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Storage Capacity Unit:Purchase an SCU

Last Updated:Oct 18, 2023

This topic describes how to create a storage capacity unit (SCU) in the Elastic Compute Service (ECS) console.

Prerequisites

You do not have overdue payments in your account.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the ECS console.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Storage & Snapshots > icon1 > Storage Capacity Units.

  3. Use one of the following methods to purchase an SCU:

    • If one or more SCUs are created in the current region, click Create Storage Capacity Unit.

    • If no SCUs are created in the current region, click Purchase Now.

  4. Configure the following parameters on the SCU buy page.

    Parameter

    Description

    Example

    Region and Zone

    The region in which you want to create an SCU.

    China (Hangzhou)

    SCU Specification

    The capacity of the SCU.

    1 TB

    Deductible Product Type

    The deductible products and the corresponding deduction factors.

    None

    SCU Name

    The name of the SCU.

    Example of SCU deduction

    Quantity

    The number of SCUs that you want to purchase.

    1

    Validity Period

    The validity period of the SCU.

    1 Month

    Effective Time

    The effective time of the SCU. Valid values:

    • Now: The SCU takes effect on the next hour after the purchase.

    • Specify Effective Time: The SCU takes effect at the specified time. You can specify a point in time that is within 180 days after the SCU is purchased.

    Now

    Tag

    The tag that you want to add to the SCU. You can use tags to classify SCUs for easy search and batch operations.

    None

    Terms of Service

    Read and select terms of service.

    None

  5. Verify the configuration cost and click Purchase.

  6. Click Create Order and complete the payment.

Result

After you purchase an SCU, you can find it in the Creating state on the Storage Capacity Units page. When the status of the SCU changes to Running, the SCU takes effect to offset bills of eligible pay-as-you-go resources in the current region.

What to do next

Find the created SCU and click View Bill in the Actions column to go to the Billing Management console to view the hourly deduction records of the SCU.