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Updated on 2024-05-13 GMT+08:00
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Auto-Renewing a CloudTable Instance

Auto-renewal can prevent CloudTable instances from being automatically deleted if you forget to manually renew them. The auto-renewal rules are as follows:

  • The first auto-renewal date and billing cycle are calculated based on the expiration date of the subscription.
  • The CloudTable is auto-renewed for the renewal duration you select. For example, if you select a 3-month renewal period, your instance is automatically renewed for three months every time before it expires.
  • You can enable auto-renewal any time before a CloudTable 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 manually renew your CloudTable cluster. 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 charge is deducted from your account seven days before the new expiry date. You can change this auto-renewal payment date as required.

Prerequisites

Your yearly/monthly CloudTable cluster has not expired.

Enabling Auto-Renewal During Purchase

You can enable auto-renewal on the page for purchasing yearly/monthly CloudTable clusters, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Enabling auto-renewal

If you enable auto-renewal when buying a CloudTable cluster, the auto-renewal periods are as follows:

  • Your subscription will be renewed each month for monthly billing.
  • Your subscription will be renewed each year for yearly billing.

Enabling Auto-Renewal on the Renewals Page

  1. Log in to the CloudTable console.
  2. Hover over Billing 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.

    • In the Auto Renewals page, you can view the resources for which auto-renewal has been enabled.
    • You can enable auto-renewal for resources in the Manual Renewals, Pay-per-Use After Expiration, and Renewals Canceled pages.

  4. Enable auto-renew for yearly/monthly resources.

    • Enabling auto-renew for a single resource: Select the CloudTable instance for which you want to enable auto-renew and choose More > Enable Auto-Renew in the Operation column.
      Figure 2 Enabling auto-renew for a single resource
    • Enabling auto-renew for multiple resources at a time: Select the CloudTable instances for which you want to enable auto-renew and click Enable Auto-Renew above the list.
      Figure 3 Enabling auto-renew for multiple resources

  5. Select a renewal period, specify the desired auto-renew times, and click Pay.

    If auto-renew is enabled on the Renewals page, the auto-renew period is subject to the selected renewal period and auto-renew times. For example, if you set New Auto-Renew Period to 3 months and Auto-renewals to Unlimited, your subscription is automatically renewed for three months before it expires.
    Figure 4 Enabling auto-renew

Parent topic: Renewal