Parameter | Required/Optional | Description |
Region/Availability Zone | Required | The region and availability zone where the matched pay-as-you-go instances reside. |
Operating System | Required | Linux OS,Windows. |
Validity | Required | RI term: 1 year. |
Instance | Required | The type of pay-as-you-go instances that you want to match the RI. These pay-as-you-go instances must exactly match RI attributes to benefit from the billing discount during the RI term. |
RI Name | Optional | User-defined. The RI name defaults to “unnamed” if this parameter is left empty. You can enter any name within 60 characters. |
Billing Mode | Required | Select a billing option as needed: All Upfront: you pay for the entire RI term with one upfront payment. This option provides you with the largest discount compared to the other two options below. Partial Upfront: you make a low upfront payment and then pay for instance fees at a monthly rate or discounted hourly rate during the RI term. |
Quantity | Required | Number of RIs you want to purchase |
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