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Subscription Models #

Cloud7 supports various subscription models, each representing a distinct method for selling different resources. Resources can be assigned and sold to resellers and customers under Pay-As-You-Go, Reservation, or Bundle models.

Each model features unique metering, billing, and charging mechanisms, as detailed below:

Pay-As-You-Go Model #

The Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) model in Cloud7 enables customers to pay for resources based on actual usage, offering flexibility and cost-efficiency. This model is well-suited for environments with variable workloads or unpredictable resource needs. It allows customers to scale resources according to current demands without fixed commitments or reservations. PAYG in Cloud7 ensures transparency in billing and provides control over expenditure by aligning costs directly with usage patterns.

PAYG Configuration

  1. Login as Cloud-Admin (or an associated staff-member account with required privileges) and navigate to the menu path User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscription Model.
  2. Click on the “Edit” icon to open the edit drawer.
  3. Enable the PAYG status if you want to offer customers products based on this selling strategy.
  4. In Base Rate field, select Hourly or Monthly models as base-rate.
  5. In the Monthly Hours field, set the total number of hours in a single month. This will be utilized by Cloud7 for rate calculation and subsequently charging the customers.
  6. Click on “Done” button in the footer of the edit drawer to submit and save the settings.

Reservation Model #

The Reservation model in Cloud7 allows customers to reserve and pre-pay for a specified amount of resources over a defined period. This model is advantageous for workloads that have predictable resource requirements, offering cost savings through discounted rates compared to Pay-As-You-Go pricing. By securing capacity in advance, customers ensure availability of resources when needed, optimizing resource utilization and budget planning. Cloud7’s Reservation model provides predictability in costs and allows for efficient allocation of resources to meet long-term operational needs.

Cloud7 offers flexible payment modes within the Reservation model, including:

  • No Upfront: Customers commit to a reservation period without an initial payment, and costs are spread over the commitment period.
  • Partial Upfront: Customers make an initial partial payment, reducing the ongoing costs throughout the commitment period.
  • Full Upfront: Customers pay the total cost upfront, typically receiving the highest discount and further reducing overall expenditure.

By providing these payment options, Cloud7 caters to diverse financial strategies and operational needs, ensuring cost-efficiency and predictability in resource allocation.

Reservation Configuration

  1. Login as Cloud-Admin (or an associated staff-member account with required privileges) and navigate to the menu path User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscription Model.
  2. Click on the “Edit” icon to open the edit drawer.
  3. Enable the Reservation status if you want to offer customers products based on this selling strategy.
  4. In the Monthly Hours field, set the total number of hours in a single month. This will be utilized by Cloud7 for rate calculation and subsequently charging the customers.
  5. In the Reservation Period field define the reservation periods that you want to offer to customers. You will have to define these periods on months basis, for instance, a 1 year and 3 years reservation period should be defined as 12 months and 36 months respectively.
  6. In the Action After Reservation Period Expires field, define the action to be taken by Cloud7 automatically upon the expiry of the reservation period.
  7. Enable or disable “Allow Resizing” of resources toggle. This will allow customers to resize their resource based.
  8. Enable or disable “Allow Termination” toggle. Enabling it will let customers delete and then recreate the bundle resources.
  9. Click on “Done” button in the footer of the edit drawer to submit and save the settings.

Bundle Model #

The Bundle model in Cloud7 provides customers with a packaged offering of resources and services at a fixed price. This model combines various components such as compute resources, storage, and additional services into a single integrated package. Bundles are designed to offer simplicity and cost-effectiveness by consolidating multiple items into a unified solution. Customers benefit from predefined configurations tailored to specific use cases, promoting ease of deployment and predictable pricing. Cloud7’s Bundle model enhances operational efficiency by streamlining resource management and simplifying procurement processes for customers.

Bundle Configuration

  1. Login as Cloud-Admin (or an associated staff-member account with required privileges) and navigate to the menu path User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscription Model.
  2. Click on the “Edit” icon to open the edit drawer.
  3. Enable the Bundle status if you want to offer customers products based on this selling strategy.
  4. In the Monthly Hours field, set the total number of hours in a single month. This will be utilized by Cloud7 for rate calculation and subsequently charging the customers.
  5. In the Action After Bundle Period Expires field, define the action to be taken by Cloud7 automatically upon the expiry of the bundle subscription period.
  6. Enable or disable “Allow Resizing” of resources toggle. This will allow customers to resize their resource based.
  7. Enable or disable “Allow Termination” toggle. Enabling it will let customers delete and then recreate the bundle resources.
  8. Click on “Done” button in the footer of the edit drawer to submit and save the settings.

Products #

Cloud7 provides the capability to create and manage products, which are essential for defining your resource catalog. These products can cover a wide range of resource types, including but not limited to virtual instances, images, object storage, disk storage, and network components. Each product can have unique hourly or monthly rates, allowing for flexible billing options that can be tailored to specific customer needs.

Cloud7 organizes its resource catalogue into several primary categories to streamline management and allocation. These categories include Compute, Storage, Network, and Custom products. Each category encompasses specific types of resources tailored to meet diverse customer needs.

Each product in Cloud7 can be assigned specific hourly and monthly rates, offering flexibility to accommodate diverse customer usage patterns and financial constraints. This capability allows providers to deliver competitive pricing and customizable billing options.

Every provider within Cloud7 has an associated category of products. These categories are further divided into different resource types, ensuring a clear and systematic organization of the resource catalogue. This hierarchical structure facilitates easier management and efficient allocation of resources.

By utilizing Cloud7’s robust product creation and management capabilities, you can build a diverse and flexible resource catalogue that meets the varied needs of your customers and resellers, enhancing service delivery and operational efficiency.

List Products #

  1. To access the Products section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Products.
  2. All the products will be listed on this page with specific information including related providers, resource category, resource type, tax applicability and associated subscription models.
Create Products #

  1. To access the Products section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Products.
  2. Click on the “Create” button in C7 header to add new products in the catalogue.
  3. In the Provider field, select the required provider for which the product is to be created. The providers are displayed here with their display names and not provider type.
  4. In the Category field, select the required Category.
  5. In the Resource Type field, select the Resource Type that needs to be created.
  6. Add Product Name and Description.
  7. Add the required tags. The tags work to consolidate different Products together.
  8. Under Billing & Subscription Model section, select the subscription model, associated month (if the product belongs to reservation model) and the monthly price to be charged from customers (this monthly charge will be converted to hourly rate based on the number of hours defined in the Pay-As-You-Go subscription model configuration – for details refer to Subscription Models section).
  9. Add additional applicable Subscription Models by clicking on the “Add” (+) icon.
  10. For each subscription model added, insert the SKU ID (unique product ID). These SKUs are utilized in C7 reporting.
  11. Check “Apply taxes to this Product” option if taxes are to be applied on this product.
  12. Check “Apply free credits to this Product” option if the bill of this product has to be adjusted with the available free-credits with a customer.
  13. Check “Show this Product during trial” option if this product is to be listed for customer consumption during a trial period against a trial Resource Plan.
  14. Click on “Create” button in the creation drawer footer to submit and add the product.

Edit Products #

  1. To access the Products section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Products.
  2. On Product listing page, click on the “Edit” icon against the required product to be edited.
  3. An edit drawer will open. Update the required fields in it.
  4. Click on “Done” button in the edit drawer footer to submit and update the product.

Delete Products #

  1. To access the Products section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Products.
  2. On Product listing page, click on the “Delete” icon against the required product to be deleted.
  3. Validate the action by clicking the “Confirm” button on the product deletion confirmation pop-up.
  4. The product will be removed from the catalogue successfully.

Subscription Plans #

Cloud7 provides you (Cloud-Admin) with the flexibility to enable various Subscription Models, including Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG), Reservation, and Bundle models. These subscription models form the foundation of the service catalogue, where products are categorized accordingly. However, merely adding products to the service catalogue does not automatically grant customers or resellers access to these products. Access is controlled and managed through the Subscription Plans module.

The Subscription Plans module in Cloud7 is designed to control which products and subscription models are available to customers and resellers. Within this module, there are two primary types of subscriptions based on their delivery method: Resource Plans and Image Plans.

Resource Plans #

Resource Plans are a crucial element in defining and managing customer or reseller access to various products and subscription models. Here’s how they work:

  1. Defining Access: You can specify which customers or resellers have access to specific products and subscription models. This allocation is done by creating Resource Plans tailored to the needs and profiles of the users.
  2. Subscription Model Configuration:
    • Enabling PAYG: You can enable the Pay-As-You-Go model for specific customers or resellers, allowing them to pay for resources based on actual usage. This model is ideal for customers who need flexibility and do not want long-term commitments.
    • Reservation Models: For customers or resellers who prefer predictable billing and guaranteed resource availability, you can enable the Reservation model. This model involves customers committing to a specific resource allocation for a set period, often with options like no upfront, partial upfront, or full upfront payments.
    • Creating Bundles: You can create bundles of resources, combining various products into a single package. These bundles can then be assigned to customers or resellers, providing a predefined quota and simplifying resource management.
  3. Quota Enforcement: By creating Resource Plans and then assigning it to customers or resellers as subscriptions, you can enforce quotas and limits on resource usage. This ensures that customers or resellers do not exceed their allocated resources, promoting efficient usage and preventing over-consumption.
  4. Marketplace Publishing: Resource Subscriptions can be published on the Cloud7 marketplace, allowing customers to browse and subscribe to the resource subscriptions that meet their needs. This self-service model empowers customers to manage their resource requirements independently.
List Resource Plans #

  1. To access the Subscription Plans section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscription Plans.
  2. On this page, you will see the complete list of all the Subscription Plans created along with details on their status, delivery method and creation date etc.
Create Resource Plans #

  1. To access the Subscription Plans section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscription Plans.
  2. Click on “Create” button in the upper right corner of the Cloud7 header.
  3. In the first step of the Subscription Plan creation stepper-form, provide plan, pricing and marketplace publishing information.
  4. Under “Plan Information” section, provide plan specific details:
    • Specify the name of the plan in “Plan Name” field.
    • In “Plan Delivery Method” drop-down, select Resource type.
    • In “Highlights” section, provide summarized information for the plan. This information will be used as an overview on marketplace listing page if the plan is published on C7 marketplace platform.
    • In “Cancellation Policy” field, provide cancellation policy details. This information will be displayed to the customers against this subscription plan on C7 marketplace if you publish it.
    • In “Refund Policy” field, provide refund policy details. This information will be displayed to the customers selecting this subscription plan on C7 marketplace if you publish it.
    • In “Support Policy” section, provide support specific details. This information will be displayed to the customers on marketplace plan details page if this plan is published on C7 marketplace.
  5. Under “Pricing Information”, provide plan’s pricing details:
    • In the “Plan Duration” field, specify the number of months for which the plan will remain valid. After this period, the customer will be required to renew the subscription. Each subscription plan is designed to be valid for a specific duration to maintain a clear contract structure.
    • In the “Setup Price” field, specify any one-time charges (OTC) or non-recurring charges (NRC) that are associated with this plan.
    • Under “Select Billing Mode” drop-down, select monthly, quarterly or yearly options as billing cycle for the subscription plan.
  6. Under “Plan Listing on Marketplace” section, set details for C7 marketplace publishing of the plan:
    • Using “Publish to Marketplace” toggle to make this plan available on Cloud7 marketplace.
    • Using “Visible to All” toggle, decide the visibility of the plan to customers on marketplace. You can make this subscription plan visible to all by enabling this toggle button.
    • If you want to make this subscription plan visible only to a selected list of customers or resellers, disable the “Visible to All” toggle. Then, use the “Select Customers/Resellers” option to choose the specific customers and resellers who should have access to this plan. Public visitors will not be able to see this plan. It will only be visible to the selected customers or resellers after they log in to their accounts.
    • In the “Categories” field, select the required category to which this subscription plan belongs. These categories will be visible on Cloud7 marketplace. You can easily create the marketplace categories by using “Create Category” button in front of the “Categories” field.
    • You can use “Image” option to upload an image as a logo for this subscription plan on Cloud7 marketplace. If you do not upload any image as logo, Cloud7 will generate a default dynamic image for the subscription plans.
    • In the “Description” field, specify the details description of the subscription plan. This information will be displayed to the customers selecting this subscription plan on C7 marketplace if you publish it. You can use the text editor to customize the description with headings and other formatting techniques.
  7. Under “Guides & Agreement” section, attach documents for customer guidance:
    • In the “EULA” field, upload an End User License Agreement document associated with this subscription plan.
    • In the “User Guide” field, upload a User Guide to help customers understand the subscription.
  8. Click on “Next”.
  9. In the second step of Subscription Plan creation stepper form, allocate the products by enabling or disabling the subscription models to which the customer or reseller having this plan will have access to.
  10. If you enable (on) “Pay as You Go” option, the customers or resellers having this plan will be able to see the complete list of all the PAYG products created under “Products” section. If this option is set to “Off”, the customers or resellers will not have access to the PAYG products.
  11. If you enable (on) “Pay as You Go” option, the customers or resellers having this plan will be able to see the complete list of all the Reservation products created under “Products” section. If this option is set to “Off”, the customers or resellers will not have access to the Reservation products.
  12. If you set “Bundle” to “On state, Cloud7 will show you the complete list of all the available Bundle products, and you can set the quantity of any product by double-clicking on the quantity attribute. You can also define a per product discount. This way you can create a complete bundle of resources that would eventually be assigned to the customers or resellers after subscription to this plan.
  13. Click on “Next” and you will see the plan summary.
  14. Click on “Submit” to create the subscription plan.
Edit Resource Plans #

  1. To access the Subscription Plans section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscription Plans.
  2. Click on the “Edit” icon against the required subscription plan to edit the plan information or product allocation.
  3. At the end of the Subscription Plan editing stepper form, click on “Submit” to update the plan information.
Delete Resource Plans #

  1. To access the Subscription Plans section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscription Plans.
  2. Click on the “Delete” icon against the required subscription plan to remove it from the list.
  3. A delete confirmation prompt will popup. Select “Confirm” button on the popup to validate your action and proceed with the removal.
  4. Cloud7 will delete the required plan.

Image Plans #

In addition to Resource Subscriptions, Image Subscriptions manage access to specific images within Cloud7. These subscriptions control which images are available to customers and resellers for their virtual instances, ensuring compatibility and compliance with organizational standards.

You can use Image Subscription Plans to offer various operating systems and software, such as firewalls, load balancers, WAFs, and databases, on the Cloud7 marketplace. Customers subscribe to these software packages, and Cloud7 orchestrates their deployment on the customer’s selected virtual instance flavors, volumes, and subnets. This ensures a seamless provisioning process for the users.

Some of the important points related to Image Plans are:

  1. Image Availability: You can specify which images are accessible to customers and resellers, ensuring they only use approved and compatible images for their virtual instances.
  2. Marketplace Publishing & Image Orchestration: Image Subscriptions can also be published on the Cloud7 marketplace. This allows customers to select and orchestrate virtual machines with the required images, enhancing the self-service capabilities of the platform.
List Image Plans #

  1. To access the Subscription Plans section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscription Plans.
  2. On this page, you will see the complete list of all the Subscription Plans created along with details on their status, delivery method and creation date etc.
Create Image Plans #

  1. To access the Subscription Plans section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscription Plans.
  2. Click on “Create” button in the upper right corner of the Cloud7 header.
  3. In the first step of the Subscription Plan creation stepper-form, provide plan, pricing and marketplace publishing information.
  4. Under “Plan Information” section, provide plan specific details:
    • Specify the name of the plan in “Plan Name” field.
    • In “Plan Delivery Method” drop-down, select Resource type.
    • In “Highlights” section, provide summarized information for the plan. This information will be used as an overview on marketplace listing page if the plan is published on C7 marketplace platform.
    • In “Cancellation Policy” field, provide cancellation policy details. This information will be displayed to the customers against this subscription plan on C7 marketplace if you publish it.
    • In “Refund Policy” field, provide refund policy details. This information will be displayed to the customers selecting this subscription plan on C7 marketplace if you publish it.
    • In “Support Policy” section, provide support specific details. This information will be displayed to the customers on marketplace plan details page if this plan is published on C7 marketplace.
  5. Under “Pricing Information”, provide plan’s pricing details:
    • In the “Plan Duration” field, specify the number of months for which the plan will remain valid. After this period, the customer will be required to renew the subscription. Each subscription plan is designed to be valid for a specific duration to maintain a clear contract structure.
    • In the “Setup Price” field, specify any one-time charges (OTC) or non-recurring charges (NRC) that are associated with this plan.
    • Under “Select Billing Mode” drop-down, select monthly, quarterly or yearly options as billing cycle for the subscription plan.
  6. Under “Plan Listing on Marketplace” section, set details for C7 marketplace publishing of the plan:
    • Using “Publish to Marketplace” toggle to make this plan available on Cloud7 marketplace.
    • Using “Visible to All” toggle, decide the visibility of the plan to customers on marketplace. You can make this subscription plan visible to all by enabling this toggle button.
    • If you want to make this subscription plan visible only to a selected list of customers or resellers, disable the “Visible to All” toggle. Then, use the “Select Customers/Resellers” option to choose the specific customers and resellers who should have access to this plan. Public visitors will not be able to see this plan. It will only be visible to the selected customers or resellers after they log in to their accounts.
    • In the “Categories” field, select the required category to which this subscription plan belongs. These categories will be visible on Cloud7 marketplace. You can easily create the marketplace categories by using “Create Category” button in front of the “Categories” field.
    • You can use “Image” option to upload an image as a logo for this subscription plan on Cloud7 marketplace. If you do not upload any image as logo, Cloud7 will generate a default dynamic image for the subscription plans.
    • In the “Description” field, specify the details description of the subscription plan. This information will be displayed to the customers selecting this subscription plan on C7 marketplace if you publish it. You can use the text editor to customize the description with headings and other formatting techniques.
  7. Under “Guides & Agreement” section, attach documents for customer guidance:
    • In the “EULA” field, upload an End User License Agreement document associated with this subscription plan.
    • In the “User Guide” field, upload a User Guide to help customers understand the subscription.
  8. Click on “Next”.
  9. In the second step of Subscription Plan creation stepper form, select the required image and associated infrastructure on which this image can be deployed.
  10. In the “Version” field, specify the version of the software contained by the image. This version will appear on Cloud7 marketplace if the plan is published on it.
  11. In the “Publisher Name” field, provide information on the seller or vendor of the software contained by the image. This information on publisher will be shown on Cloud7 marketplace if the plan is published on it.
  12. The “Publisher Website URL” field, specify the website URL for the seller or vendor. This URL will get hyperlinked with the Publisher Name in the Cloud7 marketplace if the plan is published on it. The visitors clicking the name of the publisher will be redirected to the publishers website from Cloud7.
  13. Check and enable the required provider on which the image is placed.
  14. Under “Image/Software Pricing Model” section, specify the image specific details:
    • In “Select Image/Software” field, select the required software image from provider’s repository.
    • In the “License” section, select “Free” if the software or image is free of charge, or select “PAYG” if the software is Pay As You Go, or “BYOL” if the software license is on Bring Your Own License model.
    • If you select PAYG in “License” field, the field to specify “Image/Software Effective Monthly Price” will get enabled. You can specify the PAYG pricing for the software contained in the image.
  15. Under the “Associated Infra Settings” section, select the infrastructure on which this image can be orchestrated by the customers:
    1. In “Flavor Product Types” field, select the applicable subscription models from PAYG, Reservation and Bundle.
    2. Based on your selection in the “Flavor Product Types” field, the flavors will be listed in the “Select Default/Vendors Recommended Flavors” and “Available Flavors” drop-downs.
    3. In the “Select Default/Vendors Recommended Flavors” drop-down, choose the recommended virtual instance flavor (specification) for deploying this image or software. The recommended flavor you select will be displayed to customers visiting the marketplace, helping guide their choice when subscribing to services on the marketplace.
    4. Using “Make All Flavors Available” toggle, decide whether to list all the virtual-instance flavors in addition to the default recommended virtual instance flavor as available specifications for image or software deployment.
    5. If the “Make All Flavors Available” toggle is not enabled (set to disable) then you can explicitly select the available virtual instance flavors to be listed on the marketplace in addition to the default recommended flavor.
    6. The end result of the flavor selection on the marketplace for the visitors (customers and resellers) would look like:
  16. Click on “Next” and you will see the plan summary.
  17. Click on “Submit” to create the subscription plan.
Edit Image Plans #

  1. To access the Subscription Plans section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscription Plans.
  2. Click on the “Edit” icon against the required subscription plan to edit the plan information or product allocation.
  3. At the end of the Subscription Plan editing stepper form, click on “Submit” to update the plan information.
Delete Image Plans #

  1. To access the Subscription Plans section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscription Plans.
  2. Click on the “Delete” icon against the required subscription plan to remove it from the list.
  3. A delete confirmation prompt will popup. Select “Confirm” button on the popup to validate your action and proceed with the removal.
  4. Cloud7 will delete the required plan.

Contracts #

In Cloud7, any Resource Subscription assigned by the Cloud Admin to a customer or reseller, or self-subscribed by the customer, is considered a contract. These contracts are time-bound, adhering to the duration specified in the Subscription Plans. A single customer or reseller can maintain multiple Resource Subscriptions simultaneously, each with its own defined term and conditions based on the respective Subscription Plan.

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Subscriptions #

In Cloud7, any Image Subscription self-subscribed by the customer, is listed under the “Subscription” menu. These subscription are time-bound, adhering to the duration specified in the Subscription Plans. A single customer or reseller can maintain multiple Image Subscriptions simultaneously, each with its own defined term and conditions based on the respective Image Subscription Plan.

List Subscriptions #

  1. To view the Subscriptions section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscriptions.
  2. On this page, you will see the complete list of all the active and inactive (old) image subscriptions of your customers.
Delete Subscriptions #

  1. To view the Subscriptions section, log in as Cloud-Admin (or a staff member with the necessary privileges) and navigate through the menu path: User Management >> Service Catalogue >> Subscriptions.
  2. On this page, you will see the complete list of all the active and inactive (old) image subscriptions of your customers.
  3. Select the “Delete” icon against the required subscription to remove from the record. An active subscription cannot be removed from the list until the subscription owner has deactivated or removed it.
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