If you need to reduce the number of database instances that use Database Autonomy Service (DAS) Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition, or if you no longer use DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition, you can disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition. This topic describes how to disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition and DAS Enterprise Edition.
Precautions
After you disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition for a database instance, all the value-added features and new features provided by DAS Cost-efficient Edition are disabled for the database instance, and related historical data is cleared.
After you disable DAS Enterprise Edition for a database instance, the SQL Explorer and Audit feature is disabled for the database instance, and the SQL Explorer and Audit logs are cleared. This does not affect your business.
If you want to only reduce the storage fees for the SQL Explorer and Audit data, you can reduce the storage duration of the SQL Explorer and Audit data. For more information, see Enable and manage DAS Cost-efficient Edition and DAS Enterprise Edition.
Before you disable DAS Enterprise Edition for a database instance, export the SQL Explorer and Audit logs to your computer. For more information about how to export data, see the Disable SQL Explorer and Audit section of the "Overview" topic.
NoteThe minimum storage duration of the SQL Explorer and Audit data is 30 days.
After you disable DAS Enterprise Edition, the system releases the storage space occupied by the SQL Explorer and Audit data. The amount of time taken to release the storage space varies with the data volume. No fees are incurred during the release.
Usage notes
For more information about how to disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition for a database instance, see the Disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition for a database instance section of this topic.
You are charged subscription fees for using DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1. To disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1 for your Alibaba Cloud account and claim a refund, perform the following steps:
Disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1 for all database instances within your Alibaba Cloud account. For more information, see the Disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition for a database instance section of this topic.
Disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1 for your Alibaba Cloud account and claim a refund. For more information, see the Disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1 for an Alibaba Cloud account section of this topic.
If you want to disable DAS Enterprise Edition V0, V2, or V3 for a database instance, no refunds are involved because you are not charged subscription fees for available instances. You can only disable DAS Enterprise Edition for the database instance.
After you disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition and DAS Enterprise Edition V1, you can still use the features of DAS Basic Edition. For more information, see Editions and supported features.
Disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition for a database instance
Disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition
Log on to the DAS console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Version Management.
On the Edition Management page, click the Cost-efficient Edition Instance tab.
On the Cost-efficient Edition Instance tab, find the database instance for which you want to disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition and click Disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition in the Actions column. In the panel that appears, read the risk warning, select the check box, and then click Disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition.
If the value in the Used Instances column is 0, DAS Cost-efficient Edition is disabled for all database instances within the current Alibaba Cloud account. In this case, skip this step.
Disable DAS Enterprise Edition V3
Log on to the DAS console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Version Management.
On the Edition Management page, click the Enterprise Edition Instance tab, and then click the Tiered Billing tab.
On the Tiered Billing tab, find the database instance for which you want to disable DAS Enterprise Edition V3 and click Set Duration in the Actions column. In the panel that appears, clear all features and click Submit.
Disable DAS Enterprise Edition V2
Log on to the DAS console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Version Management.
On the Edition Management page, click the Enterprise Edition Instance tab, and then click the Unified Billing tab.
On the Unified Billing tab, find the database instance for which you want to disable DAS Enterprise Edition V2 and click Set Duration in the Actions column. In the dialog box that appears, disable the SQL Explorer and Audit feature and click OK.
Disable DAS Enterprise Edition V1
Log on to the DAS console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Version Management.
On the Edition Management page, click the Enterprise Edition Instance tab, and then click the Unified Billing tab.
On the Unified Billing tab, find the database instance for which you want to disable DAS Enterprise Edition V1 and click Set Duration in the Actions column.
If the value in the Used Instances column is 0, DAS Enterprise Edition V1 is disabled for all database instances within the current Alibaba Cloud account. In this case, skip this step.
In the dialog box that appears, turn off SQL insight and audit and click OK.
Disable DAS Enterprise Edition V0
Log on to the DAS console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Version Management.
On the Edition Management page, click the Enterprise Edition Instance tab, and then click the Unified Billing tab. On the Unified Billing tab, click the Audit tab in the Instances section.
On the Audit tab, find the database instance for which you want to disable DAS Enterprise Edition V0 and click Set Duration in the Actions column. In the dialog box that appears, disable the SQL Explorer and Audit feature and click OK.
Disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition and DAS Enterprise Edition V1 for an Alibaba Cloud account
You are charged for DAS Enterprise Edition V0, V2, and V3 on a pay-as-you-go basis. You cannot claim a refund.
Before you disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1 for an Alibaba Cloud account, you must disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1 for all database instances within the Alibaba Cloud account. For more information, see the Disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition for a database instance section of this topic.
If you want to disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition and claim a refund, choose in the upper-right corner of the DAS console.
FAQ
Q: Why am I still charged for DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition after DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition is disabled for all database instances?
A: You are charged for DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1 in subscription mode based on the value of the Available Instances parameter that you specified on the buy page. For example, if you set the Available Instances parameter to 1, you are charged for DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1 even if no database instance is added to use DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1. For more information, see Billing. For more information about how to disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition and claim a refund, see the Disable DAS Cost-efficient Edition and DAS Enterprise Edition V1 for an Alibaba Cloud account section of this topic.