Reference documentation and code samples for the Cloud Spanner Instance Admin V1 API module Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Instance::V1::FreeInstanceMetadata::ExpireBehavior.
Allows users to change behavior when a free instance expires.
Constants
EXPIRE_BEHAVIOR_UNSPECIFIED
value: 0 Not specified.
FREE_TO_PROVISIONED
value: 1 When the free instance expires, upgrade the instance to a provisioned
instance.
REMOVE_AFTER_GRACE_PERIOD
value: 2 When the free instance expires, disable the instance, and delete it
after the grace period passes if it has not been upgraded.
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