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Elastic Compute Service:Purchase an instance that has the same configurations as an existing instance

Last Updated:Jan 09, 2025

You can use the Purchase Same Specifications feature in the Elastic Compute Service (ECS) console to go to the instance buy page and quickly create ECS instances that have the same configurations as an existing ECS instance, including the instance type, disk settings, image, and bandwidth settings and excluding the environment settings and data. Alternatively, you can modify instance parameters on the instance buy page to create ECS instances that meet your business requirements.

Prerequisites

(Optional) If you want to purchase an ECS instance within the Chinese mainland, you must complete real-name verification. For more information, see How do I complete real-name verification?

Procedure

  1. Log on to the ECS console.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Instances & Images > Instances.

  3. In the top navigation bar, select the region and resource group to which the resource belongs. 地域

  4. Find the ECS instance based on whose configurations you want to create ECS instances. In the Actions column, choose icon1 > Fees > Purchase Same Specifications.

  5. Check the settings that are automatically configured.

    Modify the settings based on your business requirements.

  6. Read and select ECS Terms of Service and Product Terms of Service and then click Create Order.

References

  • You can use a launch template to create ECS instances that have the same configurations. For more information, see Create an instance by using a launch template.

  • If you create multiple ECS instances that have the same configurations to improve high availability, you may need to perform further configurations, such as load balancing configurations. For more information, see Deploy a highly available architecture.