**To stop a DB cluster** The following ``stop-db-cluster`` example stops a DB cluster and its DB instances. :: aws rds stop-db-cluster \ --db-cluster-identifier mydbcluster Output:: { "DBCluster": { "AllocatedStorage": 1, "AvailabilityZones": [ "us-east-1a", "us-east-1e", "us-east-1b" ], "BackupRetentionPeriod": 1, "DatabaseName": "mydb", "DBClusterIdentifier": "mydbcluster", ...some output truncated... } } For more information, see `Stopping and starting an Amazon Aurora DB cluster `__ in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.