A storage plan is a subscription-based resource plan for PolarDB. You can use storage plans to offset storage fees. Storage plans can help you save costs. If you select a larger capacity and a longer duration for the storage plan that you purchase, you can receive a higher discount. This topic describes how to purchase a storage plan.
Precautions
When you purchase a storage plan to offset the storage space by a Standard Edition cluster, select Chinese Mainland for Resource Plan Type.
If the capacity of a storage plan is insufficient, you can purchase a new storage plan or upgrade the storage plan. However, you cannot downgrade an existing storage plan
If the amount of used storage exceeds the capacity of your storage plan, you are charged for the excess storage resources based on the pay-as-you-go billing method.
Procedure
Log on to the PolarDB console.
In the upper-left corner, select the region where the cluster is deployed.
On the Clusters page, click Create Cluster.
Set Billing Method to Storage Plan and specify the following parameters.
Parameter
Description
Resource Plan Type
Select Chinese Mainland.
Storage Plan Specification
The capacity of the storage plan.
Duration
The validity period of the storage plan.
NoteIf you purchase a storage plan for one year or more, you can save an additional 15% off the monthly price. For more information, see Storage package prices in the Chinese Mainland.
Click Next: Confirm Order.
Read and select Terms of Service, and then click Buy Now.
Click Purchase.