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.
Rebooting	A DB instance is being rebooted.
Changing port	A DB instance port is being changed.
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.
Frozen	A DB instance is frozen when your account balance is less than or equal to $0 USD. Retained frozen DB instances are unfrozen only after your account is recharged and the overdue payments are cleared.
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.
Stopping	A DB instance is being stopped.
Stopped	A DB instance has been stopped. It can be stopped for up to seven days. You can manually restart it or it will be automatically restarted after seven days.
Starting	A stopped DB instance is being started.