<p>This article describes how to create a BMS instance.</p> <p><strong>Prerequisite</strong></p> <p>1. Create an account on the website of Ping An Cloud and pass real-name certification. Please refer to Registration and Real-name Certification.</p> <p>2. If there are no Virtue Private Cloud (VPC), network and subnet, you need to create them before creating BMS instance. For specific steps, please refer to Create VPC and Create BMS Network Domain.</p> <p><strong>Procedure</strong></p> <p>1. log in to<a href="#https://yun.pingan.com/console/bms/overview" target="_blank"> BMS console</a>.</p> <p>2. On the left navigation pane, click <strong>All Products</strong>&gt;<strong>BMS</strong>, you will enter the <strong>Overview </strong>page of BMS.</p> <p>3. Select <strong>Instance</strong> in the left-side navigation pane to enter the page of <strong>BMS Instance</strong>.</p> <p>4. Click <strong>Create</strong> on the <strong>BMS Instance</strong> page, and then complete the following configuration.</p> <p><strong>Region Selection</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Configuration</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Region</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>East China 1, South China 1, Hong Kong, North China1 are available choices.&nbsp;</p> <p>It is suggested that you select the region that is nearest to your or your clients&rsquo; location.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Availability Zone</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>If there is no special requirement, the default availability zone is enough.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>High Availability Zone</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>If there is no special requirement, the default high availability zone is enough.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>&nbsp;Network Configuration</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Configuration</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>VPC</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select VPC you needed to create BMS. If there is no VPC, you need to create it before creating a BMS instance. For specific steps, please refer to Create VPC.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Network</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select network domain corresponding to the selected VPC. If there are no network and subnet, you need to create them before creating a BMS instance. For specific steps, please refer to Create BMS Network Domain.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>&nbsp;Host Configuration</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Configuration</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Product series</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Three product series, namely General-purpose Computing, High-performance Computing and Big Data Computing, are now available. Different product series are available in different regions. You can select product series based on which region you are in.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Instance Type</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select the number of CPU core and memory. Please refer to Product Specifications.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>OS Type</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>CenOS, RedHat and Ubuntu are now available.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Disk Array</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>There are two types, namely RAID5 and RAID10：</p> <ul> <li>RAID5 has a high read efficiency and a general write efficiency, thus suitable for small data blocks and data for random read and write;</li> <li>RAID10 is mainly used for databases that have large data storage capacity and that require speed and error control.</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Description</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Describe instance configuration.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>&nbsp;System Configuration</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Configuration</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>BMS Host Name</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Name your BMS.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Login Method</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>You can login by using random password or fixed password.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Purchase Options</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Configuration</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Billing Method</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Only monthly subscription is now available.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Purchasing Period</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>1 month to 12 months</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Auto-renewal</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>If you need auto-renewal, select <strong>Yes</strong>. Then the subscription will be automatically renewed when the purchasing period ends.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Quantity</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>You can only buy one BMS at a time.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>5. Click <strong>Purchase</strong> on the <strong>Configuration List</strong> on the right side of the page.</p> <p>6. Verify information on the <strong>Confirm Order</strong> page, and click <strong>Confirm Payment</strong> to complete the process.</p> <p><strong>Note: </strong>It takes at least 30 minutes to create BMS instance. When the status of the instance is <strong>Operating</strong>, then the creation of the instance has been completed.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong></p> <p>After purchasing, you can see the BMS instance just created on the page of <strong>Instance Management</strong>. That means BMS has been created successfully.</p>