EC2 and RDS RI Recommendations are being calculated based on few default configurations. Which user can change later and re-run recommendations to get new recommendations according to company's requirements or that changes will get reflected in next scheduled run.
Default Configs are as follows:
RIs type: "Standard RIs"
Preferred Term: "1 year"
Scope Preference: "Region"
Offering Type: "Partial Upfront"
Buy AZ scoped RIs at: "Payer Account"
Buy Regional RIs at: "Payer Account"
Step-by-step guide to configuring RI purchase preferences
Prerequisites:
- Recommendation Module should be switched on for Tenant
- User should be Admin
Description:
The RI type that can be used in purchase recommendations made by YotaScale.
Standard RIs
- Modify instance size during the term
- Instance type cannot be modified
- Cannot be exchanged only modified
- Can be sold in the RI Marketplace
- See Modifying RIs on AWS(7 mins read)
Convertible RIs
- Can Modify some attributes
- Can be exchanged for another convertible instances
- Cannot be sold in RI marketplace
- See Exchanging Convertable Instances on AWS(5 mins read)
The purchase term that can be used in YotaScale recommendations.
- 1 year
- 3 year
The scope types that be be available. AWS Payment Types and Policies(5 mins read)
- Regional
- Availability Zone
The offer type that be be available. AWS Payment Types and Policies(5 mins read)
- No Upfront
- Partial Upfront
- All Upfront
Options to buy AZ scoped RIs at:
Payer Account OR Linked Account.
Options to buy Regional RIs at:
Payer Account OR Linked Account.
Steps to complete:
- Navigate to the Dimensions view by clicking your user name in the top right of the page
- Click "Account Settings" from the drop down menu
- From the sub-navigation pane on Top select "Recommendations".
- From Left-side-bar-menu click Purchase Preferences --> EC2 RI Purchases / RDS RI Purchases
- Make required changes and click Save Changes button on top or click Discard Changes if you want to retain old settings and you can also reset to default configs by click Rest to Default
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Product Tooltips:
- Recommendations and scorecard will be re-calculated after changing the configuration in next scheduled run.