You can call this operation to create one or more pay-as-you-go or subscription dedicated hosts. A dedicated host is a physical server dedicated to a single tenant. You can create ECS instances on a dedicated host and view the attributes of the dedicated host.

Description

Before you create a dedicated host, you can call the DescribeAvailableResource operation to query the available resources in a specific region or zone.

We recommend that you understand the billing methods of resources before you create a dedicated host. You will be charged for resources used by the created dedicated host. For more information, see Billing overview.

  • You can create a maximum of 100 pay-as-you-go or subscription dedicated hosts at a time.
  • After a dedicated host is created, you can use its ID that is returned by the system as the request parameter to call the DescribeDedicatedHosts operation to query the status of the dedicated host.
  • After you submit a request to create a dedicated host, an error is returned if a specified parameter is invalid or the requested resources are insufficient. For more information about error reasons, see Error codes.
  • After a dedicated host is created, you can call the ModifyInstanceDeployment operation to migrate ECS instances from a shared host to the created dedicated host. You can also migrate ECS instances from another dedicated host to the created dedicated host.

Debugging

OpenAPI Explorer automatically calculates the signature value. For your convenience, we recommend that you call this operation in OpenAPI Explorer. OpenAPI Explorer dynamically generates a sample code of the operation for different SDKs.

Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes AllocateDedicatedHosts

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to AllocateDedicatedHosts.
DedicatedHostType String Yes ddh.c5

The dedicated host type. You can call the DescribeDedicatedHostTypes operation to query the most recent list of dedicated host types.

RegionId String Yes cn-hangzhou

The ID of the region in which to create dedicated hosts. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the most recent region list.

Tag.N.Key String No Environment

The key of tag N to be bound to the dedicated host. Valid values of N: 1 to 20.

The tag key cannot be an empty string. It can be up to 128 characters in length and cannot start with acs: or aliyun. It cannot contain http:// or https://.

Tag.N.Value String No Production

The value of tag N to be bound to the dedicated host. Valid values of N: 1 to 20.

The tag value can be an empty string. It can be up to 128 characters in length and cannot start with acs: or contain http:// or https://.

ResourceGroupId String No rg-bp67acfmxazb4ph***

The ID of the resource group to which to assign the dedicated host.
ZoneId String No cn-hangzhou-f

The ID of the zone in which to create the dedicated host.

This parameter is empty by default. If you do not specify a zone, the system automatically selects a zone.

DedicatedHostName String No myDDH

The name of the dedicated host. The name must be 2 to 128 characters in length. and can contain letters, digits, colons (:), underscores (_), and hyphens (-). It must start with a letter and cannot start with http:// or https://.

DedicatedHostClusterId String No dc-bp12wlf6am0vz9v2****

The ID of the dedicated host cluster to which to assign the dedicated host.
ActionOnMaintenance String No Migrate

The policy used to migrate the instances deployed on the dedicated host when the dedicated host fails or needs to be repaired online. Valid values:

  • Migrate: The instances are migrated to another physical server and restarted.

    If the dedicated host is attached with cloud disks, the default value is Migrate.

  • Stop: The instances are stopped. If the dedicated host cannot be repaired, the instances are migrated to another physical server and restarted.

    If the dedicated host is attached with local disks, the default value is Stop.
NetworkAttributes.SlbUdpTimeout Integer No 60

The timeout period for the UDP session to be established between the dedicated host and Server Load Balancer (SLB). Unit: seconds. Valid values: 15 to 310.

NetworkAttributes.UdpTimeout Integer No 60

The timeout period for the UDP session to be established between a user and an Alibaba Cloud service on the dedicated host. Unit: seconds. Valid values: 15 to 310.

Description String No This-is-my-DDH

The description of the dedicated host. The description must be 2 to 256 characters in length and cannot start with http:// or https://.

AutoPlacement String No off

Specifies whether to add the dedicated host to the resource pool for automatic deployment. If you create an ECS instance on a dedicated host without specifying the DedicatedHostId parameter, Alibaba Cloud automatically selects a dedicated host from the resource pool to host the instance. For more information, see Automatic deployment. Valid values:

  • on: adds the dedicated host to the resource pool for automatic deployment.
  • off: does not add the dedicated host to the resource pool for automatic deployment.

Default value: on.

Note If you do not want to add the dedicated host to the resource pool for automatic deployment, set the value to off.
CpuOverCommitRatio Float No 1

The CPU overcommit ratio. You can configure CPU overcommit ratios only for the following dedicated host types: g6s, c6s, and r6s. Valid values: 1 to 5.

The CPU overcommit ratio affects the number of available vCPUs on a dedicated host. You can use the following formula to calculate the number of available vCPUs on a dedicated host: Number of available vCPUs = Number of physical CPU cores × 2 × CPU overcommit ratio. For example, the number of physical CPU cores on each g6s dedicated host is 52. If you change the CPU overcommit ratio of a g6s dedicated host to 4, the number of available vCPUs on the dedicated host is 416. For scenarios that have minimal requirements for CPU stability or where CPU load is not heavy, such as development and test environments, you can increase the number of available vCPUs on a dedicated host by increasing the CPU overcommit ratio. This way, you can deploy more ECS instances of the same specifications on the dedicated host and reduce the unit deployment cost.

ChargeType String No PrePaid

The billing method of the dedicated host. Default value: PostPaid. Valid values:

  • PrePaid: subscription. If you set this parameter to PrePaid, make sure that you have sufficient account balance or credit. Otherwise, InvalidPayMethod is returned.
  • PostPaid: pay-as-you-go.
Quantity Integer No 1

The number of dedicated hosts that you want to create. Valid values: 1 to 100.

Default: 1
Period Integer No 6

The subscription period of the dedicated host. The Period parameter takes effect and is required only when the ChargeType parameter is set to PrePaid. Valid values:

  • If the PeriodUnit parameter is set to Month, the valid values of Period are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
  • If the PeriodUnit parameter is set to Year, the valid values of Period are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
PeriodUnit String No Month

The unit of the subscription period of the dedicated host. Valid values:

  • Month
  • Year

Default value: Month
AutoRenew Boolean No false

Specifies whether to automatically renew the subscription dedicated host.

Note The AutoRenew parameter takes effect only when the ChargeType parameter is set to PrePaid.

Default value: false
AutoRenewPeriod Integer No 1

The auto-renewal period of the dedicated host. Unit: months. Valid values: 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12.

Note The AutoRenewPeriod parameter takes effect and is required only when the AutoRenew parameter is set to true.
AutoReleaseTime String No 2019-08-21T12:30:24Z

The automatic release time of the dedicated host. Specify the time in the ISO 8601 standard in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ format. The time must be in UTC.

Note
  • It must be at least half an hour later than the current time.
  • It must be at most three years later than the current time.
  • If the value of the seconds (ss) is not 00, it is automatically set to 00.
ClientToken String No 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000

The client token that is used to ensure the idempotence of the request. You can use the client to generate the value, but you must ensure that it is unique among different requests. The ClientToken value must contain only ASCII characters and cannot exceed 64 characters in length. For more information, see How to ensure idempotence.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
DedicatedHostIdSets List "DedicatedHostIdSets":{"DedicatedHostId":["dh-bp67acfmxazb4p****", "dh-bp67acfmxazb4d****"]}

The IDs of the dedicated hosts.
RequestId String E2A664A6-2933-4C64-88AE-5033D003EADF

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

https://ecs.aliyuncs.com/?Action=AllocateDedicatedHosts
&RegionId=cn-hangzhou
&DedicatedHostType=ddh.sn1ne
&Quantity=2
&ChargeType=PostPaid
&ClientToken=123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<AllocateDedicatedHostsResponse>
    <RequestId>E2A664A6-2933-4C64-88AE-5033D003EADF</RequestId>
    <DedicatedHostIdSets>
        <DedicatedHostId>dh-bp67acfmxazb4p****</DedicatedHostId>
        <DedicatedHostId>dh-bp67acfmxazb4d****</DedicatedHostId>
    </DedicatedHostIdSets>
</AllocateDedicatedHostsResponse>

JSON format 

{
    "RequestId":"E2A664A6-2933-4C64-88AE-5033D003EADF",
    "DedicatedHostIdSets":{
        "DedicatedHostId":[
            "dh-bp67acfmxazb4p****",
            "dh-bp67acfmxazb4d****"
        ]
    }
}

Error codes

HTTP status code Error code Error message Description
400 InvalidInstanceType.ValueUnauthorized The specified InstanceType is not authorized. The error message returned because you are not authorized to use the specified instance type.
400 InvalidDescription.Malformed The specified parameter "Description" is not valid. The error message returned because the specified Description parameter is invalid. The description must be 2 to 256 characters in length and cannot start with http:// or https://.
403 OperationDenied The creation of Host to the specified Zone is not allowed. The error message returned because you are not authorized to create a dedicated host in the specified zone.
403 OperationDenied.NoStock The requested resource is sold out in the specified zone; try other types of resources or other regions and zones. The error message returned because the requested resources are insufficient.
500 InternalError The request processing has failed due to some unknown error. The error message returned because an internal error has occurred. Try again later. If the problem persists, submit a ticket.
403 OperationDenied Sales of this resource are temporarily suspended in the specified region; please try again later. The error message returned because the requested resource is unavailable in the specified region. Try again later.
400 InvalidParameter.Conflict The specified region and cluster do not match. The error message returned because the specified region and the specified cluster do not correspond to each other.
403 NodeControllerUnavailable The Node Controller is temporarily unavailable. The error message returned because the node controller is unavailable.
404 OperationDenied Another Host has been creating The error message returned because another host is being created.
403 OperationDenied The resource is out of usage. The error message returned because the instance is not in the Running state. Start the instance or check whether the operation is valid.
404 PaymentMethodNotFound No payment method has been registered on the account. The error message returned because you have not configured the payment method for your account.
404 InvalidDedicatedHostName.Malformed The specified parameter DedicatedHostName is not valid. The error message returned because the specified DedicatedHostName parameter is invalid.
403 InvalidParameter.ResourceOwnerAccount ResourceOwnerAccount is Invalid. The error message returned because the specified ResourceOwnerAccount parameter is invalid.
403 InvalidUserData.Forbidden User not authorized to input the parameter "UserData", please apply for permission "UserData" The error message returned because you are not authorized to manage user data. Apply for the permission first.
403 Zone.NotOpen The specified zone is not granted to you to buy resources yet. The error message returned because you are not authorized to purchase resources in the specified zone.
403 Zone.NotOnSale The specified zone is not available for purchase. The error message returned because the requested resources are unavailable in the specified zone. Change the resource type or select a different zone.
403 InvalidDedicatedHostType.ValueNotSupported The specified DedicatedHostType does not exist or beyond the permitted range. The error message returned because the specified DedicatedHostType parameter does not exist.
403 InvalidDedicatedHostType.ZoneNotSupported The specified zone does not support this dedicatedHostType. The error message returned because the specified DedicatedHostType parameter is not supported in the specified zone.
400 InvalidAutoRenewPeriod.ValueNotSupported The specified autoRenewPeriod is not valid. The error message returned because the specified AutoRenewPeriod parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidTagKey.Malformed The specified Tag.n.Key is not valid. The error message returned because the specified Tag.N.Key parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidDedicatedHostType.ValueNotSupported %s The error message returned because the specified DedicatedHostType parameter is invalid.
400 RegionUnauthorized %s The error message returned because you are not authorized to perform the operation in the specified region.
500 InternalError %s The error message returned because an internal error has occurred.
400 Zone.NotOnSale %s The error message returned because the service is temporarily unavailable in this zone.
400 OperationDenied The specified DedicatedHostType or Zone is not available or not authorized. The error message returned because the specified dedicated host type or zone is unavailable or you are not authorized to manage the resources.
400 InvalidPeriodUnit.ValueNotSupported The specified parameter PeriodUnit is not valid. The error message returned because the specified PeriodUnit parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidTagValue.Malformed The specified Tag.n.Value is not valid. The error message returned because the specified Tag.N.Value parameter is invalid.
403 InvalidParameter.NotMatch %s The error message returned because a specified parameter is invalid. Check whether parameter conflicts exist.
403 Account.Arrearage Your account has been in arrears. The error message returned because your account balance is insufficient. Add funds to your account and try again.
400 QuotaExceed.AfterpayDedicatedHost The maximum number of Pay-As-You-Go DedicatedHosts is exceeded: %s The error message returned because the pay-as-you-go resources of the specified dedicated host type are insufficient. Reduce the number of dedicated hosts to be created.
400 InvalidChargeType.ValueNotSupported ChargeType is not valid The error message returned because the specified ChargeType parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidParameter.SlbUdpTimeout The specified value is invalid. The error message returned because the specified NetworkAttributes.SlbUdpTimeout parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidParameter.UdpTimeout The specified value is invalid. The error message returned because the specified NetworkAttributes.UdpTimeout parameter is invalid.
400 Duplicate.TagKey The Tag.N.Key contain duplicate key. The error message returned because the specified tag key already exists. Tag keys must be unique.

For a list of error codes, visit the API Error Center.