Scenarios

To unsubscribe a DB instance billed in the yearly/monthly mode, you need to unsubscribe the order first. After you unsubscribe a DB instance order, all resources including read replicas in the DB instance are also deleted.

Method 1

Unsubscribe a yearly/monthly DB instance on the Instance Management page.

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
3. Click Service List. Under Database, click GaussDB.
4. On the Instance Management page, locate the target DB instance and choose More > Unsubscribe in the Operation column. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.
5. On the displayed page, confirm the order to be unsubscribed and select a reason. Then, click Confirm.

   For unsubscription details, see Unsubscription Rules.

6. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.
   

   1. After an unsubscription request is submitted, resources and data will be deleted and cannot be retrieved.
   2. If you want to retain data, complete a manual backup before submitting the unsubscription request.

7. View the unsubscription result. After a DB instance order is successfully unsubscribed, the DB instance will be deleted.

Method 2

Unsubscribe a yearly/monthly DB instance on the Billing Center page.

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
3. Click Service List. Under Database, click GaussDB.
4. In the upper right corner, click Billing.
5. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Unsubscriptions and Changes > Unsubscriptions.
6. On the displayed page, select the order to be unsubscribed and click Unsubscribe in the Operation column.
   • You can select GaussDB(for MySQL) in the Service Type to filter all GaussDB(for MySQL) orders.
   • Alternatively, you can search for target orders by name, order No., or ID in the search box in the upper right corner of the order list.
     Figure 1 Searching for orders
     

7. On the displayed page, confirm the order to be unsubscribed and select a reason. Then, click Confirm.

   For unsubscription details, see Unsubscription Rules.

8. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.
   

   1. After an unsubscription request is submitted, resources and data will be deleted and cannot be retrieved.
   2. Ensure that the data is backed up before submitting the unsubscription request.

9. View the unsubscription result. After a DB instance order is successfully unsubscribed, the DB instance will be deleted.