how to change the specifications of cloud computers - WUYING Workspace

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 based on your business requirements. This topic describes how to change the specifications of cloud computers.

Background

If you change the specifications of a cloud computer, only the computing resource configurations of the cloud computer are changed. The operation does not change the storage resource configurations of the cloud computer and affect user data. After you upgrade or downgrade a cloud computer, you must pay for the price difference or be refunded.

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

Operation	Limit
Upgrade or downgrade a subscription or pay-as-you-go cloud computer	You can change the specifications only between the same type of cloud computers. 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 for at least 5 minutes before you perform another specification change operation on the same cloud computer.
Upgrade a subscription 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.
Downgrade a subscription cloud computer	You can downgrade each subscription 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 refund for the downgrade of a cloud computer is calculated based on the following formula: Refund = Remaining duration × (Price difference/Total duration). WUYING Workspace 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 the cloud computers have no pending orders. If a pending order exists, the specifications may fail to be changed. To handle a pending order, perform the following steps: Click Expenses to go to the Expenses and Costs console, click Orders in the left-side navigation pane, and handle or cancel the pending order.

Change the specifications of a cloud computer

Log on to the WUYING Workspace (Pro Edition) 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 click Change Resource Configuration.
In the Change Resource Configuration panel, select new specifications and click OK.
During the specification change, the cloud computer enters 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 that you want to manage, choose More > Change Resource Configuration.
In the Change Resource Configuration panel, select the cloud computers that you want to manage in the Target Specifications section and 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 have different billing methods and specifications, you must perform the specification change operations multiple times.
In the Target Specifications section, select the new specifications and click OK.
During the specification change, the cloud computers enter the Upgrading state on the Cloud Computers page.