Renewal policy - PolarDB

PolarDB clusters can be automatically or manually renewed. We recommend that you enable auto-renewal for your cluster. This eliminates the need to remember the renewal dates and prevent interruptions to your business that may result from a delayed renewal.

Background information

A subscription cluster has a validity period. If a subscription cluster is not renewed in a timely manner, service interruption or data loss may occur after the cluster expires. If you want to use a subscription cluster without interruption, you must renew the cluster within the specified period of time.

Note

Pay-as-you-go and serverless clusters do not expire. You do not need to renew pay-as-you-go or serverless clusters. You need to only make sure that your account has sufficient balance.

Usage notes

Item	Description
Auto-renewal	After you enable auto-renewal for a cluster, the system automatically renews the cluster based on the subscription duration. For example, if the subscription duration of your cluster is three months and auto-renewal is enabled, you are charged for a three-month subscription each time the subscription is automatically renewed. The renewal fee is deducted at 08:00 three days before the expiration date of the cluster. If the deduction fails, the system attempts to deduct the renewal fee one day before the expiration date, on the expiration date, six days after the expiration date, and 14 days after the expiration date. Make sure that the balance of your Alibaba Cloud account is sufficient. If you manually renew your cluster before the renewal fee is automatically deducted, the system calculates the next auto-renewal date based on the new expiration date. Auto-renewal takes effect the next day after you enable it.
Manual renewal	Before a cluster expires, you can manually renew it to ensure service continuity. If you want to use a cluster that has expired, you can manually renew it before it is released.

Auto-renewal

Enable auto-renewal

Select Auto-renewal when you purchase a subscription cluster.
Go to the Expenses and Costs > Renewal page. On the Manual or Nonrenewal tab, find the cluster for which you want to enable auto-renewal and click Renew in the Actions column.
Note
If you cannot find the cluster, auto-renewal may already be enabled for the cluster. Check whether the cluster is on the Auto tab.

Change the auto-renewal cycle

Go to the Expenses and Costs > Renewal page. On the Auto tab, find the cluster that you want to manage and click Edit Auto Renewal in the Actions column.

Disable auto-renewal

Go to the Expenses and Costs > Renewal page. On the Auto tab, find the cluster that you want to manage and click Enable Manual Renewal in the Actions column.

Manual renewal

You can go to the Clusters > PolarDB console, find the cluster that you want to manage, and choose More > Renew in the Actions column.
Note
If you cannot find the cluster, check whether you are in the region in which the cluster resides.
You can go to the Expenses and Costs > Renewal page. On the Manual, Auto, or Nonrenewal tab, find the cluster that you want to renew and click Renew in the Actions column.