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Power on/off and delete your Aiven for Metrics service

Power off your Aiven for Metrics service to release resources and save credits, power it back on when you need it, or delete it permanently.

Power off a service​

When you power off a service:

  • All virtual machines are removed from the public cloud.
  • The service configuration is stored on the Aiven Platform.
  • If there are no backups, all service data is lost.
  • If the service has time-based or point in time recovery backups, the backups remain on the Aiven Platform.

Services powered off for more than 180 days are automatically deleted.

  1. In your project, click Services.
  2. To power off a service, click Actions > Power off service.

Power on a service​

When you power on a service:

  • New virtual machines are created on the service's public cloud.
  • The service starts with the stored configuration parameters.
  • The latest time-based backup is restored.
  • Maintenance updates are automatically applied.
  • If a point in time recovery backup is available, the database transaction logs are replayed to recover the service data to a specific point in time.

The restoration takes from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the network bandwidth, the disk IOPS allocated to the service, and the size of the backup.

  1. In your project, click Services.
  2. To power on a service, click Actions > Power on service.
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Aiven for Metrics stores historical metrics in object storage, so that data is retained when the service is powered off and remains available after you power it back on.

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Static IP addresses are not removed when a service is powered off or deleted. They continue to generate the usual costs. To avoid these costs, remove the static IP addresses.

Delete a service​

  1. In your project, click Services.
  2. Open the service to delete, and click Actions > Delete service.

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