Stop an AWS Mainframe Modernization runtime environment

Use the AWS Mainframe Modernization console to stop an AWS Mainframe Modernization runtime environment. When you stop an environment the current application deployments are retained and you won't be charged for the environment until the environment is restarted.

These instructions assume that you have completed the steps in Set up for AWS Mainframe Modernization.

Stop a runtime environment

If you need to stop an AWS Mainframe Modernization runtime environment, you follow similar steps as the update environment section.

Use the AWS Mainframe Modernization console to stop an AWS Mainframe Modernization runtime environment. When you stop an environment, the current application deployments are retained and you won't be charged for the environment until the environment is restarted.

Note

You must stop all applications before stopping environment.

To stop a runtime environment

1. Open the AWS Mainframe Modernization console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/m2/.

2. In the AWS Region selector, choose the Region where the environment that you want to stop was created.

3. On the Environments page, choose the environment that you want to stop.

4. On the details page for the environment, choose Actions, and then choose Edit environment.

5. On the Edit environment page, find Resources section, and update the desired capacity to zero.

   Note

   To stop an environment, you can only choose to stop immediately.

6. Choose Next.

7. In When to apply these changes, choose Immediately. Then choose Update environment.

You see a message when the environment capacity is updated.