Starting a DB Instance

Scenarios

You can stop your DB instance temporarily to save money. After stopping your DB instance, you can restart it to begin using it again.

Constraints

  • If you start a primary DB instance, read replicas (if there are any) will also be started.

  • Only DB instances in Stopped state can be started. After this function is enabled, billing for instance usage duration will start.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.

  2. Click image1 in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.

  3. Click Service List. Under Database, click Relational Database Service. The RDS console is displayed.

  4. On the Instances page, locate the primary DB instance that you want to start and choose More > Start in the Operation column.

  5. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.

  6. Refresh the DB instance list and view the status of the DB instance. If the status is Available, the DB instance is started successfully.

last updated: 2024-05-03 00:33