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