To shutdown (stop) and start a Relational Database Service (RDS) instance in AWS, you can follow these steps:
Stopping an RDS Instance
- Sign in to the AWS Management Console: Go to the AWS Management Console and sign in with your credentials.
- Navigate to the RDS Dashboard: In the AWS Management Console, open the RDS dashboard by searching for “RDS” in the services menu or directly selecting “RDS” from the services list.
- Select the RDS Instance: In the RDS dashboard, select “Databases” from the navigation pane to view your instances. Find the RDS instance you want to stop.
- Stop the Instance:
- Select the checkbox next to the RDS instance you want to stop.
- Click on the “Actions” dropdown menu.
- Choose “Stop” from the list of actions.
- Confirm the Stop Action: A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm that you want to stop the instance by clicking “Stop.”
Starting an RDS Instance
- Sign in to the AWS Management Console: Go to the AWS Management Console and sign in with your credentials.
- Navigate to the RDS Dashboard: In the AWS Management Console, open the RDS dashboard.
- Select the RDS Instance: In the RDS dashboard, select “Databases” from the navigation pane to view your instances. Find the RDS instance you want to start.
- Start the Instance:
- Select the checkbox next to the RDS instance you want to start.
- Click on the “Actions” dropdown menu.
- Choose “Start” from the list of actions.
- Confirm the Start Action: A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm that you want to start the instance by clicking “Start.”
AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) to stop and start an RDS instance
Stop RDS Instance:
$ aws rds stop-db-instance --db-instance-identifier your-db-instance-identifier
Start RDS Instance:
$ aws rds start-db-instance --db-instance-identifier your-db-instance-identifier
Replace your-db-instance-identifier with the identifier of your RDS instance.Script for Stopping and Starting RDS Instance
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Define your RDS instance identifier | |
| DB_INSTANCE_IDENTIFIER="your-db-instance-identifier" | |
| # Function to stop the RDS instance | |
| stop_rds() { | |
| echo "Stopping RDS instance: $DB_INSTANCE_IDENTIFIER" | |
| aws rds stop-db-instance --db-instance-identifier $DB_INSTANCE_IDENTIFIER | |
| if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then | |
| echo "RDS instance stopped successfully." | |
| else | |
| echo "Failed to stop RDS instance." | |
| fi | |
| } | |
| # Function to start the RDS instance | |
| start_rds() { | |
| echo "Starting RDS instance: $DB_INSTANCE_IDENTIFIER" | |
| aws rds start-db-instance --db-instance-identifier $DB_INSTANCE_IDENTIFIER | |
| if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then | |
| echo "RDS instance started successfully." | |
| else | |
| echo "Failed to start RDS instance." | |
| fi | |
| } | |
| # Main script logic | |
| case "$1" in | |
| stop) | |
| stop_rds | |
| ;; | |
| start) | |
| start_rds | |
| ;; | |
| *) | |
| echo "Usage: $0 {stop|start}" | |
| exit 1 | |
| ;; | |
| esac |
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