How to change the specifications of cloud computers? - Elastic Desktop Service

The specifications of cloud computers commonly refer to a suite of computing resource configurations, including vCPUs, memory, and GPU memory. The specifications determine the performance of cloud computers. You can upgrade or downgrade cloud computers by changing their specifications as needed. This topic describes how to change the specifications of cloud computers.

Background information

If you change the specifications of a cloud computer, only the configurations of its computing resources are changed, and those of its storage resources and user data remain unchanged. After you upgrade or downgrade a cloud computer, you may need to pay for the price difference or be refunded.

Note

You can change the specifications of monthly subscription (Unlimited) and pay-as-you-go cloud computers.

The following table describes the limits when you change the specifications of a cloud computer.

Operation	Limit
Change specifications	You can change the specifications only between cloud computers of the same type. You cannot change the specifications between an Office-based cloud computer and a Graphics-based cloud computer. The specifications of a cloud computer contain a fixed suite of configuration items. When you change the specifications, the change applies to all configuration items. You cannot change only one configuration item. You must wait at least 5 minutes before you perform another specification change on the same cloud computer.
Upgrade a monthly subscription (Unlimited) cloud computer	You are charged for the price difference between the original specifications and the new specifications for the remaining duration of the current billing cycle. If a cloud computer is renewed or downgraded within the current billing cycle, you cannot upgrade the cloud computer until the next billing cycle starts.
Downgrade a monthly subscription (Unlimited) cloud computer	You can downgrade a cloud computer up to three times per month. When the quota of three times is reached, you can no longer downgrade the cloud computer. The quota is automatically renewed on the first day of the next month. The following formula is used to calculate the refundable amount: `Refundable amount = Remaining duration × (Price difference between the original and new specifications/Total duration)`. The actual refundable amount displayed on the refund page shall prevail. EDS refunds based on the payment method that is used at the time of purchase. Consumed coupons are not refunded. Note The remaining duration refers to the remaining period of time during which the cloud computer is available before you downgrade it. The price difference refers to the difference in prices between the original specifications and the new specifications of the cloud computer.

Prerequisites

The cloud computers whose specifications you want to change are in the Stopped state. For more information, see Start, stop, restart, or release a cloud computer.
Before you change the specifications of cloud computers, make sure that you do not have pending orders. If you have pending orders, click Expenses in the top navigation bar to go to the Expenses and Costs page. Click Orders in the left-navigation pane and settle payments or cancel your pending orders.

Change the specifications of a cloud computer

Log on to the EDS console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Resources & Terminals > Cloud Computers.
In the upper-left corner of the top navigation bar, select a region.
On the Cloud Computers page, find the cloud computer that you want to manage, click the ⋮ icon in the Actions column, and then choose Change Configurations.
In the Change Resource Configuration panel, select new specifications and click Confirm.
- If your cloud computer is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis, select destination specifications and click OK.
- If your cloud computer is billed on a monthly subscription (Unlimited) basis, select specifications on the Upgrade or Downgrade tab, select destination specifications, and then click Confirm.
The fees or refunds are displayed next to the OK or Confirm button. During the specification change of a cloud computer, the cloud computer is in the Upgrading state on the Cloud Computers page.

Change the specifications of multiple cloud computers

In the left-side navigation pane, choose Resources & Terminals > Cloud Computers.
In the upper-left corner of the top navigation bar, select a region.
On the Cloud Computers page, select multiple cloud computers and choose More > Change Configurations in the lower part of the page.
In the Change Resource Configuration panel, select a cloud computer type from the Available Cloud Computer Type section, select the desired cloud computers, and then click Next.
Note
You can batch change the specifications of multiple cloud computers that only use the same billing method and have the same specifications. If the selected cloud computers use different billing methods and specifications, you must perform the specification change operations multiple times.
In the Target Specifications section, select the destination specifications and click OK.
The fees or refunds are displayed next to the OK or Confirm button. During the specification change of a cloud computer, the cloud computer is in the Upgrading state on the Cloud Computers page.