What's New

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Improved tag management

Tags can be edited in batches and updated for associated resources. This can unify the tag management across resources and improve resource management efficiency.

Commercial use

Adding Tags

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Batch VPC change

You can change VPCs for multiple ECSs in a batch easily and efficiently.

Commercial use

Changing a VPC

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Commercial use of general computing-plus aC8h ECSs

aC8h ECSs use the next-generation scalable processors with up to 3.7 GHz turbo frequency and 4,800 MHz DDR5 memory. Each CPU corresponds to a physical core. With the next-generation QingTian architecture, aC8h ECSs provide more robust and stable computing and network performance for HPC applications.

Commercial use

General Computing-plus ECSs

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Commercial use of general computing-plus X2e ECSs

General computing-plus X2e is a type of FlexusX instances with performance mode enabled. Flexus X Instance (FlexusX) is the next-generation flexible compute cloud server designed for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and developers. They are suitable for medium- and heavy-load scenarios.

Commercial use

General Computing-plus ECSs

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Commercial use of memory-optimized aM8 ECSs

aM8 ECSs use the next-generation scalable processors with up to 3.7 GHz turbo frequency and 4,800 MHz DDR5 memory. With the next-generation QingTian architecture, aM8 ECSs provide more robust and stable computing and network performance as well as all-scenario security and trustworthiness capabilities.

Commercial use

Memory-optimized ECSs

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Commercial use of Kunpeng general computing-plus kX1 ECSs

Kunpeng general computing-plus kX1 is a type of FlexusX instances with Kunpeng compute. FlexusX is the next-generation flexible compute cloud server designed for SMEs and developers. They are suitable for medium- and heavy-load scenarios.

Commercial use

Kunpeng General Computing-plus ECSs

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Memory-optimized M9 ECSs

M9 ECSs use the Intel ® Xeon ® Scalable processors and the latest Huawei Cloud QingTian architecture to provide enhanced compute, network, and security performance to fulfill the high-performance and large-memory requirements.

Commercial use

Memory-optimized ECSs

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General computing-plus C9 ECSs

C9 ECSs use the Intel ® Xeon ® Scalable processors and the latest Huawei Cloud QingTian architecture to provide enhanced compute, network, and security performance for high-load scenarios such as databases, gaming, and HPC.

Commercial use

General Computing-plus ECSs

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Online password reset

ECS supports online password reset, which means that the new password will be applied immediately without restarting the ECS. Online password reset is available for multiple ECSs in a batch.

Commercial use

Resetting the Password for Logging In to an ECS on the ECS Console

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ECS hostname change

You can change the static hostnames of one or more existing Linux ECSs in a batch.

Commercial use

Changing ECS Hostnames

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Scheduled start and stop

ECS supports scheduled O&M. You can create scheduled O&M tasks, such as scheduled start and stop, for one or more ECSs in a batch.

Commercial use

Creating Scheduled Tasks for ECSs

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Submitting commands to ECSs without login

You can submit script commands to one or more ECSs in a batch without login.

Commercial use

Submitting Commands to ECSs Without Login

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OS dump

If your ECS OS becomes faulty, a system crash or blue screen of death (BSOD) may occur. In this case, you can configure OS dump to enable the memory data to be stored in a file. This helps fault locating and analysis.

Commercial use

Configuring OS Dump

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aC8 added for the general computing-plus ECS type

aC8 ECSs use the next-generation scalable processors with turbo frequency up to 3.7 GHz and 4,800 MHz DDR5 memory. With the next-generation QingTian architecture, aC8 ECSs provide more robust and stable computing and network performance as well as all-scenario security and trustworthiness capabilities.

Commercial use

General Computing-plus ECSs

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X1 added for the general computing ECS type

General computing X1 is the flavor name of FlexusX instances in ECS. FlexusX is the next-generation flexible compute cloud server designed for SMEs and developers. They are suitable for medium- and low-load scenarios.

Commercial use

General Computing ECSs

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X1e added for the general computing-plus ECS type

General computing-plus X1e is a type of FlexusX instances with performance mode enabled. FlexusX is the next-generation flexible compute cloud server designed for SMEs and developers. They are suitable for medium- and heavy-load scenarios.

Commercial use

General Computing-plus ECSs

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Optimization of the ECS purchase page

The ECS purchase page is optimized to streamline the purchase procedure. All configurations are consolidated into a single screen, with a configuration summary displayed to make it easier and more efficient to purchase ECSs.

Commercial use

Purchasing and Using a Linux ECS

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ECS recycle bin OBT

The recycle bin is a mechanism used to recycle ECSs. When using recycle bin, if you delete pay-per-use ECSs or unsubscribe from unexpired yearly/monthly ECSs, they can be retained in the recycle bin for a time period that you specify before being permanently deleted. This can help protect your ECSs from accidental deletions.

Open beta testing

Recycle Bin Overview

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Exporting information about disks associated with ECSs

You can export information about all ECSs under your account to an XLSX file, including the quantity, attributes, and capacity of associated disks.

Commercial use

Exporting ECS Information

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C7h added for the general computing-plus ECS type

C7h ECSs use the third-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor and support Huawei Cloud vRoCE, so RDMA networks can provide them with high bandwidth and just microseconds of latency, exactly what is needed for tightly coupled HPC simulations.

Commercial use

General Computing-plus ECSs

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C7e added for the general computing-plus ECS type

C7e ECSs use the Intel ® Xeon ® Scalable processors and the latest Huawei Cloud QingTian architecture to provide enhanced compute, network, and security performance for high-load scenarios such as gaming and HPC.

Commercial use

General Computing-plus ECSs

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D7i added for the ultra-high I/O ECS type

D7i ECSs use the 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor and large-capacity high-performance local NVMe SSDs to provide high storage IOPS and low read/write latency.

Commercial use

Ultra-high I/O ECSs

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Billing mode change from yearly/monthly to pay-per-use applied immediately

The billing mode change from yearly/monthly to pay-per-use is applied immediately.

Commercial use

Yearly/Monthly to Pay-per-Use

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aC7 added for the general computing-plus ECS type

aC7 ECSs offer an intranet bandwidth of up to 100 Gbit/s and network forwarding capacity of up to 20 million PPS. When the bandwidth is higher than 50 Gbit/s and the network forwarding packets exceed 10 million PPS, you can use Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) to mask the differences among ECS kernel protocol stacks to get the actual network performance.

Commercial use

General Computing-plus ECSs

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aM7 added for the memory-optimized ECS type

aM7 ECSs use scalable processors to provide enhanced computing, security, and stability. An aM7 ECS can have a maximum number of 232 vCPUs and a memory speed of 3,200 MHz. They are suitable for memory-intensive computing applications.

Commercial use

Memory-optimized ECSs

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aI7 added for the ultra-high I/O ECS type

aI7 ECSs use the next-generation scalable processor and large-capacity high-performance local NVMe SSDs to provide high storage IOPS and low read/write latency.

Commercial use

Ultra-high I/O ECSs

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Scheduled deletion of ECSs

You can set a scheduled deletion time when purchasing a pay-per-use ECS. The system will delete the ECS at the specified time.

Commercial use

Purchasing an ECS in Custom Config Mode

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Event management

Huawei Cloud can predict and proactively prevent hardware or software faults of hosts accommodating ECSs. If host failures cannot be avoided, the system will generate and report events for affected ECSs to minimize impacts of instance unavailability or performance deterioration. You can handle the reported events on your own.

Commercial use

Overview

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I7n added for the ultra-high I/O ECS type

I7n ECSs use the 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and high-performance local NVMe SSDs to provide high storage IOPS and low read/write latency.

Commercial use

Ultra-high I/O ECSs

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Ir7n added for the ultra-high I/O ECS type

Ir7n ECSs use the 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors to offer powerful and stable computing performance, use 25GE high-speed intelligent NICs to support ultra-high network bandwidth and PPS, and use high-performance local NVMe SSDs to provide high storage IOPS and low read/write latency.

Commercial use

Ultra-high I/O ECSs

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One-click password reset plug-in update

A new version of the one-click password reset plug-in was released on June 15, 2023. If your current plug-in predates this date, upgrade the plug-in for improved stability.

Commercial use

Installing the One-Click Password Reset Plug-in on an ECS

Updating the One-Click Password Reset Plug-in for an ECS

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Self-service troubleshooting

ECS provides self-service tools to help you diagnose and troubleshoot your ECSs. You can use these tools to check the performance, networks, and disks of your ECSs as well as account status in a few clicks, and detect and fix problems based on the professional suggestions from Huawei Cloud.
ECS self-service tools include O&M monitoring, login troubleshooting, and network check. You can select a tool based on service requirements.

Commercial use

ECS Self-Service Tools

Can I Troubleshoot ECSs By Myself?

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General Computing-plus C7n ECSs

C7n ECSs use third-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors that feature enhanced computing, security, and stability. A C7n ECS can have a maximum number of 96 vCPUs and a memory speed of 3,200 MHz. C7n ECSs support secure boot, providing a secure and trusted cloud environment.

Commercial use

General Computing-plus ECSs

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Billing mode change for associated resources

You can change the billing modes of certain associated resources together with the ECS to yearly/monthly. For associated resources whose billing modes cannot be changed together with the ECS to yearly/monthly, they will retain their original billing modes.

Commercial use

Changing Pay-per-Use to Yearly/Monthly

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Ultra-high I/O Ir3 ECSs

Ir3 ECSs use Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors to offer powerful and stable computing performance, 25GE high-speed intelligent NICs to support ultra-high network bandwidth and PPS, and high-performance local NVMe SSDs to provide high storage IOPS and low read/write latency.

Commercial use

Ultra-high I/O ECSs

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Auto launch group commercially used

An auto launch group lets you customize configurations and rapidly create ECSs that are billed in different modes and distributed across multiple AZs to meet capacity targets.

Commercial use

Auto Launch Group

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Launch template commercially used

You can use launch templates to store configuration parameters so that you do not have to specify them every time you create an ECS. For example, a launch template can contain the ECS specifications, network settings, and a key pair (excluding the password) that you typically use to create an ECS.

Commercial use

Launch Template

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GPU-accelerated P2s ECSs

P2s ECSs use NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPUs to provide flexibility, high-performance computing, and cost-effectiveness.

Commercial use

GPU-accelerated ECSs

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Auto launch groups

An auto launch group lets you rapidly create ECSs distributed across multiple AZs, using a combination of different types of spot price and pay-per-use ECSs to meet capacity targets.

Open beta testing

Auto Launch Groups

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Hypervisor security

The hypervisor isolates ECSs running on a physical server to prevent data theft and attacks. You can only access the ECSs allocated to you, including hardware and software resources and data.

Commercial use

Hypervisor Security

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Customizable naming when multiple ECSs are created at the same time

When creating multiple ECSs at the same time, you can select automatic naming or customizable naming to set the ECS names. Automatic naming: The system automatically adds a hyphen followed by a four-digit incremental number to the end of each ECS name. Customizable naming: You can customize a naming rule in the format "name_prefix[begin_number,bits]name_suffix". The system will automatically name the ECSs according to naming rule you specify.

Commercial use

How Can I Set Sequential ECS Names When Creating Multiple ECSs?

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New APIs for obtaining ECS groups and details about ECS groups

The APIs for obtaining ECS groups and details about ECS groups are available for use.

Commercial use

Querying ECS Groups

Querying Details About an ECS Group

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GPU-accelerated Pi2 ECSs

Pi2 ECSs use NVIDIA Tesla T4 GPUs dedicated for real-time AI inference. These ECSs use the T4 INT8 calculator for up to 130 TOPS of INT8 computing. The Pi2 ECSs can also be used for light-workload training.

Commercial use

GPU-accelerated ECSs

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Memory-optimized M3ne ECSs

M3ne ECSs are suited for large-memory datasets with high network performance requirements. Using Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and Hi1822 high-speed intelligent NICs, the M3ne ECSs provide a maximum memory size of 512 GB based on DDR4 for large-memory applications with high requirements on network performance.

Commercial use

Memory-optimized ECSs

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IPv6 dual stack

IPv4 and IPv6 dual stack allows your ECSs to use both the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for private and public network communication.

Open beta testing

Dynamically Assigning IPv6 Addresses

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General computing-plus C3ne ECSs

C3ne ECSs provide higher computing and network forwarding capabilities than C3 ECSs. Using Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and 25GE high-speed intelligent NICs, the C3ne ECSs provide a maximum intranet bandwidth of 40 Gbit/s and 10 million PPS for enterprise-grade applications with high network performance requirements.

Commercial use

General Computing-plus ECSs

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Changing the VPC of an ECS

You can change the VPC of an ECS by clicking Change VPC in the Operation column on the Elastic Cloud Server page. After the VPC is changed, the subnet, private IP address, and MAC address of the ECS will change.

Commercial use

Changing a VPC

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Host Security Service (HSS)

HSS is designed to improve the overall security for ECSs. It reduces intrusion risks with asset management, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, and baseline inspection functions.

Commercial use

Host Security Service

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Kunpeng general computing-plus ECSs

Kunpeng general computing-plus kC1 ECSs use Kunpeng 920 processors and 25GE high-speed intelligent NICs to enable powerful, high-performance computing network that meets the security, reliability, and cost requirements of government and Internet enterprises.

Commercial use

Kunpeng General Computing-plus ECSs

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GPU-accelerated G5 ECSs

G5 ECSs use NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPUs and support DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan. These ECSs provide 16 GB of GPU memory and up to 4096 x 2160 resolution, meeting requirements on professional graphics processing.

Commercial use

G5 ECSs

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M6 ECSs

M6 ECSs use second-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with technologies optimized to offer powerful and stable computing performance. Using 25GE high-speed intelligent NICs, M6 ECSs provide a maximum memory size of 512 GB based on DDR4 for large-memory applications with high requirements on network bandwidth and PPS performance.

Commercial use

M6 ECSs

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C6 ECSs

C6 ECSs use second-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with technologies optimized and 25GE high-speed intelligent NICs to offer powerful and stable computing performance, including ultra-high network bandwidth and PPS.

Commercial use

C6 ECSs

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S6 ECSs

S6 ECSs are suitable for applications that require moderate performance generally but occasionally burstable high performance, such as light-workload web servers, enterprise R&D and testing environments, and low- and medium-performance databases.

Commercial use

S6 ECSs

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Ultra-high I/O ECSs

Ultra-high I/O ECSs use high-performance local NVMe SSDs to provide high storage IOPS and low read/write latency. The ratio of vCPU to memory is 1:8. You can create such ECSs with high-performance NVMe SSDs attached on the management console.

Commercial use

Ultra-high I/O ECSs

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Spot price ECSs

Huawei Cloud sells idle computing resources at a discount. The price changes in real time depending on market demands. This is the spot price billing mode. An ECS billed in spot price billing mode is a spot price ECS.

Commercial use

Spot Pricing

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Optimized ECS product architecture

ECS works with other products and services to provide computing, storage, network, and image installation functions.

Commercial use

System Architecture

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CPU credits

CPU credits measure computing, storage, and network resource usage of an ECS. ECSs use CPU credits to ensure baseline performance, preventing issues caused by CPU overcommitment.

Commercial use

CPU Credits

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Notes on using ECSs

Notes on using ECSs are provided for you before you use ECSs.

Commercial use

Notes and Constraints on Using ECSs

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Memory-optimized ECSs of flavor m3.15xlarge.8

Memory-optimized ECSs have a large memory size and provide high memory performance. They are designed for memory-intensive applications that process a large amount of data, such as precision advertising, e-commerce big data analysis, and IoV big data analysis.

Commercial use

Memory-optimized ECSs

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Reserved instances (RIs)

An RI is not an actual instance, but a billing discount that can be applied to the use of pay-per-use ECSs in your account. The combination of RIs and pay-per-use payments fully utilizes the flexibility of pay-per-use resources at lower costs.

Commercial use

Reserved Instance Overview

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S6 ECSs in OBT

S6 ECSs are suitable for applications that require moderate performance generally but occasionally burstable high performance, such as light-workload web servers, enterprise R&D and testing environments, and low- and medium-performance databases.

Open beta testing

S6 ECSs

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Batch renewal for yearly/monthly ECSs

This feature allows you to renew your yearly/monthly ECSs in a batch, simplifying renewals.

Commercial use

Yearly/Monthly Billing

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Brand-new page for purchasing ECSs

On the ECS purchase page, navigation items have been classified for clearer purchase guide.

Commercial use

Purchasing an ECS

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Change Security Group available on the page providing all purchased ECSs

The Change Security Group option has been added to the More drop-down list in the Operation column.

This feature is suitable for you to frequently change the security group for an ECS.

Commercial use

Changing a Security Group

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Using an existing ECS to create an image

You can create a private image using an existing ECS. This image contains an OS, preinstalled public applications, and the user's private applications, and is available only to the user who created it.

Commercial use

Creating an Image

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Purchasing the same ECS

This feature allows you to buy ECSs with the same configuration as that of an existing one.

Use this feature when you need to quickly purchase ECSs with the same configurations.

Commercial use

Purchasing the Same ECS

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Modifying ECS specifications and types

ECS specifications, such as vCPUs and memory, can be modified after the ECS is created to meet service requirements. Certain ECSs also allow you to change the ECS types.

Commercial use

General Operations for Modifying Specifications

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Data copy-paste on VNC-logged ECSs

After logging in to an ECS using VNC, data can be copy-pasted.

Commercial use

Login Using VNC

Login Using VNC

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Viewing details about an error task on the management console

If there is a system error or a task failed to process, the number of errors is displayed on the management console. You can click the number to view details about these errors.

Commercial use

Viewing Failures

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Monitoring ECS statuses

Cloud Eye is available for you to monitor the running statuses of your ECSs.

Commercial use

Monitoring ECSs

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Rapid ECS search

ECSs can be rapidly searched by tag. You can add tags to an ECS during ECS creation or on the page providing details of the ECS after the ECS creation.

Commercial use

Adding Tags

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Resetting the ECS login password with a few clicks

This feature allows you to obtain a new password for logging in to an ECS if the login password has been lost or expired.

Commercial use

Resetting the Password for Logging In to an ECS on the Management Console

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OS reinstallation

This feature allows you to reinstall an ECS OS if the OS fails to start or requires optimization.

Commercial use

Reinstalling the OS