You can configure auto-renewal when you purchase a dedicated host or an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance. You can also manually renew the dedicated host or ECS instance later. This topic describes how to renew a dedicated host and an ECS instance.
Background information
After a dedicated host expires, it is automatically shut down. The dedicated host enters the Stopped state, which lasts for 15 days. During this period, your data on the dedicated host is retained. To start the dedicated host, you only need to renew it. If you do not renew the dedicated host within 15 days, it is released and your data cannot be retrieved.
For information about expiration or overdue payments, see Expiration and overdue payments.
Renew a dedicated host
Renewal method | Description | References |
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Manual renewal | After a billing cycle expires, you can manually renew your subscription. Otherwise, your dedicated host is stopped or released and your business continuity is affected. | Manually renew a dedicated host |
Auto-renewal |
You can enable the auto-renewal feature when you purchase a subscription dedicated host. If you enable auto-renewal for a dedicated host, fees are deducted from your credit card or PayPal account on the expiration date. If fees fail to be deducted, the system attempts to deduct the fees 6 days and 14 days after the expiration date until the renewal is successful. For more information, see Configure auto-renewal. |
Configure auto-renewal |
Renew an ECS instance on a dedicated host
Feature | Scenarios | Operation |
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Manual renewal | You can manually renew instances in the ECS console at any time before they are automatically released. | Manually renew an instance |
Auto-renewal |
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Renewal and configuration downgrade | If the configurations of an instance exceed your requirements, you can renew the instance and downgrade the configurations 15 days before the instance expires. | Downgrade the configurations of an instance during renewal |
Synchronization of expiration dates | If you have multiple subscription instances that expire on different dates, you can synchronize the expiration dates to the same day of the month to simplify management and renewal. | Synchronize the expiration dates of subscription instances |