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Apsara File Storage NAS:Billing of Extreme NAS file systems

Last Updated:Jul 09, 2024

After you create an Extreme NAS file system, you are billed based on the pay-as-you-go billing method by default. You can also purchase Extreme NAS resource plans to offset the capacity fees of Extreme NAS file systems. This topic describes the billing methods of Extreme NAS file systems.

Billable items of Extreme NAS file systems

Note

The following table describes the offset factor that applies when you use resource plans in the Chinese mainland to offset the capacity fees of Extreme NAS file systems. To view the offset factors of NAS resource plans in other regions, use the calculator.

Billable item

Billing rule

Description

Billing method

Provisioned capacity of Extreme NAS file system

You are charged based on the provisioned capacity and storage duration of the file system on an hourly basis.

The provisioned capacity of an Extreme NAS file system is selected on the buy page. You are charged for the file system based on the provisioned capacity on an hourly basis. You are not charged based on the amount of data written to the file system.

  • Pay-as-you-go: Capacity fee = Provisioned capacity of the Extreme NAS file system × Unit price per hour.

  • On the buy page of NAS resource plans, select Extreme NAS Resource Plan.

    • Standard Extreme NAS file system: You can use 1 GiB of base capacity in your Extreme NAS resource plan to offset the capacity fee of 1 GiB for a standard Extreme NAS file system.

    • Advanced Extreme NAS file system: You can use 1 GiB of base capacity in your Extreme NAS resource plan to offset the capacity fee of 1 GiB for an advanced Extreme NAS file system.

  • Subscription (no longer available for purchase)

    Note
    • Alibaba Cloud provides Extreme NAS resource plans. You can no longer purchase subscription Extreme NAS file systems. However, you can still renew and upgrade existing subscription Extreme NAS file systems.

    • You cannot change the billing method of Extreme NAS file systems from subscription to pay-as-you-go. You cannot use resource plans to offset the capacity fees of subscription Extreme NAS file systems.

Billing example

Note

The following billing example is for reference only. The prices displayed on the Apsara File Storage NAS Pricing page shall prevail.

Mr. Wang has created an Extreme NAS file system in the China (Hangzhou) region. The storage capacity per hour in July 2020 was 1 TiB. The following table lists the monthly fees that were incurred by the file system based on the pay-as-you-go billing method and a resource plan (1 TiB, one month).

Billing method

Fee

Pay-as-you-go

1024 GiB × USD 0.3 per GiB-month = USD 307.2

Extreme NAS resource plan

USD 252.8256 (The Extreme NAS resource plan has a base capacity of 1 TiB and a duration of one month)

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