Express Connect:Manage renewal

Payers for renewal

Background information

Renew a dedicated Express Connect circuit

On the Renewal page, you can manage the renewal of your dedicated Express Connect circuits based on your business requirements.

1. Log on to the Express Connect console.
2. You can use one of the following methods to navigate to the Renewal page:
   • Navigate to the Renewal page from the Physical Connection page.
     1. In the top navigation bar, select a region.
     2. On the Physical Connection page, find the dedicated Express Connect circuit that you want to renew and click Auto Renew in the Actions column.
     3. On the Renewal page, click the Manual, Auto, or Nonrenewal tab to manage renewal.
   • Navigate to the Renewal page in Billing Management.
     1. In the top navigation bar, choose Expenses > Renewal Management.
     2. In the Instances section of the Renewal page, select Express Connect - Charge for rental (Prepaid).
     3. Click the Manual, Auto, or Nonrenewal tab to manage renewal.
3. You can use one of the following methods to manage the renewal of a dedicated Express Connect circuit:
   • Manual renewal
     Note To renew multiple dedicated Express Connect circuits at a time, select the dedicated Express Connect circuits that you want to renew and click Batch Renew. Then, perform the operations as prompted.
     1. On the Renewal page, find the dedicated Express Connect circuit that you want to renew and click Renew in the Actions column.
     2. On the Renew page, specify a duration and select Terms of Service.
     3. Click Buy Now and complete the payment.
   • Auto-renewal
     1. On the Renewal page, find the dedicated Express Connect circuit that you want to renew and click Enable Auto Renewal in the Actions column.
     2. In the Enable Auto Renewal dialog box, specify the renewal period and click Auto Renew.

        After you enable auto-renewal for the dedicated Express Connect circuit, you can view the order on the Auto tab.

        Note

        • After you enable auto-renewal, the auto-renewal feature takes effect the next day.
        • Make sure that you have sufficient balance for renewal.
        • If your instance expires on the next day, you can only manually renew the instance. Auto-renewal is not supported.
     After you enable auto-renewal for the dedicated Express Connect circuit, Alibaba Cloud deducts fees from your account balance to pay for the order nine days before the subscription expires. To prevent auto-renewal failures, make sure that your account balance is sufficient.
   • Disable renewal: After you disable auto-renewal for the dedicated Express Connect circuit, Alibaba Cloud sends a notification before the dedicated Express Connect circuit expires. The dedicated Express Connect circuit is suspended after it expires. You can change the auto-renewal setting before the dedicated Express Connect circuit is suspended.
     1. On the Renewal page, find the dedicated Express Connect circuit that you do not want to renew and click Nonrenewal in the Actions column.
     2. In the Set as Nonrenewal dialog box, click OK.

        After you disable auto-renewal for the dedicated Express Connect circuit, you can view the record on the Nonrenewal tab.

Renew a shared Express Connect circuit

To renew a shared Express Connect circuit, you must log on to the console with the Alibaba Cloud account of a tenant.

On the Renewal page, you can manage the renewal of shared Express Connect circuits based on your business requirements.

1. Log on to the Express Connect console.
2. You can use one of the following methods to navigate to the Renewal page:
   • Navigate to the Renewal page from the Physical Connection page.
     1. In the top navigation bar, select a region.
     2. On the Physical Connection page, find the shared Express Connect circuit that you want to renew and click Auto Renew in the Actions column.
     3. On the Renewal page, click the Manual, Auto, or Nonrenewal tab to manage renewal.
   • Navigate to the Renewal page in Billing Management.
     1. In the top navigation bar, choose Expenses > Renewal Management.
     2. In the Instances section of the Renewal page, select Express Connect - Charge for rental (Prepaid).
     3. Click the Manual, Auto, or Nonrenewal tab to manage renewal.
3. Perform Step 3 to manually renew the shared Express Connect circuit, enable auto-renewal, or choose not to renew the shared Express Connect circuit.

Renew a shared port

1. Log on to the Express Connect console.
2. You can use one of the following methods to navigate to the Renewal page:
   • Navigate to the Renewal page from the Physical Connection page.
     1. In the top navigation bar, select a region.
     2. On the Physical Connection page, find the Express Connect circuit that you want to renew and click Auto Renew in the Actions column.
     3. On the Physical Connection page, click the ID of the dedicated Express Connect circuit that you want to manage.
     4. On the Express Connect circuit details page, click the Shared Physical Connection tab.
     5. Find the shared port that you want to renew and click Renew in the Actions column.
     6. On the Renewal page, click the Manual, Auto, or Nonrenewal tab to manage renewal.
   • Navigate to the Renewal page in Billing Management.
     1. In the top navigation bar, choose Expenses > Renewal Management.
     2. In the Instances section of the Renewal page, select Express Connect - Charge for rental (Prepaid).
     3. Click the Manual, Auto, or Nonrenewal tab to manage renewal.
3. Perform Step 3 to manually renew the shared port, enable auto-renewal, or choose not to renew the shared port.

Renew a VBR

On the Renewal page, you can manage the renewal of a virtual border router (VBR) based on your business requirements.

If billing for outbound data transfer is enabled, you are not charged VBR fees. Otherwise, you must renew a VBR before it expires.

1. Log on to the Express Connect console.
2. You can use one of the following methods to navigate to the Renewal page:
   • Navigate to the Renewal page from the Physical Connection page.
     1. In the top navigation bar, select a region.
     2. On the Physical Connection page, find the Express Connect circuit that you want to manage and click its ID.
     3. On the Physical Connection details page, click the VBR tab, find the VBR that you want to renew, and then choose > Auto Renew in the Actions column.
     4. On the Renewal page, click the Manual, Auto, or Nonrenewal tab to manage renewal.
   • Navigate to the Renewal page in Billing Management.
     1. In the top navigation bar, choose Expenses > Renewal Management.
     2. In the Instances section of the Renewal page, select Express Connect - VBR Instance fee.
     3. Click the Manual, Auto, or Nonrenewal tab to manage renewal.
3. Perform Step 3 to manually renew the VBR, enable auto-renewal, or choose not to renew the VBR.

Renew an Express Connect circuit with non-renewal configured

After you disable auto-renewal for an Express Connect circuit, you can still renew the Express Connect circuit before it expires.

1. Log on to the Express Connect console.
2. You can use one of the following methods to navigate to the Renewal page:
   • Navigate to the Renewal page from the Physical Connection page.
     1. In the top navigation bar, select a region.
     2. On the Physical Connection page, find the dedicated Express Connect circuit that you want to renew and click Auto Renew in the Actions column.
   • Navigate to the Renewal page in Billing Management.

     In the top navigation bar, choose Expenses > Renewal Management.

3. On the Renewal page, click the Nonrenewal tab.
4. Find the Express Connect circuit that you want to renew and click Renew in the Actions column.
   Note You can also click Enable Auto Renewal or Enable Manual Renewal. Then, perform the operations as prompted.
5. On the Renew page, specify a duration and select Terms of Service.
6. Click Buy Now and complete the payment.