This topic describes the fees that are charged after you change the specifications for your ApsaraDB for HBase instances.

Pay-as-you-go

You are charged for pay-as-you-go instances by the hour. After you change the specifications of a pay-as-you-go instance, you are charged for the instance at a price based on the new specifications.

Subscription

Specification change type Billing
Immediately upgrade specifications Total fees for a specification upgrade = (Daily fees of the instance after the upgrade - Daily fees of the instance before the upgrade) × (Number of days between the date when the subscription expires and the upgrade date)
Immediately downgrade specifications Downgrade refunds = (Daily fees of the instance before the downgrade - Daily fees of the instance after the downgrade) × (Number of days between the date when the subscription expires and the downgrade date)

Add a node

  1. Log on to the ApsaraDB for HBase console.
  2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where your ApsaraDB for HBase instance is deployed.
  3. On the Clusters page, find the instance and click the instance ID.
  4. In the upper-right corner of the Basic Information page, click Add Node.
  5. On the right of Core Nodes, select the number of nodes.
    Note The minimum number of core nodes is 2 and the maximum number of core nodes is 100.
  6. Read and select Terms of Service.
  7. Click Buy Now.

Expand a disk

  1. Log on to the ApsaraDB for HBase console.
  2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where your ApsaraDB for HBase instance is deployed.
  3. On the Clusters page, find the instance and click the instance ID.
  4. In the upper-right corner of the Basic Information page, click Expand Disk.
  5. On the right of Single Core Node Capacity, select the disk capacity.
    Note
    • The minimum disk capacity is 400 GB and the maximum disk capacity is 64,000 GB.
    • If ApsaraDB for HBase instances that use standard SSDs use a master-replica architecture, the available storage capacity of the instance accounts for half of the total storage capacity.
    • If ApsaraDB for HBase instances that use local SSDs or local HDDs use a triplicate architecture, the available storage capacity of the instance accounts for a third of the total storage capacity.
  6. Read and select Terms of Service.
  7. Click Buy Now.

Upgrade instance specifications

  1. Log on to the ApsaraDB for HBase console.
  2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where your ApsaraDB for HBase instance is deployed.
  3. On the Clusters page, find the instance and click the instance ID.
  4. In the upper-right corner of the Basic Information page, click Change Specification.
  5. In the Change Specification dialog box, click Upgrade Configuration Immediately.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Configure the Master Node Specification and Core Node Specification parameters.
    Note For more information about how to select specifications, see Cluster specifications.
  8. Read and select Terms of Service.
  9. Click Buy Now.

Downgrade instance specifications

In the ApsaraDB for HBase console, you cannot downgrade instance specifications. If you need to downgrade the specifications, submit a ticket to apply for permissions. If the permissions are granted to your account, you can downgrade the specifications.