    3. Click Next.
    4. Confirm the order information and click Submit.

      To modify the order information, click Previous and then continue with your purchase.

    5. Pay for the order.
    6. Return to the SFS console to use SFS.

      Resource packages cannot be viewed on the SFS console. To view resource packages, see How Do I Check the Usage of an SFS Capacity-Oriented Resource Package?.

    • An SFS Capacity-Oriented resource package can be used immediately after payment. If the package capacity is greater than the used capacity of the file system, pay-per-use billing stops immediately. The package capacity is preferentially used when you use file systems.
    • SFS Capacity-Oriented resource packages cannot be expanded, but can be purchased multiple times. For details, see Can I Purchase SFS Capacity-Oriented Resource Packages When I Still Have Valid Ones in Use?

      For example, if a user purchased a 1 TB SFS Capacity-Oriented resource package for a year and created a 500 GB SFS Capacity-Oriented file system and used all 500 GB, the used capacity of the resource package is 500 GB. For how to view the resource package usage, see How Do I Check the Usage of an SFS Capacity-Oriented Resource Package? One month later, the user created another 600 GB SFS Capacity-Oriented file system (file system B). Now the purchased 1 TB capacity is used up, and the usage exceeding the package quota (76 GB) is billed on a pay-per-use basis. If you do not want to be billed pay per use, you can purchase more resource packages. For details, see Purchasing a Resource Package.

  2. Use SFS.

    1. Choose Storage > Scalable File Service to go to the SFS console.
    2. Click Create File System. The package capacity is automatically used without any additional configuration. If you have multiple file systems, they can share the same resource package.

Procedure for SFS Turbo

Method 1: Purchase a yearly/monthly file system. Create a file system and set the billing mode to Yearly/Monthly. For details, see Create a File System.

Method 2: In the file system list, find the pay-per-use file system you want to change their billing mode, and click Change to Yearly/Monthly in the Operation column.

Follow-Up Operations

When a yearly/monthly resource package expires or is used up, the additional usage will be billed on a pay-per-use basis. To ensure the proper use of your file system, check your account balance regularly. To continue using the yearly/monthly resource package, renew the resource package. For details, see Overview.

For resource package usage FAQs, see Billing FAQ.

Parent topic: Billing Modes