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    Compute Nest:Change the configurations of a service instance Alibaba Cloud Marketplace

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    Compute Nest:Change the configurations of a service instance Alibaba Cloud Marketplace

    Last Updated:Jun 06, 2025

    After a service provider publishes a service to Alibaba Cloud Marketplace, the service provider can configure multiple specifications for the service. This allows customers to change the configurations of service instances based on their business requirements, such as upgrading, downgrading, and customizing configurations. This topic describes how to change the configurations of a Compute Nest service instance in Alibaba Cloud Marketplace.

    Note

    For more information about how to check whether a service supports configuration change, see the FAQ section of this topic.

    Billing

    After a service is published to Alibaba Cloud Marketplace, configuration changes to the service instances are performed in Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. In this case, the resource fee and the software fee are charged for the configuration changes to a service instance. If a customer changes the configurations of a private service instance, the customer needs to pay the resource fee and the software fee (if any). If a customer changes the configurations of a fully managed service instance, the customer needs to pay only the software fee.

    Prerequisites

    • The service provider has created a service in Compute Nest and the configuration change feature is enabled for the service. For more information, see the "Create a service" section of the Change the configurations of a service instance topic.

    • The service provider has published the Compute Nest service to Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. For more information, see Publish services to Alibaba Cloud Marketplace.

    • The customer has purchased the service in Alibaba Cloud Marketplace and a service instance is created.

    Procedure

    Step 1: Configure configuration change rules for the service in Alibaba Cloud Marketplace as the service provider

    Important

    • This step is required only for services billed on a subscription basis. For services billed on a pay-as-you-go or package basis, customers can directly change configurations. For more information, see the Step 2: Change the configurations of a service instance section of this topic.

    • If the parameters specified as additional billable items are consistent with those in the Compute Nest service template, you do not need to configure change rules for these additional billable items. When a customer changes the configurations of a service instance, the additional billable items are automatically associated with the parameters in the template and the service fee will correspondingly change. For more information, see Publish a service as a subscription marketplace product.

    1. Log on to the independent software vendor (ISV) portal of Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. On the Listing page, find the launched product that you want to manage and click Operations in the Actions column.

    2. On the Operations page, click the Sales Information tab. The Upgrade Settings tab appears on the right.

    3. On the Upgrade Settings tab, click Configure New Upgrade Rules, select one or more specifications to which the service can be upgraded, and then click OK.

      Note

      To create upgrade rules, the service must be configured with at least two specifications. For example, you have configured two specifications for your service. You can create a rule of upgrading from Specification 1 to Specification 2.

    Step 2: Change the configurations of a service instance as a customer

    1. You can change the configurations of a service instance by using one of the following methods based on the billing method of the service instance.

      • For service instances billed on a subscription or package basis, the configuration changes are performed in the buyer portal of Alibaba Cloud Marketplace or the Compute Nest console.

        1. Log on to the buyer portal of Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. On the My Software Subscription page, find the service instance that you want to manage.

        2. Click Upgrade in the Actions column to go to the Service Instance Configuration Change page.

      • For service instances billed on a pay-as-you-go basis, the configuration changes are performed in the Compute Nest console.

        1. Log on to the Compute Nest console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Service Instance.

        2. On the Service Instance page, find the service instance that you want to manage and click its ID to go to the service instance details page.

        3. On the service instance details page, click Modify Configuration in the upper-right corner to go to the Service Instance Configuration Change page.

    2. On the Service Instance Configuration Change page, configure the parameters.

      1. In the Select Change Type step, select the configuration change type and click Next.

        The available change types are preset by the service provider and include the following three types. The options displayed on the actual page prevail.

        • Upgrade:

          • If you want to upgrade the configurations of a parameter set, the serial number of the destination parameter set must be greater than that of the current parameter set that is associated with the service instance.

          • If you want to modify parameters, you must set parameters of the numeric type to larger values, and you cannot change the values of parameters of the BOOLEAN type from true to false. If the AllowedValues property is specified for parameters, you must set the parameters to the allowed values in sequence.

          • You cannot upgrade the configurations of custom parameter sets.

        • Downgrade:

          • If you want to downgrade the configurations of a parameter set, the serial number of the destination parameter set must be smaller than that of the current parameter set that is associated with the service instance.

          • If you want to modify parameters, you must set parameters of the numeric type to smaller values, and you cannot change the values of parameters of the BOOLEAN type from false to true. If the AllowedValues property is specified for parameters, you must set the parameters to the allowed values in sequence.

          • You cannot downgrade the configurations of custom parameter sets.

        • Custom: For a custom configuration change, no limits are set on the configurations of parameter sets and parameters, and custom parameter sets are supported.

      2. In the Configure Parameters step, configure the parameters based on your business requirements. Click Next.

        Parameters and parameter sets that do not support configuration changes are not displayed and vary by service instance. The parameters and parameter sets displayed on the actual page prevail. After you configure the parameters, you can view the resource fee in the lower part of the page.

        Note

        • You can query only the prices of Elastic Compute Service (ECS) resources.

      3. In the Preview Parameter Changes step, check the configuration change information and click OK.

    3. Optional. On the page, complete the payment.

      Important

      • This step is required only if the configurations are upgraded or the additional billable items are changed. In other cases, configurations are directly changed after you click OK.

      • If the software fee is higher after the configuration change, Alibaba Cloud Marketplace does not refund the extra fee. If the software fee is lower after the configuration modification, you must pay for the price difference.

    4. On the Overview tab of the service instance details page in the Compute Nest console, view the configuration change status.

      If the status of the service instance changes from Deploying to Deployed in the Instance Information section, the configurations of the service instance are changed.

    FAQ

    How do I check whether the service that I purchased in Alibaba Cloud Marketplace is a Compute Nest service and supports configuration change?

    You cannot check whether a product is a Compute Nest service and whether the service supports configuration change on the website of Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. Instead, you can perform the following steps to check your service:

    1. Log on to the buyer portal of Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. On the My Software Subscription page, find the product that you want to check.

      If the Go to Compute Nest to Deploy and manage the deployment button is displayed in the product details section, the product is a Compute Nest service.

    2. Click Go to Compute Nest to Deploy and Manage the deployment to go to the Service Instance Details page in the Compute Nest console.

      If the Modify Configuration button is displayed in the upper-right corner of the Service Instance Details page, the service supports configuration change.