If the default configurations of a bastion host cannot meet your O&M requirements, you can upgrade the bastion host. This topic describes how to upgrade a bastion host.
Usage notes
You can upgrade a bastion host from the Basic edition to the Enterprise edition. You can only upgrade a bastion host and cannot downgrade it.
For a bastion host of Basic Edition, you can increase the number of assets that can be managed and upgrade the bandwidth and storage capacity. You can also upgrade the bastion host to Enterprise Edition.
For a bastion host of Enterprise Edition, you can increase the number of assets that can be managed and upgrade the bandwidth and storage capacity.
Supported items
Item | Scenario |
Edition | Different editions of bastion hosts are applicable to different scenarios. For more information about the features of different editions, see Functions and features. |
Number of assets | If the default number of assets cannot meet your requirements, you can increase the number. The maximum number of supported assets is 10,000. |
Bandwidth | If the default bandwidth of a bastion host cannot meet your requirements, you can upgrade the bandwidth. Valid values: 0 Mbit/s to 200 Mbit/s. You can increase the value in increments of 10. |
Storage capacity | If the default storage of a bastion host cannot meet your requirements, you can upgrade the storage. Valid values: 0 TB to 500 TB. You can increase the value in increments of 1 TB. |
Procedure
The following procedure provides an example on how to upgrade a bastion host of Basic Edition.
A bastion host that is being upgraded is in the Updating Configuration state. The upgrade process requires 20 minutes, and a service interruption that lasts approximately 1 minute occurs. We recommend that you upgrade your bastion host during off-peak hours.
Log on to the Bastionhost console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Basic Edition & Enterprise Edition.
On the Instances page, find the bastion host that you want to upgrade and click Upgrade.
On the bastionhost | Upgrade/Downgrade page, configure the parameters to upgrade the bastion host.
ImportantYou can use a bastion host of Basic Edition to manage a maximum of 500 assets. If you set the Assets parameter to a value that is greater than 500, the edition of the bastion host is switched to Enterprise Edition.
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The bastion host after the upgrade is still subject to its original lifecycle.