DB Instance Statuses

The status of a DB instance indicates the health of the DB instance. You can use the management console or API to view the status of a DB instance.

**Table 1** DB instance statuses
Status	Description
Available	A DB instance is available.
Abnormal	A DB instance is abnormal.
Creating	A DB instance is being created.
Creation failed	A DB instance has failed to be created.
Switchover in progress	A standby DB instance is being switched over to the primary DB instance.
Changing type to primary/standby	A single DB instance is being changed to primary/standby DB instances.
Rebooting	A DB instance is being rebooted.
Changing port	A DB instance port is being changed.
Changing instance class	The CPU or memory of a DB instance is being modified.
Scaling up	Storage space of a DB instance is being scaled up.
Backing up	A DB instance is being backed up.
Restoring	A DB instance is in the process of being restored from a backup.
Restore failed	A DB instance fails to be restored.
Storage full	Storage space of a DB instance is full. Data cannot be written to databases.
Deleted	A DB instance has been deleted and will not be displayed in the instance list.
Parameter change. Pending reboot	A modification to a database parameter is waiting for an instance reboot before it can take effect.