Lindorm:Create an instance

Prerequisites

An Alibaba Cloud account is created.

Precautions

If your application is deployed on an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance, make sure that your Lindorm instance and the ECS instance meet the following requirements to ensure network connectivity. For information about how to view the ECS instance information, see View instance information.

• The Lindorm instance and the ECS instance are deployed in the same region. We recommend that you also deploy the two instances in the same zone to reduce network latency.

• The network types of your Lindorm instance and ECS instance are the same.

Procedure

1. Log on to the Lindorm console.

2. On the Instances page, click Create.

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   You can also go to the product details page and click Buy Now to create a Lindorm instance.

3. Set the Product Type parameter to Lindorm, Lindorm New Edition Available for Purchase, Lindorm Tunnel Service, or Lindorm AIGC Trial Edition based on your business requirements.

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   For more information about the types of Lindorm instances, see Series.

4. Set the Billing Method parameter to Subscription or Pay-as-you-go.

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   A pay-as-you-go instance can be converted into a subscription instance. A subscription instance cannot be converted into a pay-as-you-go instance.

   • Subscription: If you purchase a subscription instance, you must pay an upfront fee for the instance. For long-term usage, the subscription billing method is more cost-effective than the pay-as-you-go billing method. You are provided with larger discounts for longer subscription periods.

   • Pay-as-you-go: You are charged for your instance based on the instance specification. Bills are generated on an hourly basis. Fees are automatically deducted from your account. For short-term use, we recommend that you select the pay-as-you-go billing method. If you no longer need a pay-as-you-go instance, you can release the instance to reduce costs.

5. Configure the parameters described in the following table.

   Parameter	Description
   Deployment Method	Single-zone Deployment: The primary and secondary nodes are deployed in the same zone. This deployment method can provide single-data center disaster recovery. Note If you select Lindorm New Edition Available for Purchase for the Product Type parameter, you can only select Single-zone Deployment. Multi-zone Deployment: The primary and secondary nodes are deployed in different zones to implement zone-disaster recovery. We recommend that you deploy your instance by using this method.
   Region	The region where you want to deploy the instance. Note After the instance is created, the region of the instance cannot be changed. Proceed with caution. If your application is deployed on an ECS instance, deploy the Lindorm instance in the region where the ECS instance resides. If the Lindorm instance and the ECS instance are deployed in different regions, your application cannot communicate with the Lindorm instance over an internal network.
   Zone	The zone where you want to deploy the instance. Note If your application is deployed on an ECS instance, we recommend that you deploy the Lindorm instance in the zone where the ECS instance resides to reduce network latency.
   Multi-zone Deployment	This parameter is available only if you select Multi-zone Deployment for the Deployment Method parameter.
   Network Type	The network type of the instance. It is automatically set to VPC.
   VPC	The ID of the VPC where you want to deploy the instance. If no VPCs are available, you can create a VPC in the VPC console. For more information, see Create and manage a VPC.
   vSwitch	The ID of the vSwitch to which you want the instance to connect. If no vSwitches are available, you can create a vSwitch in the VPC console. For more information, see Create a vSwitch.
   Cluster Name	The name of the instance to identify and manage the instance.
   Storage Type	The storage type of the instance. Lindorm provides the following storage types: Standard, Performance, Capacity, Local SSD, and Local HDD. You can select a storage type based on your business requirements. For more information, see Storage types. Standard: This storage type is suitable for scenarios in which you require real-time data access, such as feed processing, data exchanges in chats, real-time report processing, and online computing. Performance: This storage type is suitable for scenarios in which you require low-latency data access, such as bidding and advertising, user persona analysis, audience group selection, real-time searches, and risk management. Capacity: This storage type is suitable for low-frequency data access scenarios, such as the storage of monitoring logs and historical orders, audio and video file archiving, the storage of data lakes, and offline computing. Local SSD: A local SSD is a local disk that is attached to a single physical server. Local SSDs provide multiple benefits, such as low latency, high random IOPS, high throughput, and high cost-effectiveness. Local SSDs are suitable for online business scenarios, such as online gaming, e-commerce, live streaming, and media. This storage type can meet your requirements on low latency and high I/O performance in I/O-intensive applications for block storage. Local HDD: A local HDD is a local disk that is attached to a single physical server. Local HDDs provide multiple benefits, such as low latency, high random IOPS, high throughput, and high cost-effectiveness. Local HDDs are the preferred storage media for industries such as the Internet and finance, which have high requirements for big data computing, storage, and analysis. Local HDDs are suitable for the storage and offline computing of large amounts of data. Note This parameter is not available if you select Lindorm New Edition Available for Purchase for the Product Type parameter.
   Select Engine Type	Lindorm provides the following types of data engines: wide table, time series, search, and streaming engines. You can select the specification and number of nodes for each engine. For more information, see Select an engine and Select the number and specification of nodes. Wide table engine: Specify the node specification and the number of nodes for the wide table engine based on your business requirements. Time series engine: Specify the node specification and the number of nodes for the time series engine based on your business requirements. Search engine: Specify the node specification and the number of nodes for the search engine based on your business requirements. Streaming engine: Specify the node specification and the number of nodes for the streaming engine based on your business requirements. Note If you select Lindorm New Edition Available for Purchase or Lindorm Tunnel Service as the product type, this parameter is not available. If you select Local SSD or Local HDD for Storage Type, the specification of the engine node cannot be selected. In this case, you can specify only the Node Spec of Local Disk parameter and the numbers of engine nodes. If you select Local SSD or Local HDD for Storage Type, the streaming engine parameters cannot be configured for the instance.
   Instance Configuration	Select Lindorm engines. After you select an engine, you can click the icon in the upper-right corner of the engine card to configure the number and specification of nodes, whether to attach disks, the type of disks to attach, and the capacity of the disks to attach. You can select the specification and number of nodes for each engine. For more information, see Select an engine and Select the number and specification of nodes. Note The Instance Configuration parameter is available only when you select Lindorm New Edition Available for Purchase for Product Type.
   Storage Space	Specify the storage capacity of the instance. Note This parameter is not available if you select Lindorm New Edition Available for Purchase for Product Type.
   Purchase Cold Storage	Specify whether to enable storage of the Capacity type for the instance. For more information, see Overview. Note If you set the Storage Type parameter to Standard, Performance, or Capacity, the available storage capacity for the instance equals the total purchased storage capacity. Lindorm instances that use local SSDs or local HDDs use a triplicate architecture. The available storage capacity of such an instance accounts for a third of the total purchased storage capacity. This parameter is not available if you select Lindorm New Edition Available for Purchase for Product Type.
   Cold Storage Capacity	The size of Capacity storage for the instance. Note This parameter is available only if you set the Purchase Cold Storage parameter to Yes. This parameter is not available if you select Lindorm New Edition Available for Purchase for Product Type.
   Duration	The subscription duration of the Lindorm instance. This parameter is available only when you create a subscription instance. Valid monthly subscription periods range from one month to nine months. Valid yearly subscription periods range from one year to three years. Note If you want to enable auto-renewal for the Lindorm instance, select Auto-renewal and make sure that your account balance is sufficient before the system automatically renews the instance.
   Resource Group	The resource group that is used to manage the instance. You can select an existing resource group or create a new resource group. For more information, see Create a resource group.

6. After the preceding parameters are configured, click Buy Now.

7. On the Confirm Order page, agree to the terms of service, and then click Activate Now.

8. After the payment is complete, click Console to go to the Lindorm console.