Starting an Autonomous Database lets you open connections and run operations on
it. An Autonomous Database continues to run until you stop it manually.
To start an Autonomous Database, follow these steps:
Click the name of the Autonomous Database that you want to start.
On the Autonomous Database details page, click Start.
In the Start database instance dialog, click Start.
In the Details section, the Status field shows you the progress
of the start operation. The Autonomous Database is ready to
use when the Status field shows "Available".
Stop an Autonomous Database
Stopping an Autonomous Database shuts down the instance, closes all the open
files and the active connections, and stops the running operations. It also
stops the billing for the database.
To stop an Autonomous Database, follow these steps:
Click the name of the Autonomous Database that you want to stop.
On the Autonomous Database details page, click Stop.
In the Stop database instance dialog, click Stop.
In the Details section, the Status field shows you the progress
of the stop operation. When the Autonomous Database is stopped, the
Status field shows "Stopped".
Restart an Autonomous Database
To restart an Autonomous Database, follow these steps:
Click the name of the Autonomous Database that you want to restart.
On the Autonomous Database details page, click Restart.
In the Restart database instance dialog, click Restart.
In the Details section, the Status field shows you the progress
of the restart operation. When the restart operation is complete, the
Status field shows "Available".
What's next
Learn how to manage
or delete an Autonomous Database.
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