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Turn Clusters Off or On

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    You can turn your cluster off to save costs. To resume operations, turn it back on.

    Overview

    Turning off your cluster turns off the compute for your cluster but the storage remains. All of your data, schema (buckets, scopes, and collections), and indexes remain, as well as your cluster configuration, including users and allow lists.

    When you turn your cluster off, you will be charged the OFF amount for the cluster.

    Variable backup and data transfer costs still apply when your cluster is off.

    Private endpoint charges still apply when your cluster is off. To avoid charges, delete your endpoints and turn off Private Endpoints before you turn off your cluster.

    You can turn your cluster off for a maximum of 30 days. Capella will notify you by email and automatically turn on your cluster after 30 days.

    You can create a schedule to turn your cluster on or off.

    Public API

    You can also turn your cluster on or off using the Management API v4.0 Reference:

    When a Cluster is Turned Off

    Linked App Services

    • Linked App services will be turned off.

    • Log Streaming for those App services will be turned off, if enabled.

    Application and client connections

    • Application and client connections will be disconnected.

      You cannot connect to or read/write from your cluster.

    • You will receive an authentication error if you try to connect to a cluster that is off. Verify the cluster status if the application returns an authentication error.

    Replications

    • Replications will be deleted.

      Replications are deleted for both source and target clusters.

    Backups and scheduled backups

    • Scheduled or on-demand backups cannot run if a cluster is off.

    • Restores cannot run, even if the destination cluster is on, if the cluster that contains the backup is off.

    • Backups will continue to expire when a cluster is off.

      Download backups you want to keep before turning off your cluster, or do not turn your cluster off past the expiration dates of your existing backups.

    • Backups cannot be downloaded if a cluster is off.

    • If the cluster is scheduled to turn off while a backup or restore operation is running, Capella waits for the operation to complete before turning off the cluster. If you try to manually turn off the cluster while a backup or restore operation is running, Capella will return an error and the cluster will not turn off.

    Maintenance

    • If the cluster is running maintenance or due to run maintenance in the next hour, the cluster cannot be turned off manually or through a schedule.

    • If the cluster is turned back on, it might need maintenance. Avoid scheduling an off soon after turning your cluster back on.

    • If your cluster is already turned off when a maintenance job is set to run, Capella automatically reschedules the maintenance job for an hour later. The maintenance can be repeatedly rescheduled until the cluster is on.

    Turn Cluster On/Off

    If a cluster that is off requires maintenance, the maintenance begins when it turns on.

    To turn your cluster on or off:

    1. Log in to your account and click Operational.

    2. Find your cluster in the cluster list, click the More options icon.

    3. Choose Turn Off/Turn On.

    4. In the confirmation window, type "yes" to confirm, and click Yes, Proceed.

    or

    1. Log in to your account and click Operational.

    2. Click your cluster in the cluster list to go to your cluster page.

    3. Click on the Settings tab.

    4. In the navigation menu, click General.

    5. Scroll down to Cluster On/Off and click Turn On/Off Cluster.

    6. In the confirmation window, type "yes" to confirm, and click Yes, Proceed.

      Turning on or off cluster operations will take a few minutes.

      If a cluster backup is running or if maintenance is scheduled within 1 hour, Capella will not turn off the cluster.

    Verify Cluster Status

    To check the status of your cluster:

    1. Log in to your account and click Operational.

    2. Find your cluster in the cluster list and check the status in the status column.

      Status Description

      OFF

      Your cluster is OFF.

      Turning Off

      Your cluster is turning OFF.

      Wait for the status to change to OFF before trying to turn on.

      Turning On

      Your cluster is turning on.

      This may take a few minutes. You can use your cluster when the status changes to Healthy.

      Healthy

      Your cluster is operational.