Resource plans
Resource plans are a subscription billing option that provides discounted rates for basic Cloud Monitor. After you enable pay-as-you-go billing and purchase a resource plan, usage beyond your free quota is deducted from the resource plan.
You must enable the pay-as-you-go billing method for basic Cloud Monitor before you can purchase resource plans.
Purchase resource plans
Select a resource plan based on your expected usage. The following table lists the available plans and pricing.
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Resource plan name |
Purchase page |
Billing example |
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Text message alert resource plan |
Assume that you have enabled pay-as-you-go for basic Cloud Monitor. At 13:00:00 on June 1, 2023, you use 600 text message alerts and then purchase a resource plan for 10,000 text message alerts. After using another 5,000 alerts, the remaining quota is calculated as follows: Remaining free quota before purchase = (1,000 messages - 600 messages) = 400 messages Remaining resource plan quota = 10,000 messages - (5,000 messages - 400 messages) = 5,400 messages Note
The free quota for text message alerts is 1,000 messages per month. |
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Phone call alert resource plan |
Assume that you have enabled pay-as-you-go for basic Cloud Monitor. On June 1, 2023, you purchase a resource plan for 5,000 phone call alerts and use 5,500 phone call alerts. The resource plan is depleted, and the remaining 500 calls are billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. Note
Starting from April 27, 2024, you are not charged for unanswered phone calls. |
Deduction rules for resource plans
The following table describes the deduction rules.
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Attribute |
Description |
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Validity period |
Resource plans are valid for six months. Expired plans cannot be used or extended. |
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Deduction Time |
Resource plans take effect immediately after purchase. |
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Offset order |
If you have multiple resource plans of the same type, they are consumed in the following order:
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View resource plan details
After you purchase a resource plan, you can check its usage at any time to manage your resources.
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Log on to the Expenses and Costs console.
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In the left navigation pane of Expenses and Costs, click Account > Resource Plan, select the Resource Plan radio button, and then go to the Usage Details tab to view your resource plan usage.