This topic describes how to manually renew an ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server instance. If your RDS instance uses subscription billing, you must renew it before it expires. This allows you to prevent service interruptions and data loss.
For more information about the impacts that are caused by subscription expiration, see Unlock or rebuild an expired or overdue ApsaraDB RDS instance.
You can manually renew your RDS instance before your RDS instance expires. You can also manually renew your RDS instance within 15 days after it expires.
Procedure
Renew RDS instances in the ApsaraDB RDS console
Renew an RDS instance
- Access RDS Instances, select a region at the top, and then click the ID of the target RDS instance.
- In the Status section of the page that appears, click Renew on the right.
- On the Renew page, configure the Duration parameter. You are offered lower prices for longer subscription periods.
- Read and select Terms of Service, click Pay Now, and then complete the payment.
Renew multiple RDS instances at a time
- Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances. In the top navigation bar, select the region where the RDS instance resides.
- Select the RDS instances that you want to renew and click Renew below the instance list.
- In the Renew dialog box, confirm the selected RDS instances and click OK to go to the Renewal page.
- On the Manual tab, select the RDS instances and click Batch Renew in the lower part of the page.
- Configure the Duration parameter of each RDS instance, click Pay, and then complete the payment.
Renew RDS instances in the Billing Management console
- Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console.
- In the top navigation bar, choose .
- On the Manual tab of the page that appears, find the RDS instance that you want to renew. You can renew one or more RDS instances at a time.
- Renew an RDS instance
- Find the RDS instance that you want to renew and click Renew in the Actions column.Note If the RDS instance is displayed on the Auto or Nonrenewal tab, you can click Enable Manual Renewal in the Actions column and then click OK in the dialog box that appears to manually renew the RDS instance.
- On the page that appears, configure the Duration parameter, click Pay Now, and then complete the payment.
- Renew multiple RDS instances at a time
Select the RDS instances that you want to renew and click Batch Renew in the lower part of the page.
- Configure the Duration parameter of each RDS instance, click Pay, and then complete the payment.
- Renew an RDS instance
Enable auto-renewal
If you enable auto-renewal for your RDS instance, you do not need to manually renew your RDS instance. Therefor, we recommend that you enable auto-renewal to ensure business continuity. For more information, see Enable auto-renewal for an ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server instance.