After you create an Extreme NAS file system, the default billing method is pay-as-you-go. You can also purchase Extreme NAS resource plans to offset fees for provisioned capacity. This topic describes the billing rules and methods for Extreme NAS file systems.
Billable items of Extreme NAS file systems
The following table describes the offset factor that applies when you use a resource plan in the Chinese mainland to offset the provisioned capacity fees of an Extreme NAS file system. To view the offset factors for other regions, use the calculator.
Billable item | Billing rule | Description | Billing method |
Provisioned capacity of an Extreme NAS file system | You are charged based on the maximum hourly provisioned capacity and the storage duration. | 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. |
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Billing examples
The following billing examples are for reference only. The prices on the File Storage NAS Pricing page take precedence.
A user creates an Extreme NAS file system in the China (Hangzhou) region. Assume the provisioned capacity is 1 TiB per hour in July 2020. The following table describes the monthly fees based on the pay-as-you-go method and a one-month Extreme NAS resource plan with 1 TiB of base capacity.
Billing method | Fee |
Pay-as-you-go | 1,024 GiB × USD 0.3/GiB/month = USD 307.2 |
Extreme NAS resource plan | USD 252.8256 (One-month Extreme NAS resource plan with 1 TiB of base capacity) |