If you run workloads across Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances, on-premises servers, and other cloud providers, you can import all of them into a hybrid cloud ECS cluster in Enterprise Distributed Application Service (EDAS). This gives you a single control plane for deployment, scale-out, networking, and management -- without changing your existing workflow.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure that you have:
EDAS Professional Edition or Platinum Edition activated
A hybrid cloud ECS cluster created. For details, see Create a hybrid cloud ECS cluster
Cluster architecture
A hybrid cloud ECS cluster connects three types of instances through Express Connect circuits:
| Instance type | Description |
|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud ECS instances | Instances running in Alibaba Cloud regions |
| On-premises instances | Instances in your on-premises data centers |
| Third-party cloud instances | Instances from other cloud service providers |
After you import these instances into a hybrid cloud ECS cluster, you deploy and manage applications on them the same way you would in a standard ECS cluster.
Deploy an application
The deployment steps for a hybrid cloud ECS cluster are identical to those for a standard ECS cluster. Follow the instructions in Create and deploy an application in an ECS cluster.