Auto-renewing a GaussDB Instance
Auto-renewal can prevent DB instances from being automatically deleted if you forget to manually renew them. The auto-renewal rules are as follows:
- The first auto-renewal date is based on when the GaussDB instance expires and the billing cycle.
- The auto-renewal period of a GaussDB instance depends on the subscription term. Monthly subscriptions renew each month, and yearly subscriptions renew each year.
- You can enable auto-renewal any time before a GaussDB instance expires. By default, the system will make the first attempt to charge your account for the renewal at 03:00 seven days before the expiry date. If this attempt fails, it will make another attempt at 03:00 every day until the subscription is renewed or expires.
- After auto-renewal is enabled, you can still renew the DB instance manually if you want to. After a manual renewal is complete, auto-renewal is still valid, and the renewal fee will be deducted from your account seven days before the new expiry date.
- By default, the renewal fee is deducted from your account seven days before the new expiry date. You can change this auto-renewal payment date as required.
For more information about auto-renewal rules, see Auto-Renewal Rules.
Prerequisites
The yearly/monthly DB instance is not expired.
Auto-renewal has been enabled during the purchase.
You can enable auto-renewal on the GaussDB instance purchase page, as shown in Figure 1. For details, see Buying an Instance.
Enabling Auto-Renewal on the Renewals Page
- Log in to the management console.
- Hover over Billing & Costs in the upper part of the console and choose Renewal from the drop-down list.
The Renewals page is displayed.
- Set the search criteria.
- You can view the resources for which auto-renewal has been enabled on the Auto Renewals page.
- You can enable auto-renewal for resources on the Manual Renewals, Pay-per-Use After Expiration, and Renewals Canceled pages.
Figure 2 Renewals
- Enable auto-renewal for yearly/monthly instances.
- Enabling auto-renewal for a single instance: Locate the instance that you want to enable auto-renewal for and choose More > Enable Auto-Renew in the Operation column.
Figure 3 Enabling auto-renewal for a single instance
- Enabling auto-renewal for multiple instances at the same time: Select the instances that you want to enable auto-renewal for and click Enable Auto-Renew above the list.
Figure 4 Enabling auto-renewal for multiple instances
- Enabling auto-renewal for a single instance: Locate the instance that you want to enable auto-renewal for and choose More > Enable Auto-Renew in the Operation column.
- Select a renewal period, specify the auto-renewal times, and click Pay.
Figure 5 Enabling auto-renewal
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