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 with your username and password.
Step 2: From the left navigation menu, select Compute and then Select Instances.
Step 3: Select the Instance from the list and select Create Snapshot drop-down.
Step 4: Choose Pause, Suspend, Shelve, and Delete according to your requirement.
