Release a dedicated host - Dedicated Host - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

You are billed for pay-as-you-go dedicated hosts based on the actual usage duration. Billing starts when a dedicated host is created and ends when the dedicated host is released or stopped due to overdue payments. If you no longer need a dedicated host, we recommend that you release it to avoid unwanted charges. This topic describes how to manually release a pay-as-you-go dedicated host and how to configure automatic release for a dedicated host.

Background information

Warning

When you release a pay-as-you-go dedicated host, all Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances on the dedicated host are released at the same time. Therefore, make sure that you no longer need the ECS instances on a dedicated host before you release it.

Limits

Subscription dedicated hosts cannot be released before they expire. If your host has not expired but you no longer need it, you can submit a ticket to apply to release the host and obtain a refund.

Manually release a dedicated host

Log on to the ECS console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Instances & Images > > Dedicated Hosts.
In the upper-left corner of the top navigation bar, select a region.
Select the pay-as-you-go dedicated host that you want to release, click the icon next to Renew. Select Release in the drop-down list.
In the Release dialog box that appears, select Instant Release.
Click OK.

Enable or disable automatic release for a dedicated host

Log on to the ECS console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Instances & Images > > Dedicated Hosts.
In the upper-left corner of the top navigation bar, select a region.
Select the pay-as-you-go dedicated host that you want to release, click the icon next to Renew. Select Release in the drop-down list.

In the Release dialog box that appears, set the parameters. asdad55

The following table describes the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Release Type	Select Scheduled Release.
Auto Release	If auto release is enabled, you can specify the release date and time. You can disable auto release if you do not plan to release your dedicated host.
Release Date	Specify a release date. Note You can specify a release date only when auto release is enabled.
Release Time	Specify a release time. Note You can specify a release time only when auto release is enabled. The release time cannot be within 30 minutes of the current time.

Click OK.