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Updated on 2024-06-07 GMT+08:00

Upgrading the Service Edition

The upgrade method includes version upgrade and quota increase. Select a method as needed.

Table 1 Edition upgrade

Scenario

Description

Upgrade the edition

Increase the quota

You can increase the quota. For details, see Increasing the Quota.

Upgrade the edition and increase the quota

Upgrading Standard to Professional: If you have purchased the standard edition, you can upgrade it to the professional edition and increase its quota at the same time.

CAUTION:

An edition cannot be downgraded after the upgrade.

During the purchase, if you are stuck due to insufficient permission, refer to Assigning Permissions.

Edition Description

SecMaster provides three editions: basic, standard, and professional. For details about function differences between the editions, see Edition Differences.

Table 2 SecMaster editions

Edition

Billing Mode

Description

Basic

Yearly/Monthly (Free)

Allows you to know your security situation.

Standard

Yearly/Monthly

  • Provides the security situation information and DJCP compliance.
  • Provides plus features, such as Large Screen, Intelligent Analysis, and Security Orchestration.

Professional

  • Pay-per-use billing
  • Yearly/Monthly billing
  • Provides check on operation risks and regulation compliance.
  • Provides plus features, such as Large Screen, Intelligent Analysis, and Security Orchestration.

Upgrading Basic to Standard or Professional

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Purchased Resources. Locate the target region and click Upgrade.
  4. On the Buy SecMaster page, configure SecMaster parameters.

    Table 3 Parameters for upgrading the basic edition

    Parameter

    Description

    Current Configuration

    The configuration of the current SecMaster edition.

    Upgrade Method

    Version Upgrade is selected by default.

    Optional Version

    Select Standard or Professional.

    Tag

    TMS's predefined tag function is recommended for adding the same tag to different cloud resources. You can also create tags when purchasing SecMaster.

  5. Confirm the product details and click Next.
  6. After confirming that the order details are correct, read the SecMaster Disclaimer, select I have read and agree to the SecMaster Disclaimer, and click Pay Now.
  7. On the payment page, select a payment method and complete the payment.

Upgrading Standard to Professional

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Purchased Resources. On the page that is displayed, locate the region where you want to upgrade and click Upgrade.
  4. On the Buy SecMaster page, configure SecMaster parameters.

    Table 4 Parameters for upgrading the standard edition

    Parameter

    Description

    Current Configuration

    The configuration of the current SecMaster edition.

    Upgrade Method

    Select Version Upgrade. You can also select Increase Quota.

    Optional Version

    Select Professional to upgrade SecMaster to the professional edition.

    (Optional) ECS Quota

    The ECS quota indicates the maximum number of ECSs that can be protected.

    The total ECS quota must be greater than or equal to the total number of hosts within your account. This value cannot be changed to a smaller one after your purchase is complete.

    NOTE:
    • The maximum ECS quota cannot exceed 10,000.
    • If some of your ECSs are not protected by SecMaster, threats to them cannot be detected in a timely manner, which may result in security risks, such as data leakage. To prevent this, increase the ECS quota upon an increase of the host asset quantity.

    Tag

    TMS's predefined tag function is recommended for adding the same tag to different cloud resources. You can also create tags when purchasing SecMaster.

  5. Confirm the product details and click Next.
  6. After confirming that the order details are correct, read the SecMaster Disclaimer, select I have read and agree to the SecMaster Disclaimer, and click Pay Now.
  7. On the payment page, select a payment method and complete the payment.

Effective Conditions

After completing your payment, you can see your SecMaster edition in the upper right corner of the management console.

Related Operations

  • To change the asset quota, choose Purchased Resources, select the target region, and click Increase Quota. For details, see Increasing the Quota.
  • To enable the value-added package function, choose Purchased Resources and click Buy Value-add Pack in the upper right corner. For details, see Purchasing Value-Added Packages.
  • If your yearly/monthly edition is about to expire or has expired, you can choose Purchased Resources, select the target region, and click Renew to make a renewal. For details, see Renewing Your Subscriptions.
  • If you no longer need the asset quota or value-added package, choose Security Overview, hover your cursor over the edition information in the upper right corner of the page, and click Unsubscribe or Cancel to unsubscribe from the service. For details, see Unsubscribing from SecMaster.