What is Minimum Billing?
A bill is generated as soon as a service is launched to cover third-party license costs involved if any.
On E2E Networks Public Cloud (the services available via MyAccount portal), specific products require third-party licenses, which include but not limited to:
Windows Server
cPanel®&WHM® Servers
Plesk® Servers
C2 series with RHEL License
These licenses are purchased and provisioned from third-party vendors like Microsoft. These vendors do billing on a per license basis.
Whenever a license is used, the license has a validity of one calendar month. The license renews every calendar month automatically if a specific service (node, machine, instance, or appliance) is continuously used. Even though a license is used for a few minutes in a month, a full-month charge for the license would be levied.
To cover the cost of these licenses, a minimum bill is generated as soon as a license-based service is launched.
At E2E Networks Public Cloud (the services available via MyAccount portal), all the services are billed hourly.
However, the third-party licenses we provide are billable on a calendar month basis.
When a service involving a third-party license is launched (For example, a Windows machine or a cPanel node), a minimum bill is generated which covers the license cost.
Our plans — which include license costs, if any — are billed hourly and the pricing is also presented with hourly rates. For example, CW.10GB Windows node costs ₹3.3/hour. To cover the Windows license cost, a minimum bill of ₹1000 is generated as soon as the machine is launched. The ₹3.3/hour billing starts to incur only after the hourly-billing threshold crosses ₹500 in that calendar month.
So, please note that hourly billing starts only after minimum billing threshold is crossed in a calendar month.
Service Launched on the last day of a Calendar Month
Let’s say, the service is launched — which involves a third-party license and thus, minimum billing — on 30th of September.
As per minimum billing guidelines, a minimum bill is immediately generated.
On the next day — which would be 1st of October — again, one more minimum bill would be generated since it is the beginning of another calendar month.
Service Launched and Terminated Immediately
Let’s say, a service is launched — which involves a third-party license and thus, minimum billing — and has been terminated immediately.
As per minimum billing guidelines, a minimum bill is immediately generated. And this bill shall be paid.
Service Launched, Terminated, and Re-Launched
Let’s say, a service is launched — which involves a third-party license and thus, minimum billing — and has been terminated immediately and again re-launched.
As per minimum billing guidelines, two minimum bill components would be generated since two licenses are used when you launch the service and again when you re-launch the service.
Glossary
Service: Any product that is available through MyAccount portal
Third-Party License: Any license that is supplied by a third-party vendor. Eg: Microsoft Windows, cPanel®&WHM®.