Auto-renewing a DCS Instance

Auto-renewal is easier and prevents DCS 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 period are calculated based on the expiration date of the instance.
The auto-renewal duration is customized by you. For example, if you select 3-month renewal duration, your instance is automatically renewed for three months before each expiration.
Auto-renewal can be enabled anytime before a DCS 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.
After auto-renewal is enabled, you can still manually renew your instance. After a manual renewal is complete, auto-renewal is still valid, and fees start to be deducted seven days before the new subscription expires.
Fees are deducted seven days before your subscription expires. You can change this deduction date as required.

Learn about Auto-Renewal Rules before enabling auto-renewal.

Prerequisites

Your yearly/monthly instance has not expired.

Enabling Auto-Renewal When Buying a DCS Instance

You can enable auto-renewal when buying a DCS instance, as shown in Figure 1. For more information about buying a DCS instance, see Buying a DCS Redis Instance.

Figure 1 Enabling auto-renewal
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If you enable auto-renewal when buying a DCS instance, the auto-renewal periods are as follows:

Monthly billing: Your subscription will be renewed each month.
Yearly billing: Your subscription will be renewed each year.

Enabling Auto-Renewal on the Renewals Page

Log in to the 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.
Customize search criteria. For example, set Service Type to Distributed Cache Service.
- For resources on the Manual Renewals, Auto Renewals, and Renewals Canceled pages, you can set the billing mode to change to pay-per-use upon expiration.
- On the Pay-per-Use After Expiration tab, you can view the resources whose billing mode will change to pay-per-use upon expiration.
Figure 2 Renewals
Enable auto-renewal for yearly/monthly resources.
- Separate auto-renewal: Choose More > Enable Auto-Renew in the Operation column of the desired DCS instance.
  Figure 3 Enabling auto-renewal for a single resource
- Batch auto-renewal: Select the desired DCS instances and click Enable Auto-Renew above the list.
  Figure 4 Enabling auto-renewal for multiple resources
Select a renewal period, specify the desired auto-renewal times, and click Pay.

Figure 5 Enabling auto-renewal