A capacity type defines the resource boundary for an instance. On-demand Capacity suits elastic workloads, while Dedicated Host suits isolation and predictable placement.
In the capacity cards, select On-demand Capacity or Dedicated Host. Review available shapes, price, and image compatibility after switching.
| Type | Use case |
|---|---|
| On-demand Capacity | General instances from a shared pool |
| Dedicated Host | Workloads requiring physical host isolation |
- Log in to the dashboard and open Compute.
- Open the instance, network, image, or operations page for this topic.
- Select the target resource and confirm its state and space.
- Complete the fields and submit the action.
- Open work requests or details to confirm the final state.
- Action unavailable: check resource state, role permissions, and project quota.
- Target missing: clear filters and confirm region and space.
- Processing takes too long: open the work request and record its ID and latest error.
- Action failed: keep the original resource state, correct the message, and retry.