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Stopping a database cluster pauses the cluster to save resources. You can stop
and start database clusters with the Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped console or with
the gdcloud CLI tool.
Console
From the main menu of the GDC console, choose Database Service.
Select the database cluster to start or stop.
Click STOP or START.
gdcloud CLI
Use the following command to stop a database cluster:
gdclouddatabaseclustersstopCLUSTER_NAME
Use the following command to start a database cluster:
gdclouddatabaseclustersstartCLUSTER_NAME
Replace the following:
CLUSTER_NAME with the name of the database cluster to start or
stop.
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