Manually Renewing a DB Instance

If a yearly/monthly DB instance is about to expire but you want to continue using it, you need to renew the DB instance subscription within a specified period, or resources, such as vCPUs and memory, will be automatically released, and data will be lost and cannot be restored.

You can renew a yearly/monthly DB instance on the console any time before it is automatically deleted due to arrears.

Figure 1 DB instance lifecycle

For details about the instance status in each phase of the lifecycle, see Impact of Expiration.

Constraints

Only yearly/monthly DB instance subscriptions can be renewed. If you use a pay-per-use instance, just ensure that your account has a valid payment method configured or a top-up account with a sufficient balance.

Renewing a DB Instance on the Console

Log in to the management console.
Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > Relational Database Service.
On the Instances page, locate the DB instance you want to renew and choose More > 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 on the right of Billing Mode.

Figure 2 Renewing a DB instance
On the displayed page, renew the DB instance.

Renewing a Subscription in the Billing Center

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.
Set 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 3 Renewal management

You can move all DB instances that need to be manually renewed to the Manual Renewals tab page. For details, see Enabling Manual Renewal.
Manually renew DB instances.
- Individual renewal: Click Renew in the Operation column for the desired DB instance.
  Figure 4 Individual renewal
- Batch renewal: Check the boxes for the desired DB instances, and click Batch Renew in the upper left corner.
  Figure 5 Batch renewal
Select a renewal duration and optionally select Renew on the standard renewal date. For details, see Setting the Same Renewal Day for Yearly/Monthly DB Instances. Confirm the price and click Pay.

Figure 6 Confirming renewal
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 DB Instances

If the DB instances have different expiry dates, you can set the same renewal day, for example, the first day of each month, to make it easier to manage renewals.

In Figure 7, a user sets the same renewal day for two resources that will expire at different dates.

Figure 7 Setting the same renewal day for resources with different expiry dates