<p>This article describes how to renew and configure automatic renewal.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Overview</span></strong></p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;If your usage scenario has higher requirements of business continuity, configure automatic renewal in advance.</p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;Only External ELB instances paid by subscription method need to renew the product. The fee of ELB instances paid by pay-as-you-go method will be deducted from the account balance.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Prerequisites</span></strong></p> <p>You have successfully created an External ELB instance with a subscription billing method.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Procedures</span></strong></p> <p>1.&nbsp;Log in to the <a href="https://pinganyun.com/console/loadBalance/overview" target="_blank">ELB Console</a>.</p> <p>2.&nbsp;In the left navigation pane, click <strong>Instance Management</strong> to enter the <strong>Instance Management</strong> page.</p> <p>3.&nbsp;Select the target region to view the existing ELB instance of that region.</p> <p>4.&nbsp;Click the ︙ icon in the <strong>Operation</strong> column of the target instance, and then perform the following operations as needed:</p> <p>5.&nbsp; Click <strong>Renew</strong>, and the <strong>Renew Instance</strong> dialog box opens.</p> <p><strong>Configure Manual Renewal</strong></p> <p><img src="https://obs-cn-shanghai.yun.pingan.com/pcp-portal/20201307191213-1e5e4c1d9350.png" style="height:270px; width:772px" /></p> <p>1.&nbsp;On the <strong>Manual Renew</strong> tab, drag the slider to choose the <strong>Purchasing Period</strong>.</p> <p>You can also manually enter an integer month between 1-36 months to customize the renewal period.</p> <p>2.&nbsp;Click <strong>Confirm</strong> to enter the <strong>Order Confirmation</strong> page. Or click <strong>Cancel</strong> to modify the payment method.</p> <p>3.&nbsp;Click <strong>Confirm</strong> and enter the <strong>Payment Result</strong> page.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> If you want to view the execution results, you can click <strong>View Order </strong>on the <strong>Payment Result</strong> page to enter the <strong>Order</strong> <strong>Management</strong> page. Click <strong>Order Number</strong> of the target order to view details.</p> <p><strong>Configure Automatic Renewal</strong></p> <p>1.&nbsp;On the <strong>Auto Renew</strong> tab, turn on the automatic renewal function.</p> <p>2.&nbsp;Choose renewal time or <strong>Indefinite</strong>.</p> <p><img src="https://obs-cn-shanghai.yun.pingan.com/pcp-portal/20201307191252-1a19733e905b.png" style="height:445px; width:766px" /></p> <p>3.&nbsp;Click <strong>Confirm,</strong> and you will see an <strong>Operation succeeded</strong> message at the bottom of the page.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>