Data Management:Renewal policies

Impacts

A subscription backup schedule has a validity period. If you do not renew a subscription backup schedule before the end of the validity period, your backup services may be interrupted. For information about impacts on backup services, see Expiration and overdue payments.

Billing

The fee required to renew a backup schedule is the same as that required to purchase a backup schedule. The specific fee displayed in the console prevails. For more information, see Backup fees.

Manually renew a backup schedule

1. Log on to the DMS console V5.0.

2. In the top navigation bar, choose Security and Specifications (DBS) > Data Disaster Recovery (DBS) > Backup Plan

   Note

   If you use the DMS console in simple mode, move the pointer over the icon in the upper-left corner of the DMS console and choose All Features > Security and Specifications (DBS) > Data Disaster Recovery (DBS) > Backup Plan.

3. Find the backup schedule that you want to manually renew and click Renew in the Actions column to go to the Renew page.

4. On the Renew page, configure the Subscription Duration parameter.

5. Read and agreed to terms of service and then click Buy Now to complete the payment.

   Note

   You can also select Auto-renewal to enable auto-renewal.

Enable the auto-renewal feature

• Method 1: Enable auto-renewal on the Renewal page

  1. Log on to the DMS console V5.0.

  2. In the upper-right corner of the DMS console, move the pointer over the icon and then select Renewals.

  3. Find the corresponding instance by using one of the following methods:

     • On the Renewal page, select Database Backup (pay monthly and yearly) in the Instances section.

     • In the Instance ID field, enter the ID of the backup schedule for which you want to enable auto-renewal and click Search.

     • On the Manual tab, find the item for which you want to enable auto-renewal and click Enable Auto Renewal in the Actions column.

     • In the Enable Auto Renewal dialog box, read the information and specify a renewal duration.

       Note

       • After you enable auto-renewal, the system automatically renews the item based on the renewal duration that you specify. For example, if you set the renewal duration to three months, you are charged for a subscription of three months each time the item is automatically renewed.

       • When the subscription duration and the auto-renewal duration are different, the system automatically renews the item based on the shorter duration. For example, if you purchase a three-month subscription instance and set the renewal duration to six months, the actual renewal duration is three months.

     • Click Auto Renew.

• Method 2: Enable Auto-renewal when you manually renew a backup schedule

  For more information, see Manually renew a DMS item.

• Method 3: Enable Auto-renewal when you purchase an instance

  Note

  • By default, the duration of an auto-renewed monthly subscription to a backup schedule is one month, and the duration of an auto-renewed yearly subscription to a backup schedule is one year.

  • When auto-renewal is enabled, your payment will be collected nine days before the expiration date of a backup schedule. Make sure that your Alibaba Cloud account has a sufficient balance. If your backup schedule is about to expire within 24 hours, you must manually renew the subscription.

  • If you have manually renewed a backup schedule before it is automatically renewed, the system will renew the backup schedule based on the updated expiration date.

Disable the auto-renewal feature

1. Log on to the DMS console V5.0.

2. In the upper-right corner of the DMS console, move the pointer over the icon and then select Renewals.

3. Find the corresponding instance by using one of the following methods:

   • On the Renewal page, select Database Backup (pay monthly and yearly) in the Instances section.

   • In the Instance ID field, enter the ID of the backup schedule for which you want to disable auto-renewal and click Search.

4. Click the Auto tab. Find the item for which you want to disable auto-renewal and click Enable Manual Renewal in the Actions column.

   

5. In the Enable Manual Renewal message, click OK.