What happens when I unpark my database?

Unparking a previously parked database places the database into an active state so that you can begin using it again.

1. Open a browser, navigate to the DataStax Astra console, and log in.
2. From the Welcome page, click View Existing Databases. This option is available even if you have not personally created any databases, but members of your team created databases.
3. From the Databases page, under Actions, click the ellipsis for the database you want to unpark and select Unpark.
   The Unpark Database window displays and indicates the estimated time required to unpark the database, and the estimated costs incurred when the database is active.
4. To unpark the database, click Unpark Database.

   The status of the database changes to Unparking until the database is unparked.

The database is unparked and is in an active state until you park or terminate the database. The estimated costs per minute are updated to reflect an actively running database, plus storage costs from the selected IaaS provider.