DB Instance Statuses

DB Instance Statuses

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

Table 1 DB instance statuses

Status

Description

Normal

The DB instance is available.

Abnormal

The DB instance is unavailable.

Creating

The DB instance or backup is being created.

Creation failed

The DB instance failed to be created.

Rebooting

The DB instance is rebooting because of a user request or a modification that requires a reboot for the changes to take effect.

Scaling up

The storage space of the DB instance is being scaled up.

Adding nodes

Nodes are being added to the DB instance.

Creating

The backup is being created.

Restoring

The DB instance is being restored from a backup.

Restore failed

The DB instance failed to be restored.

Storage full

The storage space of the DB instance is full. Data cannot be written to databases.

Deleted

The DB instance has been deleted. DB instances will not be displayed in the instance list.

Upgrading

The DB engine version is being upgraded.

Pending reboot

A modification to a database parameter is waiting for a DB instance reboot before it can take effect.