FAQ about purchase, trial, and specifications of bastion hosts - Bastionhost

This topic provides answers to some frequently asked questions about the purchase, trial, and specifications of bastion hosts.

Do I need to purchase an extra bandwidth plan when I purchase a bastion host?
Do I need to purchase an extra storage plan when I purchase a bastion host?
How do I select a plan if the number of my assets is less than the minimum number of assets supported by Bastionhost?
What are the advantages of the Enterprise edition over the Basic edition?
How do I view the purchased bastion hosts?

Do I need to purchase an extra bandwidth plan when I purchase a bastion host?

By default, a bastion host provides a certain amount of bandwidth. The amount of bandwidth varies based on the edition and plan of the bastion host. If the provided bandwidth is insufficient to meet your O&M requirements, you can purchase an extra bandwidth plan. For more information, see Specifications.

Do I need to purchase an extra storage plan when I purchase a bastion host?

By default, a bastion host provides a certain amount of storage space for storing audit videos. The amount of storage space varies based on the edition and plan of the bastion host. You can estimate whether the provided storage space is sufficient based on the O&M frequency, storage duration of videos, and the size of videos. If not, you can purchase an extra storage plan. For more information, see Specifications.

How do I select a plan if the number of my assets is less than the minimum number of assets supported by Bastionhost?

Bastionhost supports a minimum of 50 assets. If a plan that meets your business requirements is unavailable on the Bastionhost buy page, you need to select a plan that supports a greater number of assets than the number of your assets to ensure unified O&M. For example, if you have 150 assets, you must purchase a plan that supports 200 assets.

If the number of your assets exceeds the maximum number of assets supported by Bastionhost, for example, 20,000, you can join the DingTalk Group numbered 33797269 and contact a technical expert. The technical expert will evaluate your business needs and customize a plan that is more suitable for your needs.

What are the advantages of the Enterprise edition over the Basic edition?

The following table lists the advantages of the Enterprise edition.

Item	Advantage of the Enterprise edition
Configuration and architecture	Higher business stability. The Enterprise Edition uses a dual-engine architecture. Both engines are active to offer a Service Level Agreement (SLA) of 99.95%. Higher processing performance. The Enterprise edition supports more assets than the Basic edition, which supports a maximum of 500 hosts. The Enterprise edition supports up to 10,000 assets. You can contact our customer service for more assets. More bandwidth and storage. The Enterprise edition offers better O&M experience.
Features	You can perform hybrid O&M by using network domain proxies. For more information, see Use the network domain feature. Automatic resetting of passwords is supported on Linux hosts. For more information, see Use the automatic password change feature. You can perform O&M by using Web Terminal on the Bastionhost console. For more information, see Use the host O&M feature. You can connect to ApsaraDB RDS instances and self-managed databases to perform O&M. For more information, see Use the database management feature.

For more information about the differences between the Basic edition and the Enterprise edition, see Functions and features.

How do I view the purchased bastion hosts?

After you purchase bastion hosts, you can log on to the Bastionhost console and view the purchased bastion hosts on the Instances page by performing the steps shown in the following figure.