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Configuring RabbitMQ Recycling Policies

If recycling is enabled, deleted instances and their data are retained in Recycle Bin, and can be recovered during the retention period. Once the retention period expires, instances in Recycle Bin will be deleted permanently.

Recycling is disabled by default.

Constraints

  • Pay-per-use instance in Recycle Bin will not generate fees, but their storage will.
  • Yearly/Monthly instances will be moved to Recycle Bin upon unsubscription. After that, they will not generate fees, but their storage will.
  • Yearly/Monthly instances will be changed to pay-per-use ones upon successful recovery.
  • Removing or unsubscribing instances in the grace or retention period deletes them permanently.

Enabling Recycling

  1. Log in to the RabbitMQ console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner to select a region.
  3. In the navigation pane, choose Recycle Bin.
  4. Click Modify Recycling Policy and the Modify Recycling Policy dialog box is displayed.
  5. Enable Recycle Bin, specify Retention Days (1–7), and click OK.

Recovering RabbitMQ Instances

  1. Log in to the RabbitMQ console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner to select a region.
  3. In the navigation pane, choose Recycle Bin.
  4. Recover RabbitMQ instances using either of the following methods:

    • Select one or more RabbitMQ instances and click Recover in the upper left corner.
    • In the row containing the desired RabbitMQ instance, click Recover.

  5. In the displayed Recover Instance dialog box, click OK.

    It takes 3 to 10 minutes to recover an instance. You can view recovered instances on the RabbitMQ Instances page.

Modifying Retention Days

  1. Log in to the RabbitMQ console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner to select a region.
  3. In the navigation pane, choose Recycle Bin.
  4. Click Modify Recycling Policy and the Modify Recycling Policy dialog box is displayed.
  5. Modify the retention days (1–7) and click OK.

    Changes to the retention period apply only to instances deleted after the changes.

Exporting Instances in the Recycle Bin

  1. Log in to the RabbitMQ console.
  2. In the navigation pane, choose Recycle Bin.
  3. Choose Export > Export all data to an XLSX file or Export > Export selected data to an XLSX file.

Deleting Instances Permanently

  1. Log in to the RabbitMQ console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner to select a region.
  3. In the navigation pane, choose Recycle Bin.
  4. Delete instances using either of the following methods:

    • Select one or more RabbitMQ instances and click Delete in the upper left corner.
    • In the row containing the desired RabbitMQ instance, click Delete.

  5. In the displayed Delete Instance dialog box, enter DELETE and click OK.

    Deleting a RabbitMQ instance will delete the data in the instance without any backup. Exercise caution when performing this operation.

Disabling Recycling

  1. Log in to the RabbitMQ console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner to select a region.
  3. In the navigation pane, choose Recycle Bin.
  4. Click Modify Recycling Policy and the Modify Recycling Policy dialog box is displayed.
  5. Disable Recycle Bin and click OK.
Parent Topic: Managing Instances