What Are the Differences Between a Resource Account and a Member Account for Unified Accounting?

Scenario

Sub-Scenario

Resource Account

Member Account

Registration

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• A resource account cannot be independently created.
• You can only create a resource account with an enterprise master account using Organizations. A resource account cannot be associated with an enterprise master account through invitations.

• A member account can be independently created.
• You can create a member account in Enterprise Center. You can also invite a member to associate with you.

Login

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• You cannot sign in to Huawei Cloud with a resource account.

• Instead, you can access account resources via agency or IAM.

You can sign in to Huawei Cloud with a member account.

Real-name authentication

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• A member account inherits the real-name information from the enterprise master account that the member account was created with.
• You cannot independently perform real-name authentication or change the information of real-name authentication for a resource account.

• A member account inherits the real-name information from the enterprise master account that the member account was created with.
• You cannot independently perform real-name authentication or change the information of real-name authentication for a resource account.

Account information

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• You can view basic information, real-name information, address, and preference configurations.
• You cannot modify basic information, real-name information, address, and preference configurations.
• If basic information, real-name information, address, and preference configurations are changed in an enterprise master account, these changes are synchronized to resource accounts created with the master account.

• You can view basic information, real-name information, address, and preference configurations.
• You can modify basic information, address, and preference configurations, but not the real-name information.
• If the real-name information of an enterprise master account is changed, the change will be synchronized to its member accounts.

Resource subscription

Pay-per-use resources

• You can purchase pay-per-use resources with a resource account.
• You can view resources on service consoles.
• Resources are paid for by master accounts. Resource accounts can enjoy discounts of their master accounts.
• If resources are not paid for as required, they enter a grace period and a retention period.

• You can purchase pay-per-use resources with a member account.
• You can view resources on service consoles.
• Resources are paid for by master accounts. Resource accounts can enjoy discounts of their master accounts.
• If resources are not paid for as required, they enter a grace period and a retention period.

Yearly/monthly resources

• You can purchase yearly/monthly resources with a resource account. You need to specify the master account when placing orders.
• In Billing Center, you can view all of your orders that are pending payment, newly purchased, unsubscribed from, or renewed.
• You can view, modify, renew, and unsubscribe from resources on service consoles.

• You can purchase yearly/monthly resources with a member account. You need to specify the master account when placing orders.
• In Billing Center, you can view all of your orders that are pending payment, newly purchased, unsubscribed from, or renewed.
• You can view, modify, renew, and unsubscribe from resources on service consoles.

Purchasing resource packages, savings plans, or reserved instances

You cannot purchase resource packages, savings plans, or reserved instances.

You can purchase resource packages, savings plans, or reserved instances.

Payment

Top-up and withdrawal

• You cannot top up a resource account.
• You cannot withdraw money from a resource account.

• You can top up a member account.
• You can withdraw money from a member account.

Paying bills

Resources in a resource account are paid for by the associated master account.

• Resources in a resource account are paid for by their associated master.
• Enterprise members pay for their orders before they are associated with an enterprise master.

Bill generation and settlement

• Bills are not generated for resource accounts
• If an enterprise master is a direct-sales or referral customer of Huawei Cloud, the master is billed for their associated resource accounts.

  If an enterprise master is associated with their partner in the resale model, their partner is billed for the enterprise master and the resource accounts associated with the enterprise master.

• You can view bills and expenditure details with your resource account.
• An enterprise master can view all bills and expenditure details in their own and their resource accounts.

• Bills are not generated for member accounts.
• If an enterprise master is a direct-sales or a referral customer of Huawei Cloud, the enterprise master is billed for their members.

  If an enterprise master is associated with their partner in the resale model, their partner is billed for the enterprise master and the members associated with the enterprise master.

• You can view bills and expenditure details using a member account.
• An enterprise master can view all bills and expenditure details in their own and their member accounts.

Invoicing

• Invoices are not issued to resource accounts.
• If an enterprise master is a direct-sales or referral customer of Huawei Cloud, they can issue an invoice based on one or more resource accounts.

  If an enterprise master is a resale customer or authorized distributor of Huawei Cloud, invoices are issued to their partners.

• Invoices are not issued to member accounts that are associated with enterprise master accounts.
• If an enterprise master is a direct-sales or referral customer of Huawei Cloud, they are billed for their enterprise members. If an enterprise master is associated with their partner in the resale model, their partner is invoiced. An enterprise member is invoiced before they are associated with an enterprise master.

Sharing resource packages and savings plans

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• An enterprise master can share their resource packages and savings plans with associated resource accounts.
• If an enterprise master disables the sharing of resource packages and saving plans, the change only applies to newly associated resource accounts. Resource accounts associated before the change will not be affected.
• An enterprise master can determine which resource accounts can and which cannot enjoy their resource packages and savings plans.
• After the sharing of resource packages and savings plans is enabled, it takes effect immediately.

• An enterprise master can share their resource packages with their members after resource package sharing is enabled.
• If an enterprise master disables the sharing of resource packages and saving plans, the change only applies to newly associated member accounts. Member accounts associated before the change will not be affected.
• An enterprise master can determine which member accounts can and which cannot enjoy their resource packages and savings plans.
• After the sharing of resource packages and savings plans is enabled, it takes effect immediately.

Coupons

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Cash coupons are not issued for resource accounts.

• Cash coupons are not issued for member accounts.
• You can apply legacy cash coupons to bills generated before you associated with an enterprise master.

Cost management

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You can perform operations such as budget tracking, exception monitoring, and viewing cost recommendations with a resource account.

You cannot purchase savings plans with a resource account, so if you log in to the Cost Center with a resource account, your savings plans related functions will not be displayed.

You can perform operations such as budget tracking, exception monitoring, and viewing recommended cost optimizations with a member account.

If you disassociate from your master account, you can only manage costs generated after the disassociation.

Closing accounts

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An enterprise master can close resource accounts through Organizations. You cannot close your own resource account in My Account.

Your enterprise master cannot close your account. You can close your own member account in My Account.