Overview

When to Renew Subscriptions

If a yearly/monthly cluster or node is about to expire, but you want to continue using it, you need to renew the subscription within a specified period. Otherwise, the resources will be automatically released, and data will be lost and cannot be restored.

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

If you renew the cluster or node before it expires, resources will be retained and you can continue using them. For details about the statuses of yearly/monthly resources after they expire, see Impact of Expiration.

How to Renew Subscriptions

Only yearly/monthly CCE clusters and nodes can be renewed on the CCE console. This section describes how to renew such clusters and nodes, as shown in Table 1.

**Table 1** Renewing a yearly/monthly cluster or node
Method	Billed Item	Description
Manually Renewing a CCE Resource	Cluster	You can renew a yearly/monthly cluster on the console at any time before it is automatically deleted.
Manually Renewing a CCE Resource	ECS	You can renew a yearly/monthly node on the console at any time before it is automatically deleted.
Automatically Renewing a CCE Resource	Cluster	You can enable auto-renewal to automatically renew a cluster before it expires. This prevents resources from being deleted in case you forget to renew a subscription.
Automatically Renewing a CCE Resource	ECS	You can enable auto-renewal to automatically renew a node before it expires. This prevents resources from being deleted in case you forget to renew a subscription.

You can select a method to renew a yearly/monthly cluster or node based on the phase it is currently in.

Figure 1 Selecting a renewal method based on the current phase of a cluster or node

A yearly/monthly cluster or node is in the Running state after it is provisioned.
When the subscription expires, the status will change from Running to Expired.
If an expired cluster or node is not renewed, it enters a grace period. If it is not renewed by the time the grace period expires, the cluster or node will be frozen and enter a retention period.
If you do not renew the subscription before the retention period expires, your clusters or nodes will be automatically deleted.

Once a yearly/monthly subscription has expired or a pay-per-use resource becomes in arrears, Huawei Cloud provides a period of time during which you can renew or top up your accounts. For details, see What Is a Grace Period of Huawei Cloud? How Long Is It? What Is a Retention Period of Huawei Cloud? How Long Is It?

You can enable auto-renewal anytime before a cluster or a node expires. 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. You can change the auto-payment date for renewal as required.

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