How Do I Create an ECS?

Scenarios

Source servers can be migrated to ECSs on Huawei Cloud. You can prepare one or more ECSs as target servers on Huawei Cloud before the migration.

Procedure

1. Sign in to the console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
3. Click Service List and choose Compute > Elastic Cloud Server.

   The Elastic Cloud Server page is displayed.

4. Click Buy ECS and configure basic parameters.

   For more information, see Purchasing an ECS.

   

   • A target server running Windows must have at least 2 GB of memory.
   • A target server must run the same type of OS as the source server.
   • A target server must have at least as many disks as the source server, and each disk on the target server must be at least as large as the paired source disk.

5. Click Next.

   After the ECS is purchased, it will be displayed in the ECS list.