How to order Microsoft Azure Reserved Instances (RI's)
Summary
One of the products you can sell to your customers is Azure Reserved Instances. This article describes how you can order Azure Reserved Instances.
Prerequisites
An account on your Copaco Cloud Portal.
Getting Started
Login to your Copaco Cloud Portal.
Click SELECT ORGANIZATION in the top right of your screen and click the name of the customer.
Please note the customer needs the ‘Active’ status. Otherwise you won’t be able to purchase subscriptions.Under CATALOG, click Microsoft Azure and click View offers from the type of Reserved Instance you want.
Click Buy now under the Azure Reserved Instances option you want to purchase.
Check the Register Azure Plan for RI purchases checkbox and wait for the status to change to Registered.
Choose the Industry and Datacenter and click Retrieve SKUs.
Use the dropdown menu under SKU to select the SKU you want to purchase and select the correct Billing cycle, term duration and quantity.
Once the configuration is defined, check the Retrieve Catalog Item checkbox. You will see the precise Catalog Item which will be provisioned. This allows to verify price and selection of the desired SKU.
Review the information and click Add to cart.
Click Confirm to confirm to the commitment period.
Finalize the order by clicking Place order in the shopping cart.
Agree to the Terms & Conditions by checking the checkbox and clicking I Agree.
Your order has been placed.