Elastic Desktop Service:Create cloud computers

Create cloud computers (Quick Purchase)

The Quick Purchase process is simple and is ideal for users who want to purchase cloud computers quickly without requiring custom configurations.

1. Log on to the Elastic Desktop Service Enterprise console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Resources > Cloud Computers.

3. On the Cloud Computers page, click Create Cloud Computer.

4. On the Quick Purchase tab, configure the following parameters.

   Configuration Item	Description
   Region	The region where the cloud computer is located. To reduce latency, select a region near your users. Note After purchase, you cannot change the region of a cloud computer. Plan carefully before creating one.
   Operating System	Select an operating system for the cloud computer. Windows 11 Pro and Windows 10 Pro images use the BYOL (Bring Your Own License) licensing model. After successful creation, you must purchase and activate your own license. Note Microsoft has ended mainstream support for Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows 10. Free incident support and security updates are no longer available for these versions. WUYING Workspace Enterprise Edition still lets you create cloud computers that use these operating systems and provides technical support for compatibility. However, be aware of the risks and choose carefully.
   Compute Specifications	Select the compute resource specification for the cloud computer. Refer to the on-screen guidance for applicable user groups, recommended scenarios, and non-recommended scenarios for each type. Note If the required specification is unavailable, switch to Custom Purchase.
   Purchase options	Select a billing method: Monthly subscription Pay-as-you-go
   Compute Plan	If you select monthly subscription, choose a compute plan: Limited usage 120 hours/month 250 hours/month 360 hours/month Unlimited usage Note For limited usage plans, note the following: Only Graphics Workstation - Enhanced supports the 250 hours/month and 360 hours/month plans. Other Graphics Workstation types do not support limited usage plans. The hours represent the time a cloud computer can run each month. Unused hours do not roll over to the next month. If available hours are exhausted early, the cloud computer continues running. To stop or hibernate it automatically, select Automatically stop/hibernate cloud computer when monthly hours are exhausted early. Check available hours using Cloud computer running hours monitoring. If you continue using the cloud computer after exhausting monthly hours, you will be charged hourly. The fee is capped at the unlimited plan price. Once the cap is reached, no further charges apply, effectively converting your plan to unlimited. Ensure sufficient account balance. For unlimited plan pricing, see Pricing. After purchase, cloud computers start by default. If no connection occurs within 10 minutes, they automatically stop or hibernate to save hours. You can customize scheduled task policies. For more information, see Configure scheduled tasks and Manage policies.
   Storage Capacity	Select system disk and data disk capacities as needed.
   Duration	If you select monthly subscription, choose a subscription duration.
   Public Bandwidth	Cloud computers cannot access the Internet through your local device’s network. Each cloud computer includes free basic bandwidth, allowing end users to access the Internet. Important If the cloud computer region is Outside China and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, cloud computers without premium bandwidth cannot access the Internet. Bandwidth peak values are reference values and upper limits only, not service commitments. During resource contention, actual bandwidth may be restricted.
   Assign User (Optional)	You can assign cloud computers to users during or after creation. During assignment, select existing users or create new ones as prompted. Note In Quick Purchase mode, you can assign only one user per cloud computer. After purchase, you can assign additional users in the console or switch to Custom Purchase mode.
   Service Agreement	After reading the agreement, select Read and agree to Alibaba Cloud Product Terms of Service (General).
   Quantity	Enter the number of cloud computers to purchase in the bottom-left corner of the page.

5. Confirm the configuration and cost details, and then click Buy Now.

6. (Conditional) If you selected a monthly subscription, complete the payment as prompted.

Create cloud computers (Custom Purchase)

The Custom Purchase process offers greater flexibility and supports multiple custom configurations. When you create cloud computers, you can configure the cloud environment, cloud computer settings, network, security policies, and tags.

1. Log on to the Elastic Desktop Service Enterprise console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Resources > Cloud Computers.

3. On the Cloud Computers page, click Create Cloud Computer.

4. On the Custom Purchase tab, configure the following parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Configure Cloud Environment
   Region	The region where the cloud computer is located. To reduce latency, select a region near your users. Note After purchase, you cannot change the region of a cloud computer. Plan carefully before creating one.
   Office Network	Select an office network. Select an existing office network or click Create Office Network to create one. Note After creation, click the icon on the right side of the drop-down list to refresh the office network list.
   Configure Cloud Computer
   Instance Type	Select the compute resource specification for the cloud computer. Click Specification Details to view applicable user groups, recommended scenarios, and non-recommended scenarios.
   Operating System	Select an operating system for the cloud computer. Select System Image. Windows 11 Pro and Windows 10 Pro images use the BYOL (Bring Your Own License) licensing model. After successful creation, you must purchase and activate your own license. If the OS supports multiple languages, select one. Note Available OS types depend on the selected region and instance type. If your desired OS is unavailable, try changing the region or instance type. Important Microsoft has ended mainstream support for Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows 10. Free incident support and security updates are no longer available for these versions. WUYING Workspace Enterprise Edition still lets you create cloud computers that use these operating systems and provides technical support for compatibility. However, be aware of the risks and choose carefully. If you select Custom Image, Shared Image, or Community Image, directly select the desired image. Filter by OS or search by image ID.
   Billing Method	Select a billing method: Monthly subscription Pay-as-you-go
   Compute Plan	If you select monthly subscription, choose a compute plan: Limited usage 120 hours/month 250 hours/month 360 hours/month Unlimited usage Note For limited usage plans, note the following: Only Graphics Workstation - Enhanced supports the 250 hours/month and 360 hours/month plans. Other Graphics Workstation types do not support limited usage plans. The hours represent the time a cloud computer can run each month. Unused hours do not roll over to the next month. If available hours are exhausted early, the cloud computer continues running. To stop or hibernate it automatically, select Automatically stop/hibernate cloud computer when monthly hours are exhausted early. Check available hours using Cloud computer running hours monitoring. If you continue using the cloud computer after exhausting monthly hours, you will be charged hourly. The fee is capped at the unlimited plan price. Once the cap is reached, no further charges apply, effectively converting your plan to unlimited. Ensure sufficient account balance. For unlimited plan pricing, see Pricing. After purchase, cloud computers start by default. If no connection occurs within 10 minutes, they automatically stop or hibernate to save hours. You can customize scheduled task policies. For more information, see Configure scheduled tasks and Manage policies.
   Storage Capacity	Select system disk and data disk capacities as needed. If you select a Graphics or High Frequency instance type, you can also configure disk type: SSD Ultra Disk ESSD Ultra Disk If you select ESSD Ultra Disk, you can also set the performance level (PL). Larger disk capacities offer more PL options: For capacities between 40 GiB and 460 GiB, choose PL0 or PL1. For capacities between 470 GiB and 1,260 GiB, choose PL0, PL1, or PL2. For capacities between 1,270 GiB and 2,040 GiB, choose PL0, PL1, PL2, or PL3. Note The default maximum data disk capacity is 2,040 GiB. To increase this limit to 65,530 GiB (approximately 64 TiB), submit a ticket.
   Data Encryption	Encrypt cloud computer disk data. Data encryption is currently unavailable for UAE (Dubai) region cloud computers. For more information, see About data encryption. If you have not activated Key Management Service (KMS), click Activate Now and follow the prompts to activate the service and create a key. After successful creation, do the following: Select Encrypt system disk and data disk. Select an encryption key from the drop-down list.
   Duration	If you select monthly subscription, choose a subscription duration.
   Auto-renewal	If you select monthly subscription with a duration of at least one month, you can optionally enable Enable auto-renewal. Note The auto-renewal period matches your subscription duration. For example, if you subscribe for two months, auto-renewal adds another two months when the current period ends. After enabling auto-renewal, go to Expenses > Renewal Management in the top menu bar to modify the auto-renewal period on the Renewal Management page.
   Configure Network
   Public Bandwidth	Cloud computers cannot access the Internet through your local device’s network. Each cloud computer includes free basic bandwidth, allowing end users to access the Internet. Important If the cloud computer region is Outside China and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, cloud computers without premium bandwidth cannot access the Internet. Bandwidth peak values are reference values and upper limits only, not service commitments. During resource contention, actual bandwidth may be restricted. Premium Bandwidth Billing Premium bandwidth incurs charges. For details, see Billable items. Premium bandwidth billing depends on your cloud computer billing method: If your cloud computer uses monthly subscription, premium bandwidth supports pay-by-bandwidth (subscription). If your cloud computer uses pay-as-you-go, premium bandwidth supports pay-by-traffic (pay-as-you-go) or pay-by-bandwidth (pay-as-you-go). Choose one as needed. To decouple premium bandwidth billing from cloud computer billing, clear Same as cloud computer billing method under Billing Method. Premium Bandwidth Auto-renewal If you select pay-by-bandwidth (subscription), enable auto-renewal to avoid Internet access issues after bandwidth expiration. If you enable auto-renewal for premium bandwidth, also enable it for cloud computers to avoid resource waste. After enabling premium bandwidth, all cloud computers can access the Internet by default. For fine-grained control, configure settings under Internet Access Control. For more information, see FAQ.
   Internet Access Control	By default, cloud computers created in this order can access the Internet. To restrict access, clear Allow cloud computers in this order to access the Internet next to Internet Access Control.
   Organization ID (Optional)
   Organization ID	View the system-generated default organization ID here. End users need this ID to log on to WUYING terminals. You can also replace it with a custom organization ID. For more information, see Configure logon methods.
   Assign User (Optional)
   Assign User	To assign cloud computers during creation, click Assign Now. Select existing users or create new ones or import users in bulk as prompted. To assign cloud computers after creation, click Assign Later.
   Cloud Computer Name (Optional)
   Naming Rule	Cloud computer names follow the format: prefix + numeric suffix. Total length must not exceed 64 characters.
   Prefix	Up to 58 characters. Must start with a letter or Chinese character. Cannot start with http:// or https://. Can contain Chinese characters, letters, digits, colons (:), underscores (_), periods (.), or hyphens (-). Example: Branch
   Number of Digits	Number of digits in the numeric suffix. Example: 2
   Start Value	Starting value of the numeric suffix. Example: 01
   Sample Result	Example name of the first cloud computer generated using the above rules. Example: Branch01
   Advanced Options
   Resource Group	A resource group is a collection of cloud computer resources, which serves as a management unit used to manage cloud computers in batches and isolate data permissions for sub-administrators. You can select an existing resource group from the Resource Group drop-down list, or click Create Resource Group below to create a new resource group. After creation, you need to click the icon to the right of Resource Group to load the newly created resource group. For more information, see Create a resource group.
   Policy	Select an existing cloud computer policy from the list, or click Create Policy at the bottom to create one. After creation, click Refresh to load the new policy. For more information, see Overview of cloud computer policies. Note If you select a resource group that already has an associated policy, you cannot modify the policy here.
   Scheduled Task	If you want to configure a scheduled task for this cloud desktop, you can select an existing scheduled task from the Scheduled Task drop-down list, or click Create Scheduled Task below to create a new scheduled task. After you create the scheduled task, click the icon on the right side of the Scheduled Task drop-down list to load the newly created scheduled task. For more information, seeConfigure scheduled tasks. Note If you select a resource group that already has an associated scheduled task, you cannot modify the task here.
   Snapshot Service	You can select an existing automatic snapshot policy from the Snapshot Service drop-down list, or click Create Automatic Snapshot Policy below to create a new policy. After you create a new policy, click the icon on the right side of the Snapshot Service drop-down list to load the newly created snapshot policy. For more information, seeCreate and associate an automatic snapshot policy.
   Cloud Computer Tag	A tag is a key-value pair used to label resources. Use tags to group cloud computers for easier searching and batch operations. For more information, see Use tags to manage cloud computers.
   Other
   Coupon	Apply a coupon if you have one.
   Service Agreement	Read the agreement terms listed here carefully.
   Quantity	Enter the number of cloud computers to purchase in the bottom-left corner of the page. Note You can purchase up to 300 cloud computers per order. For larger quantities, place multiple orders.

5. Confirm the configuration and fees, and then click Buy Now.

6. (Conditional) If you selected a monthly subscription, complete the payment as prompted.

About data encryption

You can enable data encryption for system disks and data disks only when you create a cloud computer. You cannot enable encryption for existing cloud computers. Therefore, you must plan your encryption requirements in advance.