Tencent Cloud allows you to purchase a CLB instance on the official purchase page or via API. The two methods are detailed below:
You can purchase a CLB instance on the Tencent Cloud official website. There are two types of Tencent Cloud accounts, namely the bill-by-IP accounts and bill-by-CVM accounts. The accounts created after 00:00:00 on June 17, 2020 (Beijing time) are of the bill-by-IP type. If you have created your account before that time, you can check your account type in the console as instructed in Checking Account Type.
Log in to the CLB purchase page.
Select the following CLB configuration items as needed:
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Billing Mode | Pay-as-You-Go billing is supported. |
Region | Select a region. For more information on the regions supported by CLB, see Region List. |
Instance Type | Only the CLB instance type is supported. Starting from October 20, 2021, classic CLB instances can no longer be purchased. For more information, see Classic CLB End-of-Sale Notice. |
Network Type | There are two network types: public network and private network. For more information, see Network Types.
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IP Version | The following CLB IP versions are supported: IPv4, IPv6, and IPv6 NAT64. Only pay-as-you-go instances support the IPv6 version. For more information on other restrictions, see IP Versions. |
Network | CLB supports classic network and VPC.
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ISP Type | The following ISP types are supported: BGP, China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom.
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Primary/Secondary Availability Zone | The primary availability zone (AZ) is an AZ that currently sustains the traffic. The secondary AZ doesn't sustain traffic by default and will be used only when the primary AZ is unavailable. Currently, only IPv4 CLB instances in the Guangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing, Hong Kong (China), and Seoul regions support primary/secondary AZs. |
Instance Specification | Shared and LCU-supported instances are supported.
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Network Billing Mode | The following network billing modes are supported: bill-by-bandwidth (monthly subscription and hourly bandwidth), bill-by-traffic, and bandwidth package.
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Bandwidth Cap | Value range: 1–1024 Mbps. |
Project | Select a project. |
Tag | Select a tag key and value. You can also create a tag as instructed in Creating Tags and Binding Resources. |
Instance Name | The name can contain up to 60 letters, digits, hyphens, underscores, and dots. If it is not specified, a name will be automatically generated by default. |
Parameter | Description |
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Billing Mode | Only pay-as-you-go billing is supported. |
Region | Select a region. For more information on the regions supported by CLB, see Region List. |
Instance Type | Only the CLB instance type is supported. Starting from October 20, 2021, classic CLB instances can no longer be purchased. For more information, see Classic CLB End-of-Sale Notice. |
Network Type | There are two network types: public network and private network. For more information, see Network Types.
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IP Version | The following CLB IP versions are supported: IPv4, IPv6, and IPv6 NAT64. For more information on the use limits, see IP Versions. |
Network | CLB supports classic network and VPC.
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ISP Type | The following ISP types are supported: BGP, China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom. Currently, the static single-line IP is supported only in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Jinan, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Wuhan, Changsha, Chengdu, and Chongqing. For its support in other districts, see the console. If you want to try it out, contact the sales rep for application. Once you are accepted, you can select an ISP (China Mobile, China Unicom, or China Telecom) on the purchase page. |
Instance Specification | Shared and LCU-supported instances are supported.
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Project | Select a project. |
Tag | Select a tag key and value. You can also create a tag as instructed in Creating Tags and Binding Resources. |
Instance Name | The name can contain up to 60 letters, digits, hyphens, underscores, and dots. If it is not specified, a name will be automatically generated by default. |
After completing the above configuration, confirm the quantity and fees and click Buy Now.
After successful purchase, CLB will be activated and you can configure and use the CLB instance.
Log in to the CLB purchase page.
Set the LCU-supported instance configuration items by referring to the steps in Purchasing at Official Website and select LCU-supported for Instance Specification.
Complete the subsequent operations by referring to the steps in Purchasing at Official Website.
To purchase a CLB instance via API, see CreateLoadBalancer.
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