Preparing an ECS

Procedure

1. Buy an ECS.
   1. Log in to the management console.
   2. Click in the upper left corner to select a region.
   3. Click Service List and choose Compute > Elastic Cloud Server.
   4. Click Buy ECS.
   5. Configure ECS parameters.
      1. Select the CPU architecture and specifications.
         Figure 1 Configuring basic settings
         
      2. Select the image and disk specifications.
         Figure 2 Selecting the image and disk specifications
         

2. Click Next: Configure Network.
   1. Select a VPC and a security group.
      Figure 3 Configuring Network
      
      

      • Select the existing VPCs and security groups.
      • If no VPC is available, click Create VPC to create one.
      • If no security group is available, click Create Security Group to create one.
      • For details about how to create an ECS, see Elastic Cloud Server User Guide.
   2. Select Auto assign and set Billed By to Traffic.
      Figure 4 Configuring EIP type and bandwidth billing type
      

3. Click Next: Configure Advanced Settings.

   Configure the ECS name and password.

   Figure 5 Configuring advanced settings
   

4. Click Next: Confirm to confirm the configuration information.
   Figure 6 Confirming the configuration information
   

5. Select an enterprise project, select the sentence in the Agreement area, confirm the configuration information, and click Submit.
6. Return to the ECS list page and view the ECS creation progress.

   When the ECS status changes to Running, the ECS is created.