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Updated on 2023-09-18 GMT+08:00

Manually Renewing a DB Instance

You can renew a yearly/monthly DB instance anytime on the console before it is automatically deleted.

Renewing a DB Instance on the Console

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
  3. Click in the upper left corner of the page, choose Databases > GaussDB(for MySQL).
  4. On the Instances page, locate the DB instance you want to renew and click Renew in the Operation column.

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

    Figure 1 Renewing a DB instance

  5. On the displayed page, renew the DB instance.

Renewing a Subscription in Billing Center

  1. Log in to the 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 DB instances to be renewed.

    Figure 2 Renewing a DB instance

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

  4. Manually renew one or more DB instances.

    • Individual renewal: Locate a DB instance that you want to renew and click Renew in the Operation column.
      Figure 3 Renewing a DB instance

    • Batch renewal: Select multiple DB instances that you want renew and click Batch Renew in the upper left corner.
      Figure 4 Renewing multiple DB instances

  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 Instances. Confirm the price and click Pay.

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

Setting the Same Renewal Day for Yearly/Monthly Instances

If the DB instances have different expiry dates, you can set the same renewal day.

In Figure 5, a user sets the same renewal day for two resources that will expire at different dates.

Figure 5 Setting the same renewal day for resources with different expiry dates

For details, see Setting a Renewal Date.