If the default configurations of a bastion host cannot meet your O&M requirements, you can upgrade the bastion host. This topic describes how to upgrade a bastion host.
Usage notes
You can upgrade the number of assets that can be managed, bandwidth, and storage of a bastion host that runs the Basic edition. You can also upgrade the bastion host to the Enterprise edition.
You can upgrade the number of assets that can be managed, bandwidth, and storage of a bastion host that runs the Enterprise edition.
Supported items
Item | Scenario |
Edition | If the configurations of a bastion host that runs the Basic edition cannot meet your O&M requirements, you can upgrade the bastion host to the Enterprise edition. Bastion hosts that run the Enterprise edition provides the same O&M and audit features as bastion hosts that run the Basic edition. Bastion hosts that run the Enterprise edition also provides higher basic configurations, more abundant O&M capabilities, more bandwidth, and larger storage than bastion hosts that run the Basic edition. Bastion hosts that run the Enterprise edition offer higher business stability and better O&M services. For more information about the differences in features between bastion hosts that run the Basic and Enterprise editions, see Functions and features. |
Number of assets | If the default number of assets cannot meet your requirements, you can increase the number. The maximum number of supported assets is 10,000. |
Bandwidth | If the default bandwidth of a bastion host cannot meet your requirements, you can upgrade the bandwidth. Valid values: 0 Mbit/s to 200 Mbit/s .You can increase the value in increments of 10. |
Storage capacity | If the default storage of a bastion host cannot meet your requirements, you can upgrade the storage. Valid values: 0 TB to 500 TB. You can increase the value in increments of 1 TB. |
You cannot downgrade the edition or number of assets for a bastion host.
If you downgrade the bandwidth and storage of a bastion host during a billing cycle, you cannot request a refund for the downgrade. You are charged based on the new bandwidth and storage from the next billing cycle.
Procedure
The following procedure provides an example on how to upgrade a bastion host that runs the Basic edition.
You cannot downgrade the bastion host after it is upgraded. Proceed with caution.
If a bastion host is being upgraded, the bastion host is in the Updating Configuration state. The upgrade process is approximately 20 minutes and your business may be interrupted. We recommend that you specify off-peak hours to upgrade your bastion host.
- Log on to the Bastionhost console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Basic Edition & Enterprise Edition.
On the Instances page, find the bastion host that you want to upgrade and click Upgrade.
On the Upgrade/Downgrade page, configure parameters to upgrade the bastion host.
ImportantYou can use a bastion host that runs the Basic edition to maintain a maximum of 500 assets. If you set Assets to a value that is greater than 500, the edition of the bastion host is switched to the Enterprise edition.
Read and select Terms of Service, click Buy Now, and then complete the payment.
The bastion host after the upgrade is still subject to its original lifecycle.