Help Center/ GaussDB/ User Guide/ Instance Management/ Stopping a GaussDB Instance
Updated on 2025-01-09 GMT+08:00

Stopping a GaussDB Instance

Scenarios

You can manually stop a GaussDB instance. This operation stops the component processes on all nodes of the instance, but does not stop the VM or physical server.

Constraints

  • The following operations cannot be performed when an instance is being stopped and after it is stopped: scaling up storage, changing specifications, backing up data, resetting passwords, rebooting the instance, and deleting the instance.
  • After an instance is stopped, its component information cannot be queried.
  • After an instance is stopped, it cannot provide services. Exercise caution when performing this operation.
  • Instance parameters cannot be modified after an instance is stopped.
  • Stopping an instance will stop all component processes in it and workloads will be interrupted. Exercise caution when performing this operation.
  • After an instance is stopped, all resources will still be billed. To stop incurring charges, delete any resources you no longer need. For details, see Billing Termination.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and project.
  3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > GaussDB.
  4. On the Instances page, click More in the Operation column of the target instance and choose Stop.
  5. In the displayed dialog box, click OK.

    Figure 1 Stopping an instance

  6. Refresh the instance list and view the status of the instance. If its status is Stopped, it has been stopped successfully.