Elastic Desktop Service:Create a cloud computer

Create a cloud computer (Quick Purchase)

The Quick Purchase method is simple and suitable for users who want to quickly purchase cloud computers without requiring custom configurations.

1. Log on to the Elastic Desktop Service Enterprise console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Resources > Cloud Computers.

3. On the WUYING Workspace page, click Create Cloud Computer.

4. On the Quick Purchase tab, set the following parameters.

   Configuration item	Description
   Region	The region where the cloud computer is located. To reduce latency, select a region near your users. Note After a cloud computer is purchased, its region cannot be changed. Plan your region before you create the cloud computer.
   Operating system	Select an operating system for the cloud computer. The Windows 11 Pro and Windows 10 Pro images use the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model. After the cloud computer is created, you must purchase and activate a license. Note Microsoft has discontinued mainstream support for Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows 10, meaning free incident support and security updates are no longer provided. While EDS Enterprise still supports creating cloud computers with these OS versions and offers compatibility assistance, it is important to note that using unsupported or soon-to-be unsupported OS versions poses risks and requires careful consideration.
   Compute specification	Select a compute resource specification for the cloud computer. For information about the target users, recommended scenarios, and non-recommended scenarios for each specification, see the descriptions on the page. Note If the required specification is not available, switch to Custom Purchase.
   Purchase method	Select a purchase method: Subscription Pay-as-you-go
   Compute plan	If you select Subscription as the purchase method, select a compute plan: Limited duration 120 hours/month 250 hours/month 360 hours/month Unlimited duration Note For limited duration plans, note the following: Only the Enhanced Graphics Workstation specification supports the 250 hours/month and 360 hours/month plans. Other graphics workstation specifications do not support limited duration plans. The hours indicate the duration that the cloud computer can be in the Running state. The duration is valid for one month. Unused hours from the current month cannot be carried over to the next month. If the available hours are used up before the end of the month, the cloud computer continues to run. If you do not want this, select The cloud computer automatically shuts down/hibernates when the monthly duration is used up. You can check the available duration. For more information, see Cloud computer duration monitoring. If the available hours for the current month are used up and you continue to use the cloud computer, you are charged an hourly rate for the subsequent usage. The specific price is displayed on the page. A billing cap is in place. When the accumulated fees reach the price of the unlimited duration plan, no more fees are charged. This is equivalent to purchasing an unlimited duration plan. Make sure that your account balance is sufficient. For more information about the price of the unlimited duration plan, see the Pricing page. After purchase, the cloud computer is started by default. If no connection is made within 10 minutes, it automatically shuts down or hibernates to save hours. You can also change the scheduled task policy. For more information, see Configure a scheduled task and Manage policies.
   Storage capacity	Select the capacity of the system disk and data disk as needed.
   Subscription duration	If you select Subscription as the purchase method, select a subscription duration.
   Public bandwidth	Cloud computers cannot access the Internet through the network of your on-premises device. Each cloud computer comes with free basic bandwidth, so end users can access the Internet on the cloud computer. Important Cloud computers in the Overseas And Hong Kong, Macao, And Taiwan region cannot access the Internet if they are not attached to a premium bandwidth plan. The peak bandwidth is not a guaranteed performance metric. It is only a reference value and the upper limit. When resources are contended, the peak bandwidth may be limited.
   Assign User (Optional)	You can assign the cloud computer to a user during creation, or after the cloud computer is created. When assigning, you can select an existing user or follow the on-screen instructions to create a new user and assign the cloud computer to the new user. Note In Quick Purchase mode, you can assign only one user to each cloud computer. After the purchase is successful, you can go to the console to assign more users, or switch to Custom Purchase mode.
   Service Agreement	Carefully read the agreement and select Read and sign the Alibaba Cloud Product Terms of Service (General).
   Quantity	In the lower-left corner of the page, enter the number of cloud computers to purchase.

5. Confirm the configuration details and costs, and then click Buy Now.

6. (Conditional) If you select Subscription as the billing method, complete the payment as prompted.

Create a cloud computer (Custom Purchase)

The Custom Purchase method offers more flexibility and supports a variety of custom configurations. This method requires you to configure the cloud environment, cloud computer specifications, network settings, and security policies or tags. The steps are as follows.

1. Log on to the Elastic Desktop Service Enterprise console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Resources > Cloud Computers.

3. On the WUYING Workspace page, click Create Cloud Computer.

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

   Configuration item	Description
   Configure Cloud Environment
   Region	The region where the cloud computer is located. To reduce latency, select a region near your users. Note After a cloud computer is purchased, its region cannot be changed. Plan your region before you create the cloud computer.
   Office network	Select a Workspace. You can select an existing workspace or click Create Workspace to create one. Note After the workspace is created, click the icon next to the drop-down list to refresh the workspace information.
   Configure Cloud Computer
   Compute specification	Select a compute resource specification for the cloud computer. To learn about the target users, recommended scenarios, and non-recommended scenarios for each specification, click Specification Details.
   Operating system	Select an operating system for the cloud computer. Select an OS Image. The Windows 11 Pro and Windows 10 Pro images use the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model. After the cloud computer is created, you must purchase and activate a license. If the operating system supports multiple languages, select a language. Note The available operating system types are affected by the selected region and cloud computer specification. If you do not see the required operating system, try changing the region or specification. Important Microsoft has discontinued mainstream support for Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows 10, meaning free incident support and security updates are no longer provided. While EDS Enterprise still supports creating cloud computers with these OS versions and offers compatibility assistance, it is important to note that using unsupported or soon-to-be unsupported OS versions poses risks and requires careful consideration. If you select Custom Image, Shared Image, or Community Image, select the required image. You can filter by operating system or search by image ID.
   Purchase method	Select a purchase method: Subscription Pay-as-you-go
   Compute plan	If you select Subscription as the purchase method, select a compute plan: Limited duration 120 hours/month 250 hours/month 360 hours/month Unlimited duration Note For limited duration plans, note the following: Only the Enhanced Graphics Workstation specification supports the 250 hours/month and 360 hours/month plans. Other graphics workstation specifications do not support limited duration plans. The hours indicate the duration that the cloud computer can be in the Running state. The duration is valid for one month. Unused hours from the current month cannot be carried over to the next month. If the available hours are used up before the end of the month, the cloud computer continues to run. If you do not want this, select The cloud computer automatically shuts down/hibernates when the monthly duration is used up. You can check the available duration. For more information, see Cloud computer duration monitoring. If the available hours for the current month are used up and you continue to use the cloud computer, you are charged an hourly rate for the subsequent usage. The specific price is displayed on the page. A billing cap is in place. When the accumulated fees reach the price of the unlimited duration plan, no more fees are charged. This is equivalent to purchasing an unlimited duration plan. Make sure that your account balance is sufficient. For more information about the price of the unlimited duration plan, see the Pricing page. After purchase, the cloud computer is started by default. If no connection is made within 10 minutes, it automatically shuts down or hibernates to save hours. You can also change the scheduled task policy. For more information, see Configure a scheduled task and Manage policies.
   Storage capacity	Select the capacity of the system disk and data disk as needed. If you select a Graphics or High Frequency cloud computer specification, you can configure the disk type: Ultra SSD Enhanced SSD (ESSD) disk If you select ESSD, you can also set the performance level (PL) of the disk. The larger the disk capacity, the more performance levels are available. The rules are as follows: If the capacity is between 40 GiB and 460 GiB, the available performance levels are PL0 and PL1. If the capacity is between 470 GiB and 1260 GiB, the available performance levels are PL0, PL1, and PL2. If the capacity is between 1270 GiB and 2040 GiB, the available performance levels are PL0, PL1, PL2, and PL3. Note The default maximum capacity of a data disk is 2040 GiB. To increase the limit to 65530 GiB (about 64 TiB), submit a ticket.
   Data encryption	Encrypt the disk data of the cloud computer. Data encryption is not supported for cloud computers in the UAE (Dubai) region. For more information, see About data encryption. If you have not enabled Key Management Service (KMS), click Enable Now and follow the on-screen instructions to enable the service and create a key. After the key is created, perform the following steps: Select Encrypt system disk and data disk of the cloud computer. Select an encryption key from the drop-down list.
   Subscription duration	If you select Subscription as the purchase method, select a subscription duration.
   Auto-renewal	If you select Subscription as the purchase method and the subscription duration is one month or longer, you can enable Enable Auto-renewal as needed. Note The auto-renewal cycle is the same as the subscription duration you select. For example, if you purchase a 2-month subscription and enable auto-renewal, the subscription is automatically renewed for 2 months upon expiration. After you enable auto-renewal, you can choose Billing > Renewal in the top menu bar of the console. On the Renewal page, you can modify the auto-renewal cycle.
   Configure Network
   Public bandwidth	Cloud computers cannot access the Internet through the network of your on-premises device. Each cloud computer comes with free basic bandwidth, so end users can access the Internet on the cloud computer. Important When the cloud computer is in a region outside China or in Hong Kong (China), Macao (China), or Taiwan (China), a cloud computer without premium bandwidth attached cannot access the Internet. The peak bandwidth is not a guaranteed performance metric. It is only a reference value and the upper limit. When resources are contended, the peak bandwidth may be limited. Premium bandwidth billing Premium bandwidth is a paid feature. For more information about billing, see Billing items. The billing method for premium bandwidth depends on the purchase method of the cloud computer: If the cloud computer is subscription-based, premium bandwidth supports pay-by-bandwidth (subscription). If the cloud computer is pay-as-you-go, premium bandwidth supports pay-by-traffic (pay-as-you-go) and pay-by-bandwidth (pay-as-you-go). You can select a billing method as needed. If you want the billing methods for the cloud computer and the premium bandwidth to be independent, deselect Same as the billing method of the cloud computer under Billing Method. Premium bandwidth auto-renewal If you select Pay-by-bandwidth (Subscription), you can enable auto-renewal for the premium bandwidth. This prevents Internet access failures caused by an expired public bandwidth plan. If you enable auto-renewal for premium bandwidth, enable auto-renewal for the cloud computer to avoid resource waste. After you enable premium public bandwidth, the public network access control is automatically switched to allow all cloud computers to access the Internet. To manage Internet access permissions for cloud computers at a fine-grained level, you can configure the settings under Public Network Access Control as needed. For more information, see FAQ.
   Public network access control	When you create cloud computers, they are allowed to access the Internet by default. To restrict access, deselect Allow the purchased cloud computers to access the public network on the right of Public Network Access Control.
   Organization ID (Optional)
   Organization ID	You can view the default organization ID that is automatically generated. End users use this ID to log on to WUYING Terminals. You can also change it to a custom organization ID. For more information, see Configure a logon method.
   Assign User (Optional)
   Assign user	To assign the cloud computers to users during creation, click Assign Now. You can select existing users, or follow the on-screen instructions to create new users or import users in batches and assign the cloud computers to them. For more information, see To assign the cloud computers to users after creation, click Assign After Creation.
   Cloud Computer Name (Optional)
   Naming convention	The naming convention for cloud computers is: Cloud Computer Name = Prefix + Numeric Suffix. The total length cannot exceed 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 (.), or hyphens (-). Example: Branch
   Number of digits	The number of digits in the numeric suffix. Example: 2
   Starting number	The starting number of the numeric suffix. Example: 01
   Example	The name of the first cloud computer generated based on the preceding rules. Example: Branch01
   Advanced
   Resource group	A resource group is a collection of cloud computer resources used to manage cloud computers in batches and isolate data permissions for sub-administrators. You can select an existing resource group from the Resource Group drop-down list, or click Create Resource Group below to create a new one. After you create a resource group, you must click the icon on the right side of the Resource Group drop-down list to load the newly created resource group. For more information, see Create a resource group.
   Policy	You can select an existing cloud computer policy from the list, or click Create Policy at the bottom of the list to create one. After creation, click Refresh to load the new policy. For more information, see Overview of cloud computer policies. Note If you select a resource group that already has an associated policy, the policy here cannot be modified.
   Scheduled task	If you want to set a scheduled task for the cloud computer, you can select an existing scheduled task from the Scheduled Task drop-down list or click Create Scheduled Task below to create a new one. After the task is created, you must click the icon to the right of Scheduled Task to load the newly created scheduled task. For more information, see Configure scheduled tasks. Note If you select a resource group that already has an associated scheduled task, the scheduled task here cannot be modified.
   Snapshot service	You can select an existing automatic snapshot policy from the Snapshot Service drop-down list or click Create Automatic Snapshot Policy below to create a new policy. After you create a policy, click the icon to the right of Snapshot Service to load the newly created policy. For more information, see Create an automatic snapshot policy and associate it with a cloud computer.
   Cloud computer tag	A tag consists of a key-value pair and is used to identify resources. You can use tags to group and manage cloud computers for easy search and batch operations. For more information, see Use tags to manage cloud computers.
   Others
   Coupon	If you have a coupon, you can choose to use it.
   Terms of Service	Read the agreements listed here carefully.
   Quantity	In the lower-left corner of the page, enter the number of cloud computers to purchase. Note You can purchase a maximum of 300 cloud computers at a time. To purchase more, place multiple orders.

5. Confirm the configuration details and costs, and then click Buy Now.

6. (Conditional) If you select Subscription as the billing method, complete the payment as prompted.

About data encryption

You can encrypt the system disk and data disk of a cloud computer only when you create the cloud computer. You cannot enable data encryption for an existing cloud computer. Therefore, you must decide in advance whether to use data encryption.