You can purchase a Data Transmission Service (DTS) instance before or after you configure a DTS task. If you want to configure a DTS task for immediate use, we recommend that you purchase a DTS instance after you configure the DTS task. If you want to prepare the financial budget but do not need a DTS task for immediate use, we recommend that you purchase a DTS instance before you configure the DTS task. This topic describes how to purchase a data migration instance, a data synchronization instance, a change tracking instance, and a data verification instance in DTS before the corresponding tasks are configured.
Prerequisites
An Alibaba Cloud account is created. For more information, see Sign up with Alibaba Cloud.
Your account has sufficient balance if you want to purchase a pay-as-you-go instance.
Billing
For more information, see Billing overview.
Purchase a data verification instance
Go to the buy page in one of the following two ways:
Visit the DTS buy page.
In the upper part of the Verification Task page, click Purchase Instance.
Configure the parameters for the data verification instance. The following table describes the parameters.
ImportantYou can select only the pay-as-you-go billing method when you purchase a data verification instance.
The incremental data verification feature cannot be purchased separately.
Section
Parameter
Description
Basic settings
Billing Method
The billing method for the data verification instance. Select Pay-as-you-go.
Function
The function of the data verification instance. Select Data Verification.
Data Verification Type
The data verification type. The value is fixed to Full Data Verification.
Source Instance
The type of the source database for data verification.
Region of source Instance
The region in which the source database resides. You cannot change the value of this parameter after you purchase the data verification instance. Proceed with caution.
Destination Instance
The type of the destination database for data verification.
Destination Region
The region in which the destination database resides. You cannot change the value of this parameter after you purchase the data verification instance. Proceed with caution.
Resource Group
The resource group to which the data verification instance belongs. For more information, see What is Resource Management?
Quantity
Quantity
The number of data verification instances that you want to purchase at a time. Default value: 1. Maximum value: 99.
Click Buy Now and follow the instructions to complete the payment.
Then, you can configure a data verification task. For more information, see the Configure a data verification task from the Data Verification page section of the Configure a data verification task topic.
Purchase a serverless instance
Go to the buy page in one of the following two ways:
Visit the DTS buy page.
In the upper part of the Data Synchronization Tasks page, click Purchase Instance.
Configure the parameters for the serverless instance. The following table describes the parameters.
NoteYou can purchase only a pay-as-you-go serverless instance for data synchronization.
By default, if you purchase a serverless instance before you configure a serverless task, the minimum number of DTS units (DUs) is 1 and the maximum number of DUs is 16 for the instance.
Section
Parameter
Description
Basic settings
Billing Method
The billing method for the serverless instance. Select Pay-as-you-go.
Function
The function of the serverless instance. Select Data Synchronization (Serverless).
Incremental Data Verification
Specifies whether to enable incremental data verification for the serverless instance.
Source Instance
The type of the source database for the serverless instance.
Region of source Instance
The region in which the source database resides. You cannot change the value of this parameter after you purchase the serverless instance. Proceed with caution.
Destination Instance
The type of the destination database for the serverless instance.
Destination Region
The region in which the destination database resides. By default, the destination database resides in the same region as the source database. You cannot change the value of this parameter.
Synchronization Topology
The synchronization topology. This parameter is set to One-Way Synchronization.
Resource Group
The resource group to which the serverless instance belongs. For more information, see What is Resource Management?
Quantity
Quantity
The number of serverless instances that you want to purchase at a time. Default value: 1. Maximum value: 99.
Click Buy Now and follow the instructions to complete the payment.
Then, you can configure a serverless task. The procedure of configuring a serverless task is similar to the procedure of configuring a data synchronization task. For more information, see Configure a data synchronization task by using the new DTS console.
Purchase a data migration instance
You can also purchase a data migration instance after you configure a data migration task in the DTS console. For more information, see Configure a data migration task by using the new DTS console.
Go to the buy page in one of the following two ways:
Visit the DTS buy page.
In the upper part of the Data Migration page, click Purchase Instance.
Configure the parameters for the data migration instance. The following table describes the parameters.
NoteYou can select only the pay-as-you-go billing method when you purchase a data migration instance.
Section
Parameter
Description
Basic settings
Billing Method
The billing method for the data migration instance. Select Pay-as-you-go.
Function
The function of the data migration instance. Select Data Migration.
Incremental Data Verification
Specifies whether to enable incremental data verification for the data migration instance.
Region
The region in which the destination database for data migration resides.
Specification
DTS provides different instance classes. The migration speed of an instance varies based on the instance class. You can select an instance class based on your business needs. For more information, see Instance classes of data migration instances.
Resource Group
The resource group to which the data migration instance belongs. For more information, see What is Resource Management?
Quantity
Quantity
The number of data migration instances that you want to purchase at a time. Default value: 1. Maximum value: 99.
Click Buy Now and follow the instructions to complete the payment.
Then, you can configure a data migration task. For more information, see Configure a data migration task by using the new DTS console.
Purchase a data synchronization instance
You can also purchase a data synchronization instance after you configure a data synchronization task in the DTS console. For more information, see Configure a data synchronization task by using the new DTS console.
If you want to purchase a cross-border data synchronization instance, you must apply for the permissions to synchronize data across borders. For more information, see Apply for permissions to synchronize data across borders.
Go to the buy page in one of the following two ways:
Visit the DTS buy page.
In the upper part of the Data Synchronization Tasks page, click Purchase Instance.
Configure the parameters for the data synchronization instance. The following table describes the parameters.
Section
Parameter
Description
Basic settings
Billing Method
Subscription: You pay for your subscription when you create an instance. The subscription billing method is more cost-effective than the pay-as-you-go billing method for long-term use. You are offered lower prices for longer subscription durations.
Pay-as-you-go: A pay-as-you-go instance is billed on an hourly basis. We recommend that you select the pay-as-you-go billing method for short-term use. If you no longer require a pay-as-you-go instance, you can release the instance to reduce costs.
Cluster Type of DTS Instance
The type of the cluster on which you want to run the data synchronization instance. Select Public Cluster.
NoteThis parameter is available only if the Billing Method parameter is set to Subscription.
Function
The function of the data synchronization instance. Select Data Synchronization.
Incremental Data Verification
Specifies whether to enable incremental data verification for the data synchronization instance.
Source Instance
The type of the source database for data synchronization.
Region of source Instance
The region in which the source database resides. You cannot change the value of this parameter after you purchase the data synchronization instance. Proceed with caution.
Destination Instance
The type of the destination database for data synchronization.
Destination Region
The region in which the destination database resides. You cannot change the value of this parameter after you purchase the data synchronization instance. Proceed with caution.
Synchronization Topology
The synchronization topology. Valid values: One-way Synchronization and Two-way Synchronization.
NoteFor more information about synchronization topologies, see Synchronization topologies.
For information about how to configure Source Instance and Destination Instance if you want to set the Synchronization Topology parameter to Two-way Synchronization, see Instances that support two-way synchronization.
Specification
DTS provides different instance classes. The number of data records that can be synchronized by an instance varies based on the instance class. For more information, see Instance classes of data synchronization instances.
NoteThe instance class you select determines the data synchronization speed. In the production environment, we recommend that you select small or a higher instance class.
Resource Group
The resource group to which the data synchronization instance belongs. For more information, see What is Resource Management?
Quantity
Order Time
If you select the subscription billing method, set the subscription duration and the number of instances that you want to purchase. The subscription duration can be one to nine months or one to three years.
NoteThis parameter is available only if the Billing Method parameter is set to Subscription.
You can choose whether to select Auto-renewal based on your business requirements.
Quantity
The number of data synchronization instances that you want to purchase at a time. Default value: 1. Maximum value: 99.
NoteThis parameter is available only if the Billing Method parameter is set to Pay-as-you-go.
Quantity
The number of data synchronization instances that you want to purchase at a time. Default value: 1. Maximum value: 99.
NoteThis parameter is available only if the Billing Method parameter is set to Subscription.
Click Buy Now and follow the instructions to complete the payment.
Then, you can configure a data synchronization task. For more information, see Configure a data synchronization task by using the new DTS console.
Purchase a change tracking instance
You can also purchase a change tracking instance after you configure a change tracking task in the DTS console. For more information, see Configure a change tracking task by using the new DTS console.
Go to the buy page in one of the following two ways:
Visit the DTS buy page.
In the upper part of the Change Tracking page, click Purchase Instance.
Configure the parameters for the change tracking instance. The following table describes the parameters.
Section
Parameter
Description
Basic settings
Billing Method
Subscription: You pay for your subscription when you create an instance. The subscription billing method is more cost-effective than the pay-as-you-go billing method for long-term use. You are offered lower prices for longer subscription durations.
Pay-as-you-go: A pay-as-you-go instance is billed on an hourly basis. We recommend that you select the pay-as-you-go billing method for short-term use. If you no longer require a pay-as-you-go instance, you can release the instance to reduce costs.
Cluster Type of DTS Instance
The type of the cluster on which you want to run the change tracking instance. Select Public Cluster.
NoteThis parameter is available only if the Billing Method parameter is set to Subscription.
Function
The function of the change tracking instance. Select Change Tracking.
Instance Type
The type of the source database for change tracking.
Source Region
The region in which the source database resides. You cannot change the value of this parameter after you purchase the change tracking instance. Proceed with caution.
Resource Group
The resource group to which the change tracking instance belongs. For more information, see What is Resource Management?
Quantity
Order Time
If you select the subscription billing method, set the subscription duration and the number of instances that you want to purchase. The subscription duration can be one to nine months or one to three years.
NoteThis parameter is available only if the Billing Method parameter is set to Subscription.
You can choose whether to select Auto-renewal based on your business requirements.
Quantity
The number of change tracking instances that you want to purchase at a time. Default value: 1. Maximum value: 99.
NoteThis parameter is available only if the Billing Method parameter is set to Pay-as-you-go.
Quantity
The number of change tracking instances that you want to purchase at a time. Default value: 1.
NoteThis parameter is available only if the Billing Method parameter is set to Subscription.
Click Buy Now and follow the instructions to complete the payment.
Then, you can configure a change tracking task. For more information, see Configure a change tracking task by using the new DTS console.