Database Backup (DBS) no longer provides free storage for the backup files of deleted ApsaraDB RDS instances. The Backup for Deleted Instances feature becomes available for commercial use in some regions on September 14, 2022 and September 20, 2022. After the feature becomes available for commercial use, you are charged for the backup storage of a deleted RDS instance if the backup files of the RDS instance are retained for more than seven days.
Effective dates and regions
Date | Region |
September 14, 2022 | China (Hohhot), China (Chengdu), and Singapore |
September 20, 2022 | China (Hangzhou), China (Beijing), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Qingdao), China (Guangzhou), China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Heyuan), China (Ulanqab), Australia (Sydney), US (Silicon Valley), US (Virginia), Germany (Frankfurt), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila), Thailand (Bangkok), India (Mumbai), UAE (Dubai), and UK (London) |
Description
Application scope
ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instances that use local disks
Usage notes
If you set the Backup Retention Policy After Release parameter of your RDS instance to All or Latest, all backup files or the most recent backup file is retained after the RDS instance is deleted or released. You can download the backup files to restore the data of the RDS instance on the Backup for Deleted Instances page.
Billing rules
If an RDS instance is deleted, the backup files of the RDS instance are retained free of charge within seven days. After the 7-day retention period elapses, you are charged fees for the storage of the backup files. From September 14, 2022, backup storage fees are generated in Alibaba Cloud regions in phases. The following table describes the billing rules.
Type | Region | Unit price (USD per GB-day) |
Public cloud | China (Hangzhou), China (Beijing), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Qingdao), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Chengdu), China (Heyuan), China (Ulanqab), and China (Guangzhou) | 0.00058 |
China (Hong Kong), Singapore, US (Silicon Valley), Germany (Frankfurt), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila), and Thailand (Bangkok) | 0.00067 | |
Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), and Australia (Sydney) | 0.0007 | |
US (Virginia) | 0.00062 | |
India (Mumbai) | 0.00063 | |
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | 0.00064 | |
UK (London) | 0.00065 | |
UAE (Dubai) | 0.00072 |
Suggestions
You can check the policy that you want to use to retain the backup files of your RDS instance after the RDS instance is released on the page of the RDS instance. For more information about how to modify the retention policy, see Retain the backup files of an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance for a long period of time.