IoT Platform provides public instances and Enterprise Edition instances. You can connect devices to IoT Platform instances and manage the devices by using the instances. This topic describes public instances and Enterprise Edition instances. This topic also describes the differences between the instances.
Enterprise Edition instances are available in all regions supported by the IoT Platform console.
Terms
Term | Description |
Enterprise Edition instance | The instance that needs to be purchased is an Enterprise Edition instance. Enterprise Edition instances are deployed on Alibaba Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). You can use an Alibaba Cloud account to purchase multiple Enterprise Edition instances. You have exclusive access to the resources of the instances. |
Public instance | After you activate IoT Platform, a public instance is provided for trial use. Public instances are deployed on the Alibaba Cloud classic network. Only public instances in the China (Shanghai) region are classified into public instances of the new version and public instances of the previous version. By default, public instances in other regions are of the previous version. For more information, see Public instances. Important By default, IoT Platform provides public instances only in the China (Shanghai) region. |
Public instances
You cannot have public instances of the previous version and public instances of the new version at the same time in the same region. The following table describes the differences between public instances of the new version and public instances of the previous version.
Public instances of the new version are available only in the China (Shanghai) region.
Instance | Description |
Public instances of the previous version | The ID of a public instance of the previous version is not displayed. |
Public instances of the new version | By default, public instances of the new version are disabled. You must enable a public instance of the new version. For more information, see Enable a public instance of the new version. After you enable a public instance of the new version, the instance ID is displayed. By default, the public instance has a fixed specification. To meet your business requirements, you can upgrade the public instance to an Enterprise Edition instance. For more information, see Purchase Enterprise Edition instances. |
Features
- For regions in which Enterprise Edition instances are available, you can view a public instance and the Enterprise Edition instances that you purchased on the Overview page in the IoT Platform console. You can click the card of the instance that you want to manage to go to the Instance Details page. The features of the instance are displayed on the page.
- For regions in which Enterprise Edition instances are unavailable, IoT Platform does not provide the Overview page. By default, the features of a public instance are displayed in the left-side navigation pane.
Differences between public instances and Enterprise Edition instances
The billing methods of public instances of the new and previous versions are different from the billing methods of Enterprise Edition instances. For more information, see Billing overview.
You can use IoT Platform instances to manage products, devices, and rules. Instances of different specifications provide different features.
Item
Public instance of the previous version
Public instance of the new version
Enterprise Edition instance
Region
China (Shanghai), Japan (Tokyo), Singapore, Germany (Frankfurt), US (Silicon Valley), and US (Virginia)
China (Shanghai)
The following section describes the regions that support Enterprise Edition instances by instance type:
Exclusive: China (Shanghai), China (Beijing), and China (Shenzhen)
Standard: China (Shanghai), China (Beijing), China (Shenzhen), Japan (Tokyo), Singapore, Germany (Frankfurt), US (Silicon Valley), and US (Virginia)
Maximum number of online devices
The value is fixed. For more information, see Device access fees.
50
You can specify a fixed value for this item based on your business requirements. The value range varies based on the region. The actual value range is displayed on the buy page.
Maximum number of devices that you can create
500
The value is ten times the specified maximum number of online devices.
Messaging-based transactions per second (TPS)
The value is fixed. For more information, see Messaging fees.
5
You can specify a fixed value for this item based on your business requirements. The minimum value is 100. The maximum value varies based on the region. The actual value range is displayed on the buy page.
Message forwarding TPS
5
You can specify a fixed value for this item based on your business requirements. The minimum value is 100. The maximum value varies based on the region. The actual value range is displayed on the buy page.
Instance-level monitoring and alerting
Not supported.
Supported.
Connection over Alibaba Cloud VPCs
Not supported.
Supported.
Fixed IP addresses
Not supported.
Supported.
Custom endpoints
Not supported.
Only Exclusive instances support custom MQTT endpoints and certificates.
Connection over custom protocols
Not supported.
Supported.
LinkVisual
Not supported.
This item is supported only by Standard instances in the Japan (Tokyo) region.
Data services
Not supported.
All features of data services are supported by Standard and Exclusive instances in the China (Shanghai), China (Beijing), China (Shenzhen), and US (Virginia) regions.
Only the time series storage feature of data services is supported in the Japan (Tokyo), Singapore, Germany (Frankfurt), and US (Silicon Valley) regions.
For information about the specifications of data services, see Billable items.
Auto scaling
Not supported.
Supported.
SLA
None.
The standard SLA is 99.95%, and the high availability SLA is 99.99%.
Only the standard SLA is supported in the Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), US (Silicon Valley), and US (Virginia) regions.
Resource groups
Not supported.
Supported. All public instances of the new version belong to the default resource group. You can change the resource group of a public instance of the new version.
Supported. When you purchase an Enterprise Edition instance, you can specify a resource group to which you want to add the instance.
For more information about resource groups, see Manage resources.
For more information about the types and features of Enterprise Edition instances supported by IoT Platform, see Types of Enterprise Edition instances and Differences between the types of Enterprise Edition instances based on features.
Usage notes
You can purchase instances that meet your business requirements based on the preceding differences among instances. For more information, see the following topics: