Adding Tags

Tags are used to identify cloud resources, such as ECSs, images, and disks. If you have multiple types of cloud resources which are associated with each other, you can add tags to the resources to classify and manage them easily. For more details, see Overview.

You can add tags to ECSs in the following ways:

For details about how to use predefined tags, see Using Predefined Tags.

Adding Tags During ECS Creation

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and project.
  3. Under Computing, click Elastic Cloud Server. The Elastic Cloud Server page is displayed.
  4. Click Create ECS.
  5. Configure parameters for the ECS.

    Add tag keys and tag values to the ECS. For details about the requirements for tag keys and values, see Table 1.

    For details about other parameters, see "Creating an ECS."

    Figure 1 Adding tags

Adding Tags on the ECS Details Page

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and project.
  3. Under Computing, click Elastic Cloud Server. The Elastic Cloud Server page is displayed.
  4. In the ECS list, click the name of the target ECS.

    The ECS details page is displayed.

  5. Click the Tags tab and then Add Tag. In the displayed dialog box, enter the tag key and tag value. For the tag key and tag value requirements, see Table 1.
    Figure 2 Adding tags on the Tags tab
  6. Click OK.

    After tags are added, you can click Edit in the Operation column to edit them.

Adding Tags on the TMS Console

This method is suitable for adding tags with the same tag key to multiple resources.

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Under Management & Deployment, click Tag Management Service.
  3. On the displayed page, select the region where the resource is located, select ECS-ECS for Resource Type, and click Search.

    All ECSs matching the search criteria are displayed.

  4. In the Search Results area, click Create Key. In the displayed dialog box, enter a key (for example, project) and click OK.

    After the tag key is created, it will be displayed in the resource tag list. If not, click and select the key you just created.

    By default, the value of the tag key is Not tagged. You need to set a value for the tag of each resource to associate the tag with the resource.

  5. Click Edit to make the resource list editable.
  6. Locate the row containing the target ECS, click , and enter a value (for example A).

    After a value is set for a tag key, the number of tags is incremented by 1. Repeat the preceding steps to add tag values for other ECSs.

Using Predefined Tags

If you want to add the same tag to multiple ECSs or other resources, you can create a predefined tag on the TMS console and then select the tag for the ECSs or resources. This frees you from having to repeatedly enter tag keys and values. To do so, perform the following operations:

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Under Management & Deployment, click Tag Management Service.
  3. Choose Predefined Tags in the left navigation pane and click Create Tag. In the displayed dialog box, enter a key (for example, project) and a value (for example, A).
  4. Choose Computing > Elastic Cloud Server from the service list and select the predefined tag keys and values.
Parent topic: Tag Management