Computing resources are the core components of CloudBox, including vCPUs and memory resources. When you purchase a cloud box, you must purchase computing resources. This topic describes the billing method of the computing resources of CloudBox, and the types of compute stock keeping units (SKUs) that you can purchase.
Billing
CloudBox provides computing resources in compute SKUs. Each SKU has different vCPU and memory specifications. A cloud box contains at least one compute SKU. You can purchase multiple compute SKUs of different types and quantities based on your business requirements. For more information, see the "Compute SKU specifications" section of the Computing resources topic.
You are charged based on the unit price, quantity, and subscription duration of the purchased compute SKUs. Formula: Fees for compute SKUs = Unit price of SKUs × Number of SKUs × Subscription duration.
Unit price: The unit price of each compute SKU varies with the number of vCPUs and the memory size in the compute SKU.
NoteLog on to the CloudBox console to view the specifications and prices of compute SKUs.
Number: You can purchase multiple compute SKUs for each compute SKU type.
Subscription duration: Compute SKUs are purchased on a yearly basis. If you purchase a cloud box for the first time, the initial subscription duration must be three or five years.
Payment
The fees for computing resources and other resources purchased in the same cloud box order are paid together. The subscription billing method is supported. You can select All Upfront or Half Upfront as the payment option.
All Upfront: You must pay all the fees at the time of purchase.
Half Upfront: You can first pay 50% of the fees and then pay the remaining fees by month.
After you confirm the completion of a cloud box order, Alibaba Cloud generates a bill on the first day of each month based on the unpaid fees and subscription duration. The amount of each monthly bill is the same. Make sure that you have sufficient balance within your account and that you pay the bills at the earliest opportunity. If you do not pay a bill within seven calendar days after you receive the bill, your cloud box cannot run as expected.
Compute SKU specifications
Compute SKUs are the core compute units of CloudBox. A compute SKU specifies the number of vCPUs and the memory size. Each compute SKU provides the instance type of the highest specifications among its family and determines the instance family and number of Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances in a cloud box. The following table describes the instance types of the highest specifications provided by compute SKUs.
For more information about how to configure computing resources for a cloud box, see Best practices for configuring computing resources for a cloud box.
Instance type of the highest specifications | Type | Description | Other instance types of the same instance family |
General-purpose |
| Examples: ecs.g6.large and ecs.g6.xlarge | |
Compute-optimized |
| Examples: ecs.c6.large and ecs.c6.xlarge | |
Memory-optimized |
| Examples: ecs.r6.large and ecs.r6.xlarge | |
GPU-accelerated compute-optimized |
| Examples: ecs.gn6i-c4g1.xlarge and ecs.gn6i-c8g1.2xlarge | |
ecs.g6se.26xlarge | Storage-enhanced |
| Examples: ecs.g6se.large and ecs.g6se.xlarge |
When you create an ECS instance, you can select other instance types that belong to the same instance family as the instance type of the highest specifications. The vCPU-to-memory ratio of instance types in the same instance family is the same. For example, if the instance type of the highest specifications supported by the purchased compute SKU is ecs.g6.26xlarge and the vCPU-to-memory ratio of this instance type is 1:4, you can choose ecs.g6.large of 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory or ecs.g6.xlarge of 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory when you create an ECS instance.
Compute SKUs are classified into general-purpose compute units, compute-optimized units, memory-optimized units, and GPU-accelerated compute-optimized units based on scenarios. You can purchase multiple types of compute SKUs to combine multiple instance types.
If the specifications of existing compute SKUs do not meet your business requirements, you can contact your account manager to customize the specifications of compute SKUs.
SKU ID | vCPU | Memory (GiB) | Instance type of the highest specifications | Instance quantity | Description |
OR-3EAB470501 | 208 | 768 | ecs.g6.26xlarge | 2 | A small general-purpose unit that is suitable for running applications in scenarios such as retail or enterprise. |
OR-2DDFCB757E | 312 | 1152 | ecs.g6.26xlarge | 3 | A small and medium-sized general-purpose compute-optimized unit that is suitable for running applications in I/O-intensive scenarios such as medium-sized and large online transaction processing (OLTP) databases. |
OR-E651CE3606 | 416 | 1536 | ecs.g6.26xlarge | 4 | A small and medium-sized general-purpose unit that is suitable for running applications in scenarios such as retail or enterprise. |
OR-9E266697B6 | 520 | 1920 | ecs.g6.26xlarge | 5 | A medium-sized general-purpose unit that is suitable for running applications in scenarios such as point-of-sale systems or enterprise workspaces. |
OR-724E59CD09 | 624 | 2304 | ecs.g6.26xlarge | 6 | A medium-sized general-purpose unit that is suitable for running applications in scenarios such as sales systems or enterprise workspaces. |
OR-A8B62E9514 | 936 | 3456 | ecs.g6.26xlarge | 9 | A large general-purpose unit that is suitable for running IoT applications that can store and manage sensor data. |
OR-68B18B81EE | 624 | 2688 | ecs.g6.26xlarge | 2 | A medium-sized hybrid capacity unit that is suitable for running applications of multiple teams on a single cloud box. |
ecs.c6.26xlarge | 2 | ||||
ecs.r6.26xlarge | 2 | ||||
OR-218DCFD832 | 936 | 3648 | ecs.g6.26xlarge | 4 | A large hybrid capacity unit that is suitable for running different applications on a single cloud box and sharing capacity. |
ecs.c6.26xlarge | 3 | ||||
ecs.r6.26xlarge | 2 | ||||
OR-B900CF0F79 | 624 | 1728 | ecs.g6.26xlarge | 3 | A medium-sized general-purpose compute unit that is suitable for running applications that require high-performance computing. |
ecs.c6.26xlarge | 3 | ||||
OR-2603EC27DF | 936 | 2880 | ecs.g6.26xlarge | 6 | A large general-purpose compute unit that is suitable for running compute-intensive applications. |
ecs.c6.26xlarge | 3 | ||||
OR-6BF6AC9C02 | 416 | 1536 | ecs.g6se.26xlarge | 4 | A small and medium-sized general-purpose compute unit that is suitable for running I/O-intensive applications such as large and medium-sized OLTP core databases. |
OR-715AEEC381 | 936 | 3456 | ecs.g6se.26xlarge | 9 | A large and medium-sized general-purpose compute unit that is suitable for running I/O-intensive applications such as large and medium-sized OLTP core databases. |
SKU ID | vCPU | Memory (GiB) | Instance type of the highest specifications | Instance quantity | Description |
OR-BC72F47D81 | 208 | 384 | ecs.c6.26xlarge | 2 | A small compute-optimized unit that is suitable for running compute-intensive applications. |
OR-8E676BE2D7 | 416 | 768 | ecs.c6.26xlarge | 4 | A small and medium-sized compute-optimized unit that is suitable for running compute-intensive applications. |
OR-D4ADF7B9A7 | 936 | 1728 | ecs.c6.26xlarge | 9 | A medium-sized compute-optimized unit that is suitable for running compute-intensive applications. |
OR-E05A0A94CB | 624 | 1536 | ecs.c6.26xlarge | 4 | A medium-sized general-purpose compute unit that is suitable for running applications that require high-performance computing. |
ecs.g6.26xlarge | 2 | ||||
OR-EFC36249B2 | 936 | 2304 | ecs.c6.26xlarge | 6 | A large general-purpose compute unit that is suitable for running applications that require high-performance computing. |
ecs.g6.26xlarge | 3 |
SKU ID | vCPU | Memory (GiB) | Instance type of the highest specifications | Instance quantity | Description |
OR-A6A14CF18D | 624 | 3840 | ecs.r6.26xlarge | 4 | A small memory-optimized unit that is suitable for running on-premises databases that provide the memory analysis feature. |
ecs.g6.26xlarge | 2 | ||||
OR-31D9EEAC15 | 624 | 4608 | ecs.r6.26xlarge | 6 | A medium-sized memory-optimized unit that is suitable for running on-premises databases that provide the memory analysis feature. |
OR-D598F0C820 | 832 | 6144 | ecs.r6.26xlarge | 8 | A large memory-optimized unit that is suitable for running large on-premises databases. |
SKU ID | vCPU | Memory (GiB) | GPU | Instance type of the highest specifications | Instance quantity | Description |
OR-C051AB7D0D | 480 | 1920 | Intel®Server GPU * 5 | ecs.ebmgi6s.24xlarge | 5 | Suitable for processing AI-based deep learning computing tasks such as image classification, object recognition, video moderation, character recognition, and speech recognition. Suitable for processing professional graphics tasks such as image rendering, industrial 3D design, and non-linear video editing. |
OR-FD8C1EA2E4 | 592 | 2256 | NVIDIA T4 * 16 | ecs.gn6i-c24g1.24xlarge | 4 |
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ecs.g6.26xlarge | 2 | |||||
OR-48E9DF43BC | 304 | 1140 | NVIDIA T4 * 4 | ecs.gn6i-c24g1.24xlarge | 1 |
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ecs.g6.26xlarge | 2 |
References
For more information about how to purchase computing resources for a cloud box, see Purchase resources for a cloud box.