Manually Renewing an Instance

Renewing an Instance on the Console

1. Log in to the Huawei Cloud console.
2. In the service list, choose Databases > GeminiDB.
3. On the Instances page, locate the target instance and click Renew in the Operation column.
   Figure 1 Renewing an instance
   

   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 Renewing an instance
   
   

   You can also renew multiple instances all at once:

   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 an Instance in Billing Center

1. Log in to the Huawei Cloud console.
2. On the top menu bar, choose Billing > Renewal.

   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 to be manually renewed to the Manual Renewals tab. 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 a Fixed Renewal Date for Yearly/Monthly Instances. 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 a Fixed Renewal Date for Yearly/Monthly Instances

If you have multiple instances with different expiration dates, you can set a fixed expiration date to facilitate routine management and renewal.

Figure 7 shows two resources that will expire at different time are renewed for one month and a fixed renewal date is set.

Figure 7 Setting a fixed renewal date

For more details, see Setting a Renewal Date.