Pausing your workspace helps you to spare your budget. The configuration of your workspace and the current data on it are preserved.

That way, you do not have to spend time to set up your machine every time you start a workspace.

You can pause your workspace. Use the "PAUSE" button. It is visible next to the access button when you extend the display of your workspace.

The workspace will enter the state "pausing" and finally be in the state "paused".

Accounting "paused"

While your workspace is paused, it will not consume any CPU or GPU credits.

If your wallet is based on a RCCS contract, storage of a paused workspace will still be charged.

Grant-based wallets are not charged for storage because grants allow for a fixed amount of storage. The billing is not time-based, there.

If a persistent storage volume is attached to the paused workspace, it will stay "in-use".

However, you can detach it and attach it to another workspace.

Please refer to the bottom of this page for details on attach/detach.

Resume

To start using your workspace again, click the "RESUME" button.

It is visible next to the (disabled) access button when you extend the display of your paused workspace.

The workspace will enter the state "resuming"

Once the workspace is back in the state "running", you can access it again.

The persistent storage will still be attached.

Consistency

In order to prevent unpredictable behaviour, make sure that no changes are made by users after the "PAUSE" button has been clicked.

Make sure that any data processing is stopped and that no users are logged in before you pause your workspace.