<p>This article describes how to create an external ELB instance.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Prerequisites</span></strong></p> <p>You have purchased VPC, and created DMZ network and subnet successfully. For more information, see <a href="https://www.pinganyun.com/ssr/help/network/vpc/quick_start.cvcti" target="_blank">Quick Start</a> of VPC.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Procedures</span></strong></p> <p>1.&nbsp;Log in to the <a href="https://pinganyun.com/console/loadBalance/overview" target="_blank">ELB Console</a>.</p> <p>2.&nbsp;In the left navigation pane, click <strong>Instance Management</strong> to enter the <strong>Instance Management</strong> page.</p> <p>3.&nbsp;In the upper-right corner of the page, click <strong>Create</strong> to enter the <strong>Create ELB Instance</strong> page.</p> <p>4.&nbsp;Create an external ELB instance as described in the following tables.</p> <p><img src="https://obs-cn-shanghai.yun.pingan.com/pcp-portal/20201607172553-1285c13993ed.png" style="height:559px; width:830px" /></p> <p><strong>Billing Option</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:0px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; width:177px"> <p><strong>Configuration item</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top; width:606px"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:177px"> <p>Billing method</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:606px"> <p>Select the billing method of an ELB instance, support and <strong>By Volume</strong> and <strong>Prepaid</strong> billing method. For more information about different billing methods, see <a href="https://yun.pingan.com/ssr/help/network/elb/buy.billing" target="_blank">Billing Overview</a>.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Configuration Information</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:0px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; width:190px"> <p><strong>Configuration item</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top; width:593px"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:190px"> <p>Region</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:593px"> <p>Select the region in which the external ELB instance is created.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:190px"> <p>Type of AZ</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:593px"> <p>Select <strong>Single AZ</strong> or <strong>Multi-usable Area</strong>. Some regions only support <strong>Single AZ</strong>.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:190px"> <p>Zone</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:593px"> <p>Select the availability zone.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:190px"> <p>Network type</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:593px"> <p>Select <strong>Public Net</strong> as the network type.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:190px"> <p>Network billing</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:593px"> <p>Select the network billing method as <strong>By Bandwidth</strong> or <strong>By Traffic</strong>.</p> <p>According to different billing methods and regions, the optional network billing methods are also different. For more information about billing rules, see <a href="https://yun.pingan.com/ssr/help/network/elb/buy.billing" target="_blank">Billing Overview</a>.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:190px"> <p>ISP</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:593px"> <p>Select an ISP. The available ISP are different in different region.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:190px"> <p>Bandwidth</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:593px"> <p>If you choose to charge by bandwidth, you need to select the purchased network bandwidth. The range for bandwidth is 1-500 Mbps. You can adjust the bandwidth again after creation.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:190px"> <p>VPC</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:593px"> <p>Choose in which VPC to create the ELB instance.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:190px"> <p>Description</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:593px"> <p>Customize the description of the instance.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Purchase Options</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:0px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; width:188px"> <p><strong>Configuration item</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top; width:595px"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:188px"> <p>Purchasing period</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:595px"> <p>For the prepaid instance, you need to choose the purchase period from one month to three years.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:188px"> <p>Automatic renewal</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:595px"> <p>For the prepaid instance, you can choose to enable the <strong>Auto Renew</strong> function with one-month renewal period by default.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:188px"> <p>Purchase quantity</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; width:595px"> <p>The number of ELB instances purchased, currently only one ELB instance can be purchased at one time.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>5.&nbsp;Click <strong>Confirm</strong> and enter the <strong>Order Confirmation</strong> page.</p> <p>6.&nbsp;Click <strong>Confirm</strong> and enter the <strong>Payment Result</strong> page.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Result</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Method 1:</strong></p> <p>1.&nbsp;On the <strong>Payment Result</strong> page, click <strong>View Order</strong> to enter the <strong>Order</strong> <strong>Management</strong> page.</p> <p>2.&nbsp;Click the <strong>Order Number</strong> of the newly created ELB instance to view the details of the order.</p> <p><strong>Method 2:</strong></p> <p>In the left navigation pane, click <strong>Instance Management</strong>, and then select the target region on the <strong>Instance Management</strong> page to view the newly created instance.</p>