Instances on non-default version not shutting down after 15 minutes?

[Kenneth]

I tried a url on a non-default version to test a change.  It spun up an instance as expected but doesn't appear to be shutting down. I has been idle for a while now.  When should this shut down?  Am I billed for its instance hours?

[Brian Quinlan]

Hey Kenneth,

The number of instances that you are billed for (and cost you free quota) can be less than the total number of instances.

Look at the "Instances" graph in the "Dashboard" tab in Admin Console and you should see a green line representing billed instances - that is what you are billed for (or costs you free quota).

Cheers,

Brian

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Kenneth <kenn...@aladdinschools.com> wrote:

I tried a url on a non-default version to test a change.  It spun up an instance as expected but doesn't appear to be shutting down. I has been idle for a while now.  When should this shut down?  Am I billed for its instance hours?

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[Kenneth]

The billed green line doesn't show up when viewing the non-default version.  Does that mean everything not on the default version is free?  Hmmmm....

[Brian Quinlan]

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Kenneth <kenn...@aladdinschools.com> wrote:
> The billed green line doesn't show up when viewing the non-default version.
>  Does that mean everything not on the default version is free?  Hmmmm....

Unfortunately, no ;-)

It looks like a bug in the graph. We'll look into it ASAP.

Cheers,
Brian

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[Jon McAlister]

To clarify, the billed instances graph (i.e. the green line) will only be present on the default version for your app. This is because of many subtleties (e.g. the formula is per-app not per-version, the admin-console only renders graphs per version), but as long as the default version serves almost all of the traffic for the app, then the graph line is correct. Otherwise refer to the data below the graph or the Quota Details or Billing History page for exact numbers.

In future revisions of the admin-console graphing UI we'll be able to remove this subtlety.