Bills

Bill Generation

Transaction records for yearly/monthly subscriptions are generated immediately after being paid for.

Pay-per-use resources are billed by the hour, day, or month, depending on their usage types. The file system usage is billed by the hour. For details, see Bill Run for Pay-per-Use Resources.

You are not charged immediately after a record is generated. For example, if a pay-per-use file system (which is billed on an hourly basis) is deleted at 08:30, you will still have expenditures for the 08:00 to 09:00 hour. However, you will not likely be billed for the 08:00 to 09:00 hour until about 10:00. On the Bills page of the Billing Center, select the Bill Details tab. Expenditure Time in the bill indicates the time when the pay-per-use resource is used.

Viewing Bills of a Specific Resource

Use the SFS file system ID to search for a bill.

1. Log in to the management console and choose Storage > Scalable File Service.

   The file system list is displayed.

2. Click the name of a file system to go to its details page. Click the icon shown in the figure below to copy the file system ID.
   Figure 1 Copying the file system ID
   

3. On the top menu bar, choose Billing & Costs > Bills.

   The Dashboard page is displayed.

4. Choose Billing > Expenditure Details, select Resource ID as the filter criteria, enter the copied file system ID, and click the icon.
   Figure 2 Searching for a bill
   

   By default, the bill details are displayed by usage and billing cycle. You can choose other display options as required. For details, see Bills.