Deactivating and reactivating databases

Deactivating databases

You can deactivate inactive databases.

When you deactivate a database, the database status changes to inactive. Tonic Ephemeral also creates an auto snapshot of the current database.

Deactivating a single database

From the Databases page, to deactivate a single database:

1. Click the options menu for the database.

1. In the options menu, click Deactivate.

2. On the confirmation panel, check Yes, I want to deactivate this database.

3. Click Deactivate.

Deactivating multiple databases

To deactivate multiple databases:

1. Check the checkbox next to each database to deactivate. The checkbox replaces the database platform logo when you hover over the row.

1. Click Bulk Edit, then select Deactivate databases.

1. On the confirmation panel, check Yes, I want to deactivate these databases.

2. Click Deactivate.

Reactivating expired or deactivated databases

When a database expires or is deactivated, it displays in the Databases list as an inactive database.

Ephemeral reactivates the database from the most recent available snapshot that was created from the database. This might be either an auto snapshot or a user snapshot.

When Ephemeral reactivates a database, the database status changes to active. Ephemeral also creates an auto snapshot of the database.

Reactivating a single database

To reactivate a single database:

1. If needed, update the database status filter to display deactivated databases.

2. Click the reactivate icon for the database.

1. On the confirmation panel, click Reactivate.

Reactivating multiple databases

To reactivate multiple databases:

1. Check the checkbox next to each database to reactivate. The checkbox replaces the database platform logo when you hover over the row.

1. Click Bulk Edit, then select Reactivate databases.

1. On the confirmation panel, click Reactivate.