Renewal policy for subscription Lindorm instances - Lindorm

You can manually or automatically renew subscription Lindorm instances before expiration to extend the subscription period and prevent data loss.

Prerequisites

- The Lindorm instance must use the subscription billing method.

Notes

- The first auto-renewal deduction occurs before expiration (at 08:00 on the 9th day for China site; on the 3rd day for International site). Ensure your account has sufficient funds.
- If you manually renew an instance before auto-renewal is triggered, the system skips auto-renewal for that billing cycle.
- The auto-renewal feature takes effect the next day. If your instance expires tomorrow, renew it manually to avoid interruptions.
- If you change resource configurations before a renewal order takes effect, you can only unsubscribe and cannot cancel the renewal order.

Renewal policy

Billing

The renewal fee for a subscription instance is the same as the purchase price. Pay-as-you-go instances do not expire and do not require renewal. Make sure that your Alibaba Cloud account has a sufficient balance.

Note

The purchase price varies depending on the instance configuration, such as the region, specifications, and storage class. For more information, see the purchase page.

Renewal methods

You can renew instances automatically or manually to prevent data loss.

Renewal method

Billing Time

Auto-renewal (Recommended)

The first payment attempt occurs on the 3rd day before the instance expires. If the payment fails, the system retries at the following times until the payment is successful: the 1st day before expiration, the expiration day, and the 6th and 14th days after expiration. The instance is stopped immediately after it expires. If the payment still fails upon expiration, manually renew the instance right away to prevent data loss.

Ensure that your Alibaba Cloud account has a sufficient balance to avoid renewal failure.

Manual renewal

For manual payments, the system deducts the fee immediately.

Renew the instance before it expires to prevent service interruptions and data release. For more information about the effects of instance expiration, see Overdue payments and expiration.

Enable auto-renewal

Enable auto-renewal when you create an instance

Note

When you enable auto-renewal for a Lindorm instance during purchase, the renewal period is one month for monthly subscriptions and one year for annual subscriptions. For example, if you purchase an instance for three months and enable auto-renewal, the instance is automatically renewed for one month before the initial three-month subscription expires.

When creating a subscription Lindorm instance, select a Duration, then select the Auto-renewal Recommended checkbox. The instance then renews automatically before it expires.

Enable auto-renewal for an existing instance

Note

When you enable auto-renewal for an instance in the Renewal console, you can select a renewal period. The system then automatically renews the instance for the selected period.

Log on to the Lindorm console.
In the top navigation bar, choose Expenses > Renewal Management.
On the Resource Renewal page, enter the ID of the Lindorm instance, then click Search.
Click the Manual Renewal or Nonrenewal upon Expiration tab.
Enable auto-renewal for one or more Lindorm instances.
- Enable auto-renewal for a single instance
  1. In the instance list on the Manual Renewal or Nonrenewal upon Expiration tab, find the instance and click Enable Auto-renewal in the Actions column.
  2. On the Enable Auto-renewal page, select an auto-renewal period.
  3. Click Enable Auto-renewal.
- Enable auto-renewal for multiple instances
  1. On the Manual Renewal or Nonrenewal upon Expiration tab, select the checkboxes for the instances you want to manage.
  2. Click Enable Auto-renewal at the bottom of the list.
  3. On the Enable Auto-renewal page, select an auto-renewal period.
  4. Click Enable Auto-renewal.

Related tasks

On the Resource Renewal page in the Renewal console, you can also perform the following tasks:

Modify the auto-renewal period
Click the Auto-renewal tab, and in the Auto-renewal list, click Modify Auto-renewal Settings in the Actions column for the target instance to reconfigure the auto-renewal period.
Manually renew an instance
Click the Manual Renewal, Auto-renewal, or Nonrenewal upon Expiration tab. In the instance list, find the instance and click Renew in the Actions column. Then, select a subscription duration to manually renew the instance.
Set to non-renewal
Click the Manual Renewal or Auto-renewal tab. In the instance list, find the instance and click Nonrenewal in the Actions column. This setting prevents the instance from being renewed upon expiration.
Disable auto-renewal
Click the Auto-renewal or Nonrenewal upon Expiration tab. In the instance list, find the instance and click Enable Manual Renewal in the Actions column to switch to manual renewal.

Manually renew a subscription instance

Renew in the Lindorm console

Log on to the Lindorm console.
In the upper-left corner of the page, select the region where the instance is deployed.
On the Instances page, find the target instance and click Renew in the Actions column.
On the Renew page, configure the renewal settings.
1. Select a Duration of purchase and check the Expiration Time (After Renewal):.
2. Read the Terms of Service, select the agreement checkbox, and then click Buy Now.
On the Pay page, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the payment.

Renew in the Renewal Management console

Log on to the Lindorm console.
In the top navigation bar, choose Price > Renewal.
On the Resource Renewal page, select Lindorm (New Edition) from the product name drop-down list, and then click the Manual Renewal tab.
- Renew a single instance
  1. In the Manual Renewal list, find the target instance and click Renew in the Actions column.
    Note
    If the target instance is on the Auto-renewal or Nonrenewal upon Expiration tab, find the instance. In the Actions column, select > Enable Manual Renewal. In the Enable Manual Renewal dialog box that appears, click OK to switch the instance back to manual renewal.
  2. On the renewal page, select a subscription duration.
  3. Read the Terms of Service and then click Buy Now.
  4. On the Pay page, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the payment.
- Renew multiple instances
  1. In the Manual Renewal list, select the checkboxes of the target instances.
  2. Click Batch Renewal.
  3. On the Batch Renewal page, select a renewal duration for each instance.
    Note
    If you want to set the same renewal duration for all instances, click Batch Setting. In the dialog box that appears, select a duration and click OK.
  4. Click Pay.
  5. On the Pay page, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the payment.