Stopping an Instance

Scenarios

If you use DB instances only for routine development, you can temporarily stop pay-per-use instances to save money.

Constraints

• A stopped instance will not be moved to the recycle bin after being deleted.
• Stopping a DB instance will also stop its automated backups. After the DB instance is started, a full backup is automatically triggered.
• If you stop a primary instance, read replicas (if there are any) will also be stopped. You cannot stop a read replica without stopping the primary instance.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > Relational Database Service.
3. On the Instances page, locate the primary instance that you want to stop and choose More > Stop in the Operation column.
4. In the displayed dialog box, enter YES and click OK.
5. Refresh the instance list and view the status of the instance. If the status is Stopped, the instance is stopped successfully.