Auto-Renewal

Updated on 2023-12-06 GMT+08:00

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Auto-renewal can prevent DSC resources from being automatically deleted if you forget to manually renew them. The auto-renewal rules are as follows:

The first auto-renewal date and billing cycle are calculated based on the expiration date of your DSC instance.
The DSC auto-renewal duration is of your choice For example, if you select a 3-month duration, DSC automatically renews the subscription for 3 months before each expiration.
Auto-renewal can be enabled before your DSC instance expires. The system will automatically renew your DSC instance at 3:00 a.m. on the seventh day before it expires. If the auto-renewal fails, the system will try again at 3:00 a.m. every day until DSC expires or the renewal is successful.
You can still perform a manual renewal even when auto-renewal is enabled. After a manual renewal is complete, auto-renew is still in effect, and auto-renewal will be done 7 days before the new subscription expires.
By default, the system automatically deducts fees from your account 7 days before your instance expires. You can change the renewal date to another day if needed, for example, 6 days or 5 days before the instance expires.

Ensure that the DSC instance purchased in yearly/monthly mode has not expired.

You can enable auto-renewal on the DSC purchase page, as shown in Figure 1. For more information about purchasing DSC, see Buying DSC.

Figure 1 Enabling auto-renewal

Log in to the management console.
In the upper right corner of the page, choose Billing & Costs > Renewal. The Renewals page is displayed.
Customize search criteria.
- On the Auto Renewals page, you can view the resources for which auto-renewal has been enabled.
- You can enable auto-renewal for resources on the Manual Renewals, Pay-per-Use After Expiration, and Renewals Canceled pages.
Locate the target instance and click Enable Auto-Renew in the Operation column.
Select the renewal duration and the number of auto-renewal times.
Click OK.