This topic describes how to upgrade GameShield specifications to meet your requirements for service protection.

Scenarios

If you have activated GameShield in subscription mode, you must upgrade its specifications in the following scenarios:

  • The required bandwidth of your services that are protected by GameShield exceeds the existing clean bandwidth.
  • The number of the required daily active units (DAUs) exceeds that of existing number of DAUs.
  • A standalone GameShield instance must be deployed for a single service.

Background information

You can increase the clean bandwidth and standalone instances to upgrade the service specifications. Defense nodes, DAUs, and gateways cannot be independently added or increased. To add or increase them, you must increase the clean bandwidth or standalone instances.

Rules for specifications conversion are as follows:
  • Defense nodes
    • The system automatically increases 10 defense nodes each time a standalone instance is added.
    • The system automatically configures one defense node for each additional clean bandwidth of 10 Mbit/s.
  • DAUs
    • By default, 80,000 DAUs are allowed.
    • The system automatically increases 50,000 DAUs each time a standalone instance is added.
    • The system automatically configures 300 DAUs for each additional clean bandwidth of 1 Mbit/s.
  • Gateways
    • By default, a gateway allows 100,000 queries per second (QPS).
      Note The preceding default specification is only applicable when workloads are normal. The capacity of a gateway is not limited during the protection against attacks.
    • The system automatically increases 100,000 QPS each time a standalone instance is added.
    • The system automatically configures 100,000 QPS for each additional clean bandwidth of 100 Mbit/s.
      Note The system configured 100,000 QPS for each additional clean bandwidth that is lower than 100 Mbit/s.

Before you upgrade GameShield specifications, you must create a suitable plan to increase standalone instances and clean bandwidth based on your business needs. For more information, see Billing examples.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the GameShield console.
  2. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Upgrade.
  3. On the Upgrade/Downgrade page, increase the standalone instances and clean bandwidth based on your business needs.
  4. Read and select Service Agreement and click Buy Now.
  5. Confirm and pay for the order.