This topic describes how to release a pay-as-you-go ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance and how to unsubscribe from a subscription ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.
Usage notes
You can release pay-as-you-go RDS instances or unsubscribe from subscription RDS instance. After you release or unsubscribe from your RDS instance, the data of the RDS instance is retained for a period of time in the following situations:
After a subscription RDS instance expires and is released or you manually release a pay-as-you-go RDS instance or unsubscribe from a subscription RDS instance, the RDS instance is moved to the recycle bin. You can unlock and rebuild the RDS instance from the recycle bin.
NoteRDS instances that meet specific requirements are moved to the recycle bin. For more information, see Manage ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instances in the recycle bin.
If the cross-region backup feature is enabled for the RDS instance and the specified retention period does not elapse, the backup files that are generated by using the cross-region backup feature are retained. For more information, see Use the cross-region backup feature.
If the Backup Retention Policy After Release parameter is configured for the RDS instance, the backup files of the RDS instance are retained even if you release or unsubscribe from the RDS instance. You can download the backup files to your computer. For more information, see Retain the backup files of an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance for a long period of time.
WarningIn other situations, the data of an RDS instance is immediately deleted after you release or unsubscribe from the RDS instance. The data cannot be restored. Proceed with caution. Before you release or unsubscribe from an RDS instance, we recommend that you back up the RDS instance and download the backup files. For more information, see Enable the automatic backup feature and Download the backup files of an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.
If you want to release or unsubscribe from the last read-only RDS instance of a primary RDS instance, you must disable the read/write splitting feature for the primary RDS instance. For more information, see Disable read/write splitting for an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.
After you release or unsubscribe from a primary RDS instance, the subscription read-only RDS instances or pay-as-you-go read-only RDS instances of the primary RDS instance are automatically deleted. In addition, the payments for the subscription read-only RDS instances of the primary RDS instance are refunded.
After your RDS instance is released, the RDS instance is no longer displayed in the ApsaraDB RDS console, and no fees are generated. If your RDS instance is moved to the recycle bin after you release or unsubscribe from the instance, you can rebuild the instance from the recycle bin. For more information, see Manage ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instances in the recycle bin.
Release a primary RDS instance
Release a pay-as-you-go primary RDS instance
Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which the primary RDS instance resides.
Use one of the following methods to release an RDS instance:
Find the RDS instance and choose in the Actions column.
Find the RDS instance and click the ID of the instance. In the Status section of the Basic Information page, click Release Instance.
In the message that appears, click OK.
Unsubscribe from a subscription primary RDS instance
If you want to unsubscribe from a subscription RDS instance, submit a ticket.
Release a read-only RDS instance
Release a pay-as-you-go read-only RDS instance
- Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which your RDS instance resides.
Use one of the following methods to release an RDS instance:
Find the RDS instance and choose in the Actions column.
Find the RDS instance and click the ID of the instance. On the Basic Information page, click Release Instance.
In the message that appears, click OK.
Unsubscribe from a subscription read-only RDS instance
If you want to unsubscribe from a subscription RDS instance, submit a ticket.
You can click also click Cancellation of Instance Subscription in the Status section of the Basic Information page to unsubscribe from the RDS instance.Cancellation of Instance Subscription
Automatically release a read-only RDS instance
After you release or unsubscribe from a primary RDS instance, the subscription and pay-as-you-go read-only RDS instances of the primary RDS instance are automatically released. The payments for the subscription read-only RDS instances of the primary RDS instance are refunded.
FAQ
If I release or unsubscribe from a read-only RDS instance, are my workloads interrupted?
Yes, if you release or unsubscribe from a read-only RDS instance, your workloads on are interrupted. Before you release or unsubscribe from a read-only RDS instance, we recommend that you set the read weight of the read-only RDS instance to 0. For more information, see Modify the latency threshold and read weights of ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instances.
NoteThe cached connections to the read-only RDS instance remain valid. If you want to forward the read requests over the cached connections to other read-only RDS instances, you must establish new connections.
After I release or unsubscribe from my RDS instance, how do I retrieve the data of the RDS instance?
If your RDS instance is configured to retain backup files after you release or unsubscribe from your RDS instance, you can go to the Backup for Deleted Instances tab of the Backups page in the ApsaraDB RDS console to restore the data of your RDS instance. For more information, see Enable the automatic backup feature.
I cannot find Release Instance in the ApsaraDB RDS console. Why?
You can only unsubscribe from subscription RDS instances.
Related operations
Operation | Description |
Releases a pay-as-you-go RDS instance. You cannot unsubscribe from a subscription RDS instance by calling an API operation. |