New VPS Hosting Service Plan

VPS (virtual private server) is a virtual machine/container sold as a service. To create a VPS hosting service plan:

1. Select a respective service template and click Next.

   Note: For instructions on how to create a new template, see Managing Service Templates.

2. Configure billing terms as described at New Generic Service Plan: Billing Terms.
3. Set the subscription periods as described at New Generic Service Plan: Prices and Subscription Periods.
4. Define the resource rates: select the resources to be offered within this service plan. For every resource you need to define the limits and the prices:
   • Included Amount - the amount of the resource, which is already included in the service plan price.
   • Max Amount - the maximum amount of the resource that can be purchased.
   • Recurring Fee - the resource usage fee, defined per billing period, charged for the resource usage over the included limit, collected depending on selected billing model.
   • Overuse Fee - the resource overuse fee, available for measurable resources only, charged every billing period for the resources usage over the purchased amount.

   The power of VPS is selected by a customer with the help of CPU slider in the Online Store. When configuring VPS CPU parameters, pay attention to the following details:

   1. Set the included and maximum amount for VPS CPU Number (e.g., included = 2 and maximum = 8).
   2. Define the Core Power - the basis for calculating VPS CPU Power (e.g., Core Power = 1000Mhz). Note that core power is not a real parameter, it's an intermediate value for further calculation.
   3. Set the included and maximum amount for VPS CPU Power. The values should be calculated as follows:
      • included CPU Power = (included VPS CPU Number) x (Core Power).
      • maximum CPU Power = (maximum VPS CPU Number) x (Core Power).

      (e.g., included 2 x 1000 = 2000, maximum 8 x 1000 = 8000).

   With the configuration in the above example, the following VPS CPU Number slider will be displayed in the Online Store:

   • values from 2 to 8.
   • the increment step is 1 unit; namely, 1 CPU core x 1000Mhz (as the unit is calculated as CPU core x Core Power).

   At this step the resource categories will be assigned to the resources. The assigning is performed using the Resource category drop-down list. Note that if all resources on the screen already have resource categories assigned, the respective drop-down lists will be hidden to prevent re-assigning.

5. Configure the Plesk to be included to VPSs sold within this service plan: mark needed Plesk configuration and set the prices for them.

   Note:this step is only displayed if Plesk is included as a resource into the service template selected at the first step.

6. Complete the plan creation with the Finish button.

Important: After you create a service plan, make it visible to customers and available for sale in the CloudBlue Commerce Online Store and Customer Control Panel.