Modifying a Bandwidth

Scenarios

If an EIP has been bound to a FlexusX instance, the instance can access the Internet using the bandwidth specified for the EIP. You can modify the name, billing mode, and size of a bandwidth. This section describes how to modify the bandwidth of a FlexusX instance.

The rule for modifying an EIP bandwidth depends on the billing mode of the EIP.

• The yearly/monthly and pay-per-use billing modes in Table 1 define how an EIP is billed, not how the FlexusX instance is billed.

  Yearly/Monthly EIPs can only be billed by bandwidth, but pay-per-use EIPs can be billed by bandwidth, traffic, or shared bandwidth.

• When you purchase a yearly/monthly FlexusX instance, if you select Traffic or Shared bandwidth for Billed By, the EIP is billed on a pay-per-use basis. In this case, use the rules for modifying the bandwidth of a pay-per-use EIP.

  

Constraints

• You can only modify bandwidth for FlexusX instances with EIPs bound.
• If a yearly/monthly EIP is bound to a FlexusX instance:
  • Only the bandwidth name and bandwidth size can be modified. A yearly/monthly EIP can only be billed by bandwidth.
  • The bandwidth size can be increased in the current subscription period, and decreased for the renewal period.
• Only the bandwidths of pay-per-use EIPs billed by bandwidth or traffic can be modified in batches. The bandwidths of yearly/monthly EIPs or pay-per-use EIPs billed by shared bandwidth cannot be modified in batches.

Procedure

1. Log in to the FlexusX console, in the upper left corner, click , and select a region and project.
2. Locate the FlexusX instance you want to modify the bandwidth for. Modify the bandwidth in either of the following ways:
   • In the Operation column of the FlexusX instance, choose More > Manage Network > Modify Bandwidth.
   • If the EIP bound to the FlexusX instance is billed by bandwidth or traffic, select the instance, and on the top of the list, choose More > Modify Bandwidth. You can use this method to modify bandwidth for such instances in batches.

     The bandwidths of yearly/monthly EIPs or pay-per-use EIPs billed by shared bandwidth cannot be modified in batches.

3. Follow the instructions to modify the bandwidth.

   

   Parameter	Description
   Billed By	You can select Bandwidth or Traffic based on service requirements. If you choose Bandwidth, you will be billed based on the new bandwidth size. If you choose Traffic, you will be billed based on the total amount of outbound traffic. The bandwidth size you set is only used to limit the maximum transfer rate. NOTE: A yearly/monthly EIP can only be billed by bandwidth.
   Bandwidth (Mbit/s)	Yearly/Monthly You can increase the bandwidth. The change is applied immediately. You can decrease the bandwidth, but you need to renew the EIP, and the decreased bandwidth will be applied when the next subscription period starts. Assume you purchased a FlexusX instance with a bandwidth of 5 Mbit/s in March and the subscription period is one month. If you decrease the bandwidth to 2 Mbit/s and renew the EIP for another one month, the bandwidth used in April will be 2 Mbit/s, but the bandwidth used in March is still 5 Mbit/s. Pay-per-use You can increase or decrease the bandwidth. The changes are applied immediately.

4. Click Next: Confirm, confirm the information, and click Submit.