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Resource Package Usage Rules

A resource package is a resource quota you buy in advance. If the resource package is used up or expires, you will be billed based on the resource's pay-per-use price. You can view the pricing details on the Price Calculator page.

If you have purchased a resource package but still pay for resources at the pay-per-use price, the resource package may not match your pay-per-use resources. For details, see Why Was My Pay-per-Use Usage Not Deducted from My Resource Package?

Resource Package Types

Resource packages are classified into resettable and non-resettable resource packages.

Table 1 Resource package types

Type

Description

Resettable package

Its capacity decreases linearly. The capacity is cleared at the end of each reset period and restored at the beginning of the next reset period until the package expires.

For example, if a monthly resettable Cloud Container Instance (CCI) resource package (2,920 GB*hour/month) takes effect from July 01, 2019 00:00:00 to July 01, 2020 00:00:00, 2,920 GB*hour of memory can be deducted each month within the effective period.

Non-resettable package

Its capacity decreases linearly and is deducted continuously before it is used up.

If the total capacity of a non-resettable Image Tagging resource package is 10,000 times and the package is valid from July 01, 2019 00:00:00 to July 01, 2020 00:00:00, 10,000 times can be deducted within the validity period.

Scenarios

You can perform different operations on resource packages by their types.

  1. Resource packages that are used up before expiration
    • For a resettable resource package, no operation is required. This is because the capacity will be restored at the beginning of the next reset period before the package expires.

      As shown in the figure, a monthly resettable OBS resource package (100 GB for each month) is valid from June 28, 2024 to June 28, 2025. During this period, you will receive 100 GB traffic every month, and any usage beyond that will be billed on a pay-per-use basis.

      • After the package is used up in the current reset period, if you continue using the resource, the subsequent usage will be billed at the pay-per-use price. You can view the expenditures by choosing Bills > Bill Details after the settlement period.
      • If the resource package is always used up in advance, you are advised to upgrade the specifications of the resource package or purchase more resource packages. The specification upgrade cannot take effect until the next reset period, while the newly-purchased resource package will take effect immediately.

        Note: Currently, only some resettable resource packages support specification upgrade. For details, see the specific cloud service page.

    • For a non-resettable resource package, you can buy another resource package on the cloud service console or on the Resource Packages page of the Billing Center. The newly-purchased resource package takes effect immediately.

      As shown in the figure, a non-resettable CDN resource package (500 GB for six months) is valid from May 13, 2024 to November 13, 2024. During this period, you will receive 500 GB traffic in total. Before the package is used up, buy the resource package again in case of usage interruption.

    If auto-renewal is not enabled for a resource package and the package is used up before its expiration, the package expires immediately and cannot be renewed. You can only purchase the package again on the Resource Packages page of the Billing Center or on the cloud service console. If you need to continue using the resources, you are advised to enable auto-renewal for the resource package or manually renew the resource package before it is used up.

  2. Resource packages that are about to expire.

    Both resettable and non-resettable resource packages can be renewed to prolong their effective periods.

    • After a resettable package is renewed, you can obtain the capacity of the same specifications in each reset period.

      As shown in the figure, a monthly resettable OBS resource package (100 GB for each month) is renewed for one year. During the renewal period, you will receive 100 GB traffic every month.

    • After a non-resettable resource package is renewed, the displayed capacity is the total in the renewal period.

      As shown in the figure, a non-resettable CDN resource package (500 GB for one year) is renewed for one year. During the renewal period, you will receive 500 GB traffic in total.

  • The Renewals page does not display expired resource packages or resource packages that have been used up (auto-renewal not enabled). To view and buy resource packages again, go to the Resource Packages page in the Billing Center.
  • If you choose to buy a resource package again, the new resource package takes effect immediately. If you choose to renew a resource package, the renewal takes effect only when the original resource package expires. For details, see How Do I Choose Between Renew and Buy Again?
Parent Topic: Renewing Resource Packages