Merge pull request #212111 from bandersmsft/deallocate

MCM - Added para about deallocation

Author: jborsecnik

articles/cost-management-billing/reservations/reservation-discount-app-service.md

@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ After you buy an Azure App Service Isolated v2 Reserved Instance, the reservatio
 
 ### How the discount is applied to Azure App Service
 
-A reservation discount is _use-it-or-lose-it_. So, if you don't have matching resources for any hour, then you lose a reservation quantity for that hour. You can't carry forward unused reserved hours. When you shut down a resource, the reservation discount automatically applies to another matching resource in the specified scope. If no matching resources are found in the specified scope, then the reserved hours are lost.
+A reservation discount is _use-it-or-lose-it_. So, if you don't have matching resources for any hour, then you lose a reservation quantity for that hour. You can't carry forward unused reserved hours. 
+
+When you shut down a resource, the reservation discount automatically applies to another matching resource in the specified scope. If no matching resources are found in the specified scope, then the reserved hours are lost.
+
+Stopped resources are billed and continue to use reservation hours. Deallocate or delete resources or scale-in other resources to use your available reservation hours with other workloads.
 
 ### Reservation discount for Isolated v2 Instances
 

articles/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-azure-cache-for-redis-reservation-charges.md

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ A reservation discount is ***use-it-or-lose-it***. So, if you don't have matchin
 
 When you shut down a resource, the reservation discount automatically applies to another matching resource in the specified scope. If no matching resources are found in the specified scope, then the reserved hours are lost.
 
+Stopped resources are billed and continue to use reservation hours. Deallocate or delete resources or scale-in other resources to use your available reservation hours with other workloads. 
+
 ## Discount applied to Azure Cache for Redis
 
 The Azure Cache for Redis reserved capacity discount is applied to your caches on an hourly basis. The reservation that you buy is matched to the compute usage emitted by the running caches. When these caches don't run the full hour, the reservation is automatically applied to other caches matching the reservation attributes. The discount can apply to caches that are running concurrently. If you don't have caches that run for an entire hour that match the reservation attributes, you don't get the full benefit of the reservation discount for that hour.

articles/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-azure-data-explorer-reservation-charges.md

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ A reservation discount is on a "*use-it-or-lose-it*" basis. So, if you don't hav
 
 When you shut down a resource, the reservation discount automatically applies to another matching resource in the specified scope. If no matching resources are found in the specified scope, then the reserved hours are *lost*.
 
+Stopped resources are billed and continue to use reservation hours. Deallocate or delete resources or scale-in other resources to use your available reservation hours with other workloads. 
+
 ## Discount for other resources
 
 A reservation discount is applied to Azure Data Explorer markup consumption on an hour-by-hour basis. For Azure Data Explorer resources that don't run the full hour, the reservation discount is automatically applied to other Data Explorer resources that match the reservation attributes. The discount can apply to Azure Data Explorer resources that are running concurrently. If you don't have Azure Data Explorer resources that run for the full hour and that match the reservation attributes, you don't get the full benefit of the reservation discount for that hour.

articles/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-cosmosdb-reservation-charges.md

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ A reservation discount is "*use-it-or-lose-it*". So, if you don't have matching
 
 When you shut down a resource, the reservation discount automatically applies to another matching resource in the specified scope. If no matching resources are found in the specified scope, then the reserved hours are *lost*.
 
+Stopped resources are billed and continue to use reservation hours. Deallocate or delete resources or scale-in other resources to use your available reservation hours with other workloads. 
+
 ## Reservation discount applied to Azure Cosmos DB accounts
 
 A reservation discount is applied to [provisioned throughput](../../cosmos-db/request-units.md) in terms of request units per second (RU/s) on an hour-by-hour basis. For Azure Cosmos DB resources that don't run the full hour, the reservation discount is automatically applied to other Cosmos DB resources that match the reservation attributes. The discount can apply to Azure Cosmos DB resources that are running concurrently. If you don't have Cosmos DB resources that run for the full hour and that match the reservation attributes, you don't get the full benefit of the reservation discount for that hour.

articles/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-disk-reservations.md

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ The Azure disk reservation discount is a use-it-or-lose-it discount. It's applie
 
 When you delete a resource, the reservation discount automatically applies to another matching resource in the specified scope. If no matching resource is found, the reserved hours are lost.
 
+Stopped resources are billed and continue to use reservation hours. Deallocate or delete resources or scale-in other resources to use your available reservation hours with other workloads. 
+
 ## Discount examples
 
 The following examples show how the Azure disk reservation discount applies depending on your deployment.

articles/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-reservation-charges-mariadb.md

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ A reservation discount is ***use-it-or-lose-it***. So, if you don't have matchin
 
 When you shut down a resource, the reservation discount automatically applies to another matching resource in the specified scope. If no matching resources are found in the specified scope, then the reserved hours are lost.
 
+Stopped resources are billed and continue to use reservation hours. Deallocate or delete resources or scale-in other resources to use your available reservation hours with other workloads. 
+
 ## Discount applied to Azure Database for MariaDB
 
 The Azure Database for MariaDB reserved capacity discount is applied to running your MariaDB servers on an hourly basis. The reservation that you buy is matched to the compute usage emitted by the running Azure Database for MariaDB servers. For MariaDB servers that don't run the full hour, the reservation is automatically applied to other Azure Database for MariaDB matching the reservation attributes. The discount can apply to Azure Database for MariaDB servers that are running concurrently. If you don't have an MariaDB server that runs for the full hour that matches the reservation attributes, you don't get the full benefit of the reservation discount for that hour.

articles/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-reservation-charges-mysql.md

@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ After you buy an Azure Database for MySQL reserved capacity, the reservation dis
 
 ## How reservation discount is applied
 
-A reservation discount is ***use-it-or-lose-it***. So, if you don't have matching resources for any hour, then you lose a reservation quantity for that hour. You can't carry forward unused reserved hours.</br>
+A reservation discount is ***use-it-or-lose-it***. So, if you don't have matching resources for any hour, then you lose a reservation quantity for that hour. You can't carry forward unused reserved hours.
 
 When you shut down a resource, the reservation discount automatically applies to another matching resource in the specified scope. If no matching resources are found in the specified scope, then the reserved hours are lost.
 
+Stopped resources are billed and continue to use reservation hours. Deallocate or delete resources or scale-in other resources to use your available reservation hours with other workloads. 
+
 ## Discount applied to Azure Database for MySQL
 
 The Azure Database for MySQL reserved capacity discount is applied to running your MySQL servers on an hourly basis. The reservation that you buy is matched to the compute usage emitted by the running Azure Database for MySQL servers. For MySQL servers that don't run the full hour, the reservation is automatically applied to other Azure Database for MySQL matching the reservation attributes. The discount can apply to Azure Database for MySQL servers that are running concurrently. If you don't have an MySQL server that runs for the full hour that matches the reservation attributes, you don't get the full benefit of the reservation discount for that hour.

articles/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-reservation-charges-postgresql.md

@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ After you buy an Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single server reserved capacity,
 
 ## How reservation discount is applied
 
-A reservation discount is ***use-it-or-lose-it***. So, if you don't have matching resources for any hour, then you lose a reservation quantity for that hour. You can't carry forward unused reserved hours.</br>
+A reservation discount is ***use-it-or-lose-it***. So, if you don't have matching resources for any hour, then you lose a reservation quantity for that hour. You can't carry forward unused reserved hours.
 
 When you shut down a resource, the reservation discount automatically applies to another matching resource in the specified scope. If no matching resources are found in the specified scope, then the reserved hours are lost.
 
+Stopped resources are billed and continue to use reservation hours. Deallocate or delete resources or scale-in other resources to use your available reservation hours with other workloads. 
+
 ## Discount applied to Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single server
 
-The Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single server reserved capacity discount is applied to running your PostgreSQL Single server on an hourly basis. The reservation that you buy is matched to the compute usage emitted by the running Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single server. For PostgreSQL Single servers that don't run the full hour, the reservation is automatically applied to other Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single server matching the reservation attributes. The discount can apply to Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single servers that are running concurrently. If you don't have an PostgreSQL Single server that run for the full hour that matches the reservation attributes, you don't get the full benefit of the reservation discount for that hour.
+The Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single server reserved capacity discount is applied to running your PostgreSQL Single server on an hourly basis. The reservation that you buy is matched to the compute usage emitted by the running Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single server. For PostgreSQL Single servers that don't run the full hour, the reservation is automatically applied to other Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single server matching the reservation attributes. The discount can apply to Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single servers that are running concurrently. If you don't have a PostgreSQL Single server that run for the full hour that matches the reservation attributes, you don't get the full benefit of the reservation discount for that hour.
 
 The following examples show how the Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single server reserved capacity discount applies depending on the number of cores you bought, and when they're running.
 
@@ -39,4 +41,4 @@ To understand and view the application of your Azure Reservations in billing usa
 
 ## Next steps
 
-If you have questions or need help, [create a support request](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2083458).
+If you have questions or need help, [create a support request](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2083458).

articles/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-reservation-charges.md

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ A reservation discount is "*use-it-or-lose-it*". So, if you don't have matching
 
 When you shut down a resource, the reservation discount automatically applies to another matching resource in the specified scope. If no matching resources are found in the specified scope, then the reserved hours are *lost*.
 
+Stopped resources are billed and continue to use reservation hours. Deallocate or delete resources or scale-in other resources to use your available reservation hours with other workloads. 
+
 ## Discount applied to running SQL databases
 
 The SQL Database reserved capacity discount is applied to running SQL databases on an hourly basis. The reservation that you buy is matched to the compute usage emitted by the running SQL databases. For SQL databases that don't run the full hour, the reservation is automatically applied to other SQL databases matching the reservation attributes. The discount can apply to SQL databases that are running concurrently. If you don't have SQL databases that run for the full hour that match the reservation attributes, you don't get the full benefit of the reservation discount for that hour.

articles/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-storage-charges.md

@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ For more information about Azure Blob storage and Azure Data Lake storage Gen 2
 For information about Azure Blob storage reservation pricing, see [Block blob pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/storage/blobs/) and [Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2 pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/storage/data-lake/). For information about Azure Files storage reservation pricing, see [Azure Files pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/storage/files).
 
 ## How the reservation discount is applied
+
 The reserved capacity discount is applied to supported storage resources on an hourly basis.
 
 The reserved capacity discount is a "use-it-or-lose-it" discount. If you don't have any block blobs, Azure file shares, or Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 resources that meet the terms of the reservation for a given hour, then you lose a reservation quantity for that hour. You can't carry forward unused reserved hours.
 
 When you delete a resource, the reservation discount automatically applies to another matching resource in the specified scope. If no matching resources are found in the specified scope, then the reserved hours are lost.
 
+Stopped resources are billed and continue to use reservation hours. Deallocate or delete resources or scale-in other resources to use your available reservation hours with other workloads. 
+
 ## Discount examples
 The following examples show how the reserved capacity discount applies, depending on the deployments.