Manually Renewing an Instance

Renewing an Instance on the Console

1. Log in to the management console.
2. In the service list, choose Databases > GeminiDB Influx API.
3. On the Instances page, locate the instance that you want to renew and click Renew in the Operation column.
   Figure 1 Renewal button
   

   Alternatively, click the instance name to go to the Basic Information page. In the Billing Information area, click Renew next to the Billing Mode field.

   Figure 2 Renewal button
   
   

   To renew multiple yearly/monthly instances at a time, perform the following steps:

   1. Select the yearly/monthly instances to be renewed.
   2. Click Renew above the instance list.

4. On the displayed page, renew the instances.

Renewing a Subscription in Billing Center

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Hover over Billing & Costs in the upper part of the console and choose Renewal from the drop-down list.

   The Renewals page is displayed.

3. Select the search criteria.

   On the Manual Renewals, Auto Renewals, Pay-per-Use After Expiration, and Renewals Canceled pages, you can view the instances to be renewed.

   Figure 3 Renewal management
   

   You can move all resources that need to be manually renewed to the Manual Renewals tab page. For details, see Restoring to Manual Renewal.

4. Manually renew resources.
   • Individual renewal: Locate an instance that you want to renew and click Renew in the Operation column.
     Figure 4 Individual renewal
     

   • Batch renewal: Select multiple instances that you want to renew and click Batch Renew in the upper left corner.
     Figure 5 Batch renewal
     

5. Select a renewal duration and optionally select Renew on the standard renewal date. For details, see Setting the Same Renewal Day for Yearly/Monthly Resources. Confirm the price and click Pay.
   Figure 6 Confirming renewal
   

6. Select a payment method and make your payment. Once the order is paid for, the renewal is complete.

Setting the Same Renewal Day for Yearly/Monthly Resources

If the instances have different expiry dates, you can set the same renewal day, for example, the first day of each month, to make it easier to manage renewals.

In Figure 7, a user sets the same renewal day for two resources that will expire at different dates.

Figure 7 Setting the same renewal day for resources with different expiry dates

For more details, see Setting a Renewal Date.