Elastic Desktop Service:Create cloud desktops

Quick purchase

Create cloud desktops with default settings and minimal configuration.

1. Log on to the EDS enterprise console.

2. In the left navigation pane, choose Resources > Elastic Desktop Service (EDS) Enterprise.

3. On the Elastic Desktop Service (EDS) Enterprise page, click Create Cloud Computer.

4. On the Quick Purchase tab, configure the following settings.

   Parameter	Description
   Region	Select a region close to your end users to minimize latency. Note You cannot change the region after creation. Choose carefully.
   Operating system	Select an operating system. Windows 11 Pro and Windows 10 Pro require BYOL licensing — purchase and activate after creation. Note Microsoft has ended mainstream support for Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows 10, and no longer provides free incident support or security updates. EDS Enterprise Edition still supports cloud desktops running these operating systems and continues to provide Wuying compatibility-level technical support. Be aware of the risks before choosing.
   Instance type	Select an instance type for the required computing resources. Refer to on-page descriptions for recommended use cases. Note If your instance type is unavailable, switch to Custom Purchase.
   Billing method	Select a billing method: Monthly Subscription Pay-as-you-go
   Computing plan	For Monthly Subscription, select a computing plan: Monthly plans with limited usage 120 Hours/Month 250 Hours/Month 360 Hours/Month Monthly plans with unlimited usage Note For limited-usage monthly plans: Only the Graphics Workstation - Enhanced instance type supports the 250 Hours/Month and 360 Hours/Month plans. Other graphics instance types do not support monthly plans with limited usage. Hours represent total Running state time per month. Unused hours do not roll over. If the monthly hours are used up, the cloud desktop continues to run. To prevent this, you can select the When monthly usage is exhausted, automatically stop or hibernate the cloud desktop option. Usage beyond the monthly hours is billed at the hourly pay-as-you-go rate shown on the purchase page. A billing cap applies: when accumulated fees equal the unlimited-plan price, no further charges are incurred for that month. Make sure your account balance is sufficient. For unlimited-plan pricing, see the Pricing page. By default, the cloud desktop starts after purchase. If no user connects within 10 minutes, it stops or hibernates to save hours. Change this behavior with a scheduled task or policy. For more information, see Configure scheduled tasks and Manage policies.
   Storage capacity	Set the system disk and data disk capacity.
   Duration	For Monthly Subscription, select the subscription duration.
   Public bandwidth	Cloud desktops connect to the internet independently, not through your local network. Each includes complimentary basic bandwidth. Important If a cloud desktop is in a region Outside Chinese Mainland, it cannot access the internet without a premium bandwidth plan. Peak bandwidth is a reference upper limit, not a guarantee. It may be throttled during resource contention.
   Assign user (optional)	Assign a user now or after creation. Select an existing user or create one on the page. Note Quick Purchase supports one user per cloud desktop. To assign multiple users, use the console after purchase or switch to Custom Purchase.
   Service agreement	Read and accept Alibaba Cloud Product Terms of Service (General).
   Quantity	Enter the number of cloud desktops to create.

5. Review the configuration and cost, then click Buy Now.

6. For Monthly Subscription, complete the payment as prompted.

Custom purchase

Configure environment, specifications, network, and security settings with full control.

1. Log on to the EDS enterprise console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Resources > Elastic Desktop Service (EDS) Enterprise.

3. On the Elastic Desktop Service (EDS) Enterprise page, click Create Cloud Computer.

4. On the Custom Purchase tab, configure the following parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Configure cloud environment
   Region	Select a region close to your end users to minimize latency. Note You cannot change the region after creation. Choose carefully.
   Office network	Select an Office Network. You can select an existing office network or click Create Office Network to create one. Note After creation, click the icon next to the list to refresh it.
   Configure cloud desktop
   Instance type	Select an instance type. For details on target users and scenarios, click Specification Details.
   Operating system	Select an operating system. Select a System Image. Windows 11 Pro and Windows 10 Pro use the BYOL model. Purchase and activate a license after creation. If the OS supports multiple languages, also select a language. Note Available operating systems vary by region and instance type. If your OS is unavailable, try a different region or instance type. Important Microsoft has ended mainstream support for Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows 10, and no longer provides free incident support or security updates. EDS Enterprise Edition still supports cloud desktops running these operating systems and continues to provide Wuying compatibility-level technical support. Be aware of the risks before choosing. If you select Custom Image, Shared Image, or Community Image, choose the image that you need. You can filter images by OS or search by image ID.
   Billing method	Select a billing method: Important Pay-as-you-go cloud desktops do not provide SLA commitments after shutdown due to dynamic resource allocation. We recommend Monthly Subscription. Monthly Subscription Pay-as-you-go
   Computing plan	For Monthly Subscription, select a computing plan: Monthly plans with limited usage 120 Hours/Month 250 Hours/Month 360 Hours/Month Monthly plans with unlimited usage Note For limited-usage monthly plans: Only the Graphics Workstation - Enhanced instance type supports the 250 Hours/Month and 360 Hours/Month plans. Other graphics instance types do not support monthly plans with limited usage. Hours represent total Running state time per month. Unused hours do not roll over. If the monthly hours are used up, the cloud desktop continues to run. To prevent this, you can select the When monthly usage is exhausted, automatically stop or hibernate the cloud desktop option. Usage beyond the monthly hours is billed at the hourly pay-as-you-go rate shown on the purchase page. A billing cap applies: when accumulated fees equal the unlimited-plan price, no further charges are incurred for that month. Make sure your account balance is sufficient. For unlimited-plan pricing, see the Pricing page. By default, the cloud desktop starts after purchase. If no user connects within 10 minutes, it stops or hibernates to save hours. Change this behavior with a scheduled task or policy. For more information, see Configure scheduled tasks and Manage policies.
   Storage capacity	Select the capacity for the system disk and data disk. If you select ESSD, you can also set the performance level (PL). Higher capacities unlock more PL options: 40-460 GiB: PL0 or PL1 470-1,260 GiB: PL0, PL1, or PL2 1,270-2,040 GiB: PL0, PL1, PL2, or PL3
   Data encryption	Enable disk encryption for the cloud desktop. Data encryption is not supported in the UAE (Dubai) region. For more information, see About data encryption. If Key Management Service (KMS) is not enabled, click Enable and follow the prompts to enable KMS and create a key. Then: Select Encrypt the system disk and data disk of a cloud computer. Select an encryption key from the drop-down list.
   Duration	For Monthly Subscription, select the subscription duration.
   Auto-renewal	If you select Enable Auto-renewal and the subscription is one month or longer, enable Enable Auto-renewal. Note The auto-renewal period matches the subscription duration. For example, a 2-month subscription renews for 2 months at expiration. To change the renewal period, go to the Renewal page by choosing Price > Renewal in the top navigation bar.
   Configure network
   Public bandwidth	Cloud desktops connect to the internet independently, not through your local network. Each includes complimentary basic bandwidth. Important If a cloud desktop is in a region Outside Chinese Mainland, it cannot access the internet without a premium bandwidth plan. Peak bandwidth is a reference upper limit, not a guarantee. It may be throttled during resource contention. Premium bandwidth billing Premium bandwidth is a paid service. For more information about billing, see Billable items. The billing method depends on the cloud desktop billing: Monthly Subscription cloud desktops: pay-by-fixed-bandwidth (subscription). Pay-as-you-go cloud desktops: pay-by-traffic or pay-by-bandwidth (both pay-as-you-go). To use a different billing method for premium bandwidth, clear Same as Cloud Desktop Billing Method under Billing Method. Premium bandwidth auto-renewal If you select Pay-by-bandwidth (Subscription), enable auto-renewal for the premium bandwidth plan to prevent internet access disruption when it expires. If you enable auto-renewal for premium bandwidth, also enable it for the associated cloud desktops. After enabling premium bandwidth, all cloud desktops can access the internet by default. For granular access control, configure Internet Access Control. For more information, see FAQ.
   Internet access control	By default, cloud desktops can access the internet. To restrict access, clear the Cloud computers in this order can access the Internet. checkbox next to Internet Access Control.
   Public bandwidth throttling rule	If the office network has a premium bandwidth plan with throttling rules, select a rule to control cloud desktop bandwidth.
   Organization ID (optional)
   Organization ID	View the system-generated organization ID. End users need this ID to log in to the EDS client. You can change it to a custom ID. For more information, see Configure logon methods.
   Assign user (optional)
   Assign user	To assign users now, click Assign Now. Select existing users, or create and import users as prompted. To assign users later, click Assign Later.
   Cloud desktop name (optional)
   Naming rule	Set the cloud desktop name (prefix + numeric suffix). Maximum: 64 characters.
   Prefix	The prefix can be up to 58 characters in length. It must start with a letter or a Chinese character and cannot start with http:// or https://. It can contain Chinese characters, letters, digits, colons (:), underscores (_), periods (.), and hyphens (-). Example: Branch
   Number of digits	Number of digits in the suffix. Example: 2
   Start value	Starting value of the suffix. Example: 01
   Sample result	An example of the name for the first cloud desktop generated based on these rules. Example: Branch01
   Advanced settings
   Resource group	Resource groups organize resources and isolate permissions for sub-administrators. Select a resource group from the Resource Group drop-down list or click Create Resource Group to create one. After creation, click the icon next to the Resource Group drop-down list to refresh the list. For more information, see Create a resource group.
   Policy	Select an existing policy or click Create Policy to create one. After creation, click Refresh to refresh the policy list. For more information, see Cloud desktop policy overview. Note If the selected resource group has an associated policy, you cannot change it here.
   Scheduled task	Select an existing scheduled task from the Scheduled Task drop-down list or click Create Scheduled Task to create a new one. After creation, click the icon next to the Scheduled Task drop-down list to refresh the list. For more information, see Configure scheduled tasks. Note If the selected resource group has an associated scheduled task, you cannot change it here.
   Snapshot service	Select an automatic snapshot policy from the Snapshot Policy drop-down list or click Create Automatic Snapshot Policy to create a new one. After creation, click the icon next to the Snapshot Policy drop-down list to refresh the list. For more information, see Create an automatic snapshot policy and associate it with cloud desktops.
   Tag	Tags are key-value pairs for grouping cloud desktops and simplifying search and batch operations. For more information, see Use tags to manage cloud desktops.
   Other
   Coupon	Apply a coupon if available.
   Service agreement	Read and accept the service agreements.
   Quantity	Maximum: 300 cloud desktops per order. Place multiple orders for larger quantities.

5. Review the configuration and cost, then click Buy Now.

Data encryption

Data encryption can only be enabled during creation and cannot be added later.