PolarDB:Release a cluster

Usage notes

• You cannot manually release subscription clusters.

• You can manually release clusters of the following types:

  • Pay-as-you-go clusters whose Status is Running .

    Note

    If the Status of your pay-as-you-go cluster is Locking, your Alibaba Cloud account has an overdue payment. You can top up your Alibaba Cloud account. After that, the cluster is unlocked and returns to normal. Now you can manually release the cluster. For more information, see Expiration and overdue payments.

  • Serverless clusters whose Status is Stopped.

• This feature is designed to release the entire cluster, including all nodes in the cluster. For information about how to release a single read-only node, see Add or remove read-only nodes.

Procedure

1. Log on to the PolarDB console. Click Clusters in the left-side navigation pane. Select a region in the upper-left corner and find the cluster in the list.

2. In the Actions column, choose More > Release.

3. In the Release Cluster dialog box, select a backup retention policy and click OK.

   Retain Backups value	Description
   When the cluster is released, the cluster data is automatically backed up, and all backup sets of the cluster are retained for a long period of time.	When you release the PolarDB cluster, all backups of the cluster are retained.
   When the cluster is released, the cluster data is automatically backed up, and the latest backup set is retained for a long period of time.	A full backup is performed before you release the cluster and only this backup is retained.
   When the cluster is released, all backup sets of the cluster are deleted immediately.	After the PolarDB cluster is released, all backups and logs of cluster are immediately deleted. Warning If you select this policy, the released PolarDB cluster cannot be restored.

   Note

   • If you select the When the cluster is released, the cluster data is automatically backed up, and all backup sets of the cluster are retained for a long period of time, or When the cluster is released, the cluster data is automatically backed up, and the latest backup set is retained for a long period of time policy, the system automatically backs up all data of the PolarDB cluster before the cluster is deleted.

   • After the cluster is released, its level-1 backup files automatically become level -2 backup files and are retained in the Cluster recycle bin. You are charged for the backup files. You can Delete a released cluster at any time to reduce costs.

FAQ

References

• Expiration or overdue payments

• Cluster recycle bin

• Delete a released cluster

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