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3. The new instance must have the correct number of licenses. If you choose License Included as
discussed in What are the Licensing Requirements?
4.4.5
Delete a Snapshot
Go to the snapshot list and view a snapshot. On the Snapshot Detail page, you must be the
InstanceOwner or SnapshotAdmin to see the Delete Snapshot button. Click Delete Snapshot.
4.5
Metering and Billing
VMware bills you for just the resources you consume. vCloud Air SQL measures consumption in two
ways: time and volume.
4.5.1
Billing Resources
When you launch an instance, you choose a service plan that configures the compute performance and
disk capacity. In Early Access the service plan includes:
• An instance plan size which specifies a fixed number of CPUs and commensurate memory
• A fixed amount of pre-provisioned disk for the instance (150 GB for early access)
• The appropriate number of SQL Server Enterprise licenses for the number of virtual CPUs. Early
Access participants must bring your own licenses (BYOL), as discussed in What are the Licensing
Requirements?
These service plan resources are allocated as soon as the instance is created. As a data resource, the
instance is always live. It is not meant to be paused or powered off like a virtual machine. If you want to
stop incurring charges for an instance, you must delete it.
• If your account is new, your monthly billing cycle starts when your account is activated.
• If you have an existing account, the vCloud Air SQL resources will be tracked immediately and
your next monthly bill will include the resources based on a fraction of GB-Month use.
Figure 4 summarizes the three major billable resources and the billing units.
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