Manually renew a subscription instance before it expires, or within 15 days after expiration, to extend its service period.
Pay-as-you-go and Serverless instances do not expire and do not require renewal.
If you don't renew
Failing to renew a subscription instance on time can result in service interruption and data loss. For details, see Effects of an overdue payment or expiration.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure that you have:
A subscription ApsaraDB RDS instance
Billing permissions to complete payment in your Alibaba Cloud account
Renew in the ApsaraDB RDS console
Renew a single instance
Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console and go to the Instances page. In the top navigation bar, select the region where your instance resides. Find the instance and click its ID.
In the Status section of the Basic Information page, click Renew.
On the Renew page, set the Renewal Duration. Longer subscription periods are offered at lower prices.
Read the Terms of Service, click Confirm Order, and complete the payment.
Renew multiple instances
Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances. In the top navigation bar, select the region where your instances reside.
Select the instances you want to renew and click Renew below the instance list.
In the Renew dialog box, confirm the selected instances and click OK to go to the Renewal page.
On the Manual tab, select the instances and click Batch Renew.
Set the Duration for each instance, click Pay, and complete the payment.
Renew in the Billing Management console
Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console. In the top navigation bar, choose Expenses > Renewal Management.
On the Manual tab of the Renewal page, find the instances you want to renew.
Renew a single instance
Click Renew in the Actions column.
If the instance appears on the Auto or Nonrenewal tab, click Enable Manual Renewal in the Actions column and then click OK before proceeding.
Set the Renewal Duration, click Confirm Order, and complete the payment.
Renew multiple instances
Select the instances you want to renew and click Batch Renew at the bottom of the page.
Set the Duration for each instance, click Pay, and complete the payment.
Handle locked instances after renewal
If a subscription instance is locked due to expiration, it is typically unlocked and restored to the running state within 5 minutes after renewal. Refresh the page to check the status.
If the instance fits a legacy instance type and remains locked after renewal, submit a ticket for technical support. After the instance is unlocked, upgrade it to a current instance type as soon as possible.
What's next
To avoid repeating manual renewals, enable auto-renewal for your subscription instances.