What is the difference between pausing, suspending, shelving, and deleting an instance?

Let's learn the difference between pausing, suspending, shelving, and deleting an instance and how you can use them.

• Pause: Current state of the instance in RAM remains saved in the present condition.

• Suspend: The instance's data remains saved, and RAM will be cleared.

• Shelve: The instance will remain on the same disk, and the remaining resources will be released.

• Delete: The instance will be deleted permanently.

To use these functionalities, follow the below steps:

Step 1: Login to your account.

Step 2: Navigate to the Services section and click on My Services.

Step 3: Click on your project.

Step 4: From the left navigation menu, select Compute and then Select Instances.

Step 5: Select the Instance from the list and select Create Snapshot drop-down.

Step 4: Choose Pause, Suspend, Shelve, and Delete according to your requirement.