vsi_faqs_reserved.md

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FAQs: Reserved capacity and instances

Which virtual server instance types can be reserved?

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Only SAN-backed balanced, memory, and compute family sizes can be reserved.

Can I combine different CPUxRAM sizes or change the sizes later?

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You cannot combine different CPUxRAM sizes or change the sizes later. The set of virtual server instances that you provision to your reserved capacity must be the same size as your reservation.

Is my payment upfront or monthly?

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Reserved capacity and instances are purchased for a one or three year term. After that point, you're committed to a monthly payment.

What happens at the end of my contract?

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Depending on whether you specified hourly or monthly billing, billing for the CPU and RAM will convert to the current list price, with any account discounts applied. For more information about pricing, see Build your virtual server {: new_window}.

What happens if I don't need my reserved virtual server instances anymore?

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You can reclaim reserved virtual server instances, but you cannot cancel reserved capacity.

Does the reservation include everything I configured into my virtual server instance?

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Only CPU and RAM are included in your reservation. Primary disk and no-additional charge network or storage products are not included in your reservation. Additional network bandwidth, storage capacity, OS, and third-party software are charged on an hourly or monthly basis depending on the instance type.

Why do I have to choose hourly or monthly billing on the virtual server instance?

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Your additional software, storage, and network selections need to be billed either hourly or monthly.