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Updated on 2023-09-25 GMT+08:00
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Overview

Renewal Introduction

If you do not renew a DDoS Mitigation instance that is billed in yearly/monthly mode upon its expiration, a grace period and a retention period will be granted.

During the grace period, the customer can access and use DDoS Mitigation resources. During this period, the resources cannot be accessed, but the resource data stored will be retained. For details, see What Is a Grace Period of Huawei Cloud?

When your purchased instances expire, DDoS Mitigation stops providing services. To prevent security issues from occurring, it is recommended that you renew the DDoS Mitigation instance before its retention period expires.

If you do not renew the subscription, you cannot use the DDoS Mitigation service, but your services are not affected.

You can renew your resources on the Renewals page of the management console. For details, see Renewal Rules.

Renewal Methods

Table 1 describes the renewal methods of the DDoS Mitigation service

Table 1 Renewal methods

Method

Description

Manually Renewing DDoS Mitigation

From the time when you purchase an instance to the time when the instance is automatically deleted, you can renew the instance on the DDoS Mitigation console at any time.

Auto-renewing DDoS Mitigation

After auto-renewal is enabled, DDoS Mitigation instances are automatically renewed before the subscription expires. This prevents resources from being automatically deleted in the event that you forget to manually renew the subscription.

In different phases of the lifecycle of a yearly/monthly DDoS Mitigation instance, you can choose a renewal method as required. For details, see Figure 1.

Figure 1 Lifecycle of an ECS
  • A DDoS Mitigation instance is in the Running state from the time when it is purchased to the time when it expires.
  • When an DDoS Mitigation subscription expires, the resource status will change from Running to Expired.
  • If the DDoS Mitigation instance is not renewed upon expiration, it enters the grace period. If it is not renewed after the grace period ends, the status changes to Frozen.
  • If you do not renew your subscription after the grace period expires, your resources enter a retention period. If you do not renew the subscription within the retention period, your resources will be automatically deleted.

Auto-renewal can be enabled anytime before a DDoS Mitigation instance expires. The system attempts to automatically renew the instance at 03:00 seven days before the instance expires. If the fee deduction fails, there will be one attempt at 03:00 every day until the instance expires or the renewal is successful. You can change the auto-payment date for renewal as required.

Parent topic: Renewing Subscriptions