Release 2.6.1 has been implemented successfully. The Dynamic Computing Services Team is pleased to inform you that the features listed below are now available:
These are your benefits of the Release 2.6.1:
Lower prices
"Pay as you go" as new allocation model for DDC
Extended backup capabilities
Lower Prices
Compute Units, Storage and Memory will be reduced by up to 38%.
All resources are now charged per hour instead of per day.
(due to changes in production outlay, Linux license prices had to be adjusted in line with the market.)
Pay as you go
Compute power is only charged if a VM is running (CU / RAM).
No resource pool sizing required.
Fix performance class per vCPU.
When ordering a DDC using this model, you can choose the number of CUs to be definitely assigned to a vCPU. You can opt for performance classes including 6, 12, 18 or 24 CUs per vCPU, which corresponds to 0.6, 1.2, 1.8 and 2.4 GHz per vCPU. Concerning the other parameters, memory and storage, you only define upper limits for each DDC.
With the "Pay-as-you-go" model costs for compute power and storage incur only after VMs have been created and started up. This means that, once a VM has been started, costs are based on effective system configuration at that point in time. The system bills only the number of CUs and the memory size and storage based on your selection of the vCPU performance class for each VM. If a VM is stopped, the cost share for compute power (CPU power and memory) is no longer incurred. Costs per unit of the resources (e.g. for 1 CU or 1 GB RAM) are the same as for the allocation model.
The "Pay-as-you-go" model is recommended for agile workloads with a high weight on performance (e.g. terminal servers).
Due to technical limitations with VMware, you cannot switch the selected resource allocation model for created DDCs at a later date.
Extended Backup
Single File Restore from Snapshot.
Self Restore option for backups.
(both points are only included with the option "storage with snapshot")
This release includes an enhanced version of the "Storage with snapshot" function. It also features an option that allows you to restore a snapshot by yourself via the DCS portal. To recover data for VMs that use "Storage with snapshot", you can now easily select the daily backups that are stored for 30 days and recover the data yourself within minutes.
Furthermore, the "Storage with snapshot" feature now includes the Single File Restore option. Additionally electing this advanced function allows for complete recovery of all data disks for a virtual server, as well as a simple and extremely granular single file restore. In addition to the daily backups, hourly snapshots of the last two days remain available for the purposes of data recovery. Swisscom does not require access to the data and you do not need to create authorizations in the portal system. To restore single files, Swisscom simply adds a clone of the disks from your chosen snapshot time for the respective VM. Thus, you are able to use your own basic system functions (e.g. Windows Explorer) to easily copy files from the backup data clone disk to the current data disk. The backup clone disks remain available for 8 hours.
The Single File Restore option can be ordered for existing Dynamic Data Centers and Dynamic Servers. The option can then be deselected again at a later date. Please find the details about pricing for the different storage tiers in the attached "Services and Charges" document.
Please find further details about the features described above in the revised DCS User Guide and Design Guide, which are both published in the relevant section of the DCS Portal.
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