The performance of a cloud disk depends on its capacity. You can improve the performance to the maximum level by adjusting its capacity. After the basic performance of an enhanced SSD reaches the ceiling, you can configure and adjust extra performance to achieve even higher performance anytime when prerequisites are met. For more information, see Enhanced SSD Performance. Note:
Currently, only Enhanced SSD supports independent performance adjustment.
The performance adjustment will not affect your cloud disks or businesses.
For cloud disks featuring monthly subscription: you need to make up the price difference between new and old configurations for the rest of the lifecycle. You can view the actual details on the payment page.
For pay-as-you-go cloud disks: the performance upgrade takes effect immediately, and the cloud disks will be charged by the new configuration.
For cloud disks featuring monthly subscription: the price difference between the value of new configurations and the value in the rest of the lifecycle is refunded. You can view the actual details on the payment page.
For pay-as-you-go cloud disks: the performance upgrade takes effect immediately, and the cloud disks will be charged by the new configuration.
Performance upgrade via the console
Performance upgrade via an API
When prerequisites are met, you can upgrade performance in the following ways:
2. Select the region and the cloud disk that requires performance adjustment.
3. Select More > Adjust Performance for the target cloud disk.
4. Select a target configuration in the pop-up window.
5. Select descriptions and start the adjustment.
You can use the ModifyDiskExtraPerformance API to upgrade performance of a specified cloud disk. For detailed directions, see ModifyDiskExtraPerformance. Performance downgrade via the console
Performance downgrade via an API
When prerequisites are met, you can downgrade performance in the following ways:
2. Select the region and the cloud disk that requires performance adjustment.
3. Select More > Adjust Performance for the target cloud disk.
4. Select a target configuration in the pop-up window.
5. Select descriptions and start the adjustment.
You can use the ModifyDiskExtraPerformance API to downgrade performance of a specified cloud disk. For detailed directions, see ModifyDiskExtraPerformance.