Stopping and pausing an instance group
You can completely or partially stop an instance group.
Stopping a group
Completely stopping a group stops all the instances and interrupts the following processes: group autoscaling, automatic recovery and updating of instances.
The group's status first changes to STOPPING and then to STOPPED. The statuses of all instances first change to STOPPING_INSTANCE and then to STOPPED. Afterwards, no other charges are incurred for VM use.
Any significant changes to a stopped group, such as re-sizing the group or re-configuring instances, are only applied after the group starts.
To stop a group, follow this guide.
Pausing processes
Note
You cannot pause an instance group that is being deleted. Also, you cannot run any operations for paused instance groups.
Pausing a group's processes interrupts only the following processes: group autoscaling, automatic recovery and updating of instances. All instances running when processes are paused continue to run.
The group's status changes to PAUSED. The statuses of all the instances remain unchanged, and you will continue to be charged for their use.
Any significant changes to the group, such as re-sizing the group or re-configuring instances, will not be applied until processes are resumed.
To pause a group's processes, follow this guide.