(Optional) Step 5: Switching the HSS Edition

Precautions

• From pay-per-use to yearly/monthly

  A yearly/monthly package order will be generated for you. The yearly/monthly quota will be available immediately when you complete payment. To enable the yearly/monthly quota, choose Servers. In the Operation column of the required server, click Enable, and select the yearly/monthly quota.

• From yearly/monthly to pay-per-use

  Choose Servers. In the Operation column of the required server, click Enable, and select the on-demand quota.

• If the HSS service is switched from a higher edition to a lower edition, protected servers will be more vulnerable to attacks.
• You can switch from other editions to the basic, enterprise, or premium edition. To use the WTP edition, you need to purchase and enable it separately.

Preparing for the Edition Switch

• Choose Host Security Service > Servers. On the Servers tab, check to ensure the Agent Status of required server is Online, and protection has been enabled for the server.
• Purchase required yearly/monthly quotas.
• Before switching to a lower edition, check the server, handle known risks, and record operation information to prevent O&M errors and attacks.

Switching Editions

1. Log in to the management console.
2. In the upper left corner of the page, select a region, click , and choose Security & Compliance > Host Security Service.
3. In the navigation tree on the left, choose Servers.
   Figure 1 Server list
   
   

   The server list displays the protection status of only the following servers:

   • HUAWEI CLOUD servers purchased in the selected region
   • Non-HUAWEI CLOUD servers that have been added to the selected region

4. In the Operation column of a server, click Switch Edition.
   

   • To switch between billing modes in the basic or enterprise edition, disable protection, and then choose the desired billing mode when you enable protection again.
   • Clicking Enable in the Operation column of a server also lets you set an HSS edition.
   You can switch to an HSS edition in pay-per-use or yearly/monthly mode.

   • Yearly/Monthly

     In the displayed dialog box, select an edition, select the yearly/monthly mode, and allocate the HSS quota. Select I have read and agree to the Host Security Service Disclaimer.

     Figure 2 Switching to a yearly/monthly edition
     
     The quotas can be allocated in the following ways:

     • Select Select a quota randomly. to let the system allocate the quota with the longest remaining validity to the server.
     • Select a quota to allocate.
     • Enable protection for servers in batches. The system will automatically allocate quota to them.
   • Pay-per-use

     In the displayed dialog box, select On-demand, select an edition, and select I have read and agree to the Host Security Service Disclaimer, as shown in Figure 3.

     Figure 3 Switching to a pay-per-use edition
     

5. Click OK. The edition information in the Edition/Expiration Date column will be updated.

   If the edition information in the Edition/Expiration Date column is updated, the edition switch succeeded.

Follow-up Procedure

• After switching to a lower edition, clear important data on the server, stop important applications on the server, and disconnect the server from the external network to avoid unnecessary loss caused by attacks.
• After switching to a higher edition, manually scan your servers and handle detected problems.
• After the edition is switched, you can allocate the idle quotas to other servers or unsubscribe the unnecessary quotas to prevent quota waste.