ApsaraDB RDS:Use the auto-renewal feature

Usage notes

• If you enable the auto-renewal feature for your RDS instance, the system deducts the renewal fee at 08:00 on two days before the RDS instance expires. If this fails, the system attempts to deduct the renewal fee once every day for the remaining subscription duration until the deduction succeeds.

  Important

  Make sure you have sufficient balance in your Alibaba Cloud account to ensure that the auto-renewal feature is successful. If all the deduction attempts fail, you must manually renew your RDS instance before the expiration date. This prevents instance downtime that may cause data loss.

• If you have manually renewed your RDS instance before the renewal fee is automatically deducted, no renewal fees are automatically deducted until next time the expiration date approaches.

• The auto-renewal feature takes effect the next day after it is enabled. If your RDS instance is about to expire the next day, you must manually renew it to prevent service interruptions. For more information, see Manually renew an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.

Enable the auto-renewal feature when you purchase an RDS instance

Enable the auto-renewal feature after you purchase an RDS instance

1. Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console.

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

3. On the Manual or Nonrenewal tab of the page that appears, specify filter conditions to find the RDS instance for which you want to enable the auto-renewal feature. You can enable the auto-renewal feature for one or more RDS instances at a time.

   • Enable the auto-renewal feature for an RDS instance

     1. Click Enable Auto Renewal in the Actions column of the RDS instance.

     2. In the Enable Auto Renewal dialog box, select an auto-renewal cycle and click Auto Renew.

        Note

        If the auto-renewal feature is enabled for an RDS instance, the system renews the instance based on the specified auto-renewal cycle. For example, if the auto-renewal cycle is set to three months, a fee for three-month subscription is collected each time the instance is automatically renewed.

   • Enable the auto-renewal feature for multiple RDS instances at a time

     Select the RDS instances and click Enable Auto Renewal below the instance list.

   • In the Enable Auto Renewal dialog box, select an auto-renewal cycle and click Enable Auto Renew.

Change the auto-renewal cycle

1. Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console.

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

3. On the Auto tab, specify filter conditions to find the RDS instance for which you want to enable the auto-renewal feature. Then, select the RDS instance and click Edit Auto Renewal in the Actions column.

4. In the dialog box that appears, change the auto-renewal cycle and then click OK.

Disable the auto-renewal feature

1. Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console.

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

3. On the Auto tab, specify filter conditions to find the RDS instance for which you want to disable the auto-renewal feature. Then, select the RDS instance and click Enable Manual Renewal in the Actions column.

4. In the message that appears, click OK.

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