Manually Renewing a Connection

Renewing a Connection on the Direct Connect Console

1. Log in to the management console.
2. On the console homepage, click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
3. Hover on to display Service List and choose Networking > Direct Connect.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Direct Connect > Connections.
5. In the connection list, select the yearly/monthly connection to be renewed.
6. Choose More > Renew in the Operation column.
7. Select a renewal duration and optionally select Renew on the standard renewal date. For details, see Setting the Same Renewal Day for Yearly/Monthly Resources. Confirm the price and click Pay.
8. Select a payment method and make your payment. Once the order is paid for, the renewal is complete.

Renewing a Connection in the Billing Center

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Hover over Billing & Costs in the upper part of the console and choose Renewal from the drop-down list.

   The Renewals page is displayed.

3. Set the search criteria.

   On the Manual Renewals, Auto Renewals, and Renewals Canceled tabs, you can view the resources to be renewed.

   You can move all resources that need to be manually renewed to the Manual Renewals tab. For details, see Restoring to Manual Renewal.

4. Manually renew the resources.
   • Individual renewal: Click Renew in the Operation column for the desired resource.
   • Batch renewal: Check the boxes for the desired resources, and click Batch Renew in the upper left corner.
5. Select a renewal duration and optionally select Renew on the standard renewal date. For details, see Setting the Same Renewal Day for Yearly/Monthly Resources. Confirm the price and click Pay.
6. Select a payment method and make your payment. Once the order is paid for, the renewal is complete.

Setting the Same Renewal Day for Yearly/Monthly Resources

If your connections 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 1, a user sets the same renewal day for two resources that will expire at different dates.

Figure 1 Setting the same renewal day for resources with different expiry dates

For more details, see Setting a Renewal Date.