Hands-on emulator lab · 6–10 min
Inspect a spending commitment before buying — Savings Plans
Inspect an offering and create a local practice commitment record.
These actions use an isolated AWS Emulator. It stores API state locally; it does not create paid cloud resources or run the full hosted AWS service.
Your goal
Inspect an offering and create a local practice commitment record.
Why this matters
A discount commitment has an amount, an offering, and a term to review. You will create a local emulator plan record and inspect it. No real AWS purchase occurs; the same API on AWS creates a financial commitment.
Words you will use
An offering describes a plan’s term and payment option. A commitment is an hourly amount you agree to pay for eligible usage. A plan ID identifies one record. A Savings Plan does not reserve physical capacity.
How to proceed
Start a fresh emulator, read each numbered step, and enter the practice settings shown. Run the action, inspect its API receipt, then continue. Finish lab checks the emulator state again before saving your progress.
1. Inspect the available offerings
Query Savings Plans offerings from the emulator and select one returned Compute plan. An offering describes a term and payment option. These are emulator catalog records, not live prices or purchasing advice.
2. Create a practice commitment
Choose a small hourly amount and create a Savings Plan record through the local emulator. This costs nothing here. In real AWS, this API is a financial commitment and should only be called after careful planning.
Practice hourly commitment in USD: Choose 1–10. Only the isolated emulator receives this request; no AWS purchase occurs. Suggested practice value: 1.
3. Read the local plan record
Describe the plan by its ID and verify the commitment amount. A Savings Plan commitment is not a capacity reservation. This lab does not estimate savings or recommend a real purchase.
Practice, then check your understanding
Perform the actions yourself and inspect the returned state. Errors keep your settings so you can retry. Starting another lab clears the previous live environment. Earned XP is kept, and signed-in achievements sync to your account. Replay does not award duplicate XP.
Read the official AWS documentation for service behavior and production details.