virt.instance.stop
==================

Stop an instance.

Timeout is how long it should wait for the instance to shutdown cleanly.

This method is a job.

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    <h4>id</h4><span class="badge badge-dark value-type">Type: string</span><br/>
    <span class="description"><p>ID of the virtual instance to stop.</p>
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    <h4>stop_args</h4><span class="badge badge-dark value-type">Type: object</span> <span class="badge badge-success default-value">Default: {"timeout": -1, "force": false}</span><br/>
    <span class="description"><p>Arguments controlling how the instance is stopped.</p>
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    <h4>Timeout</h4><span class="badge badge-dark value-type">Type: integer</span> <span class="badge badge-success default-value">Default: -1</span><br/>
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    <h4>Force</h4><span class="badge badge-dark value-type">Type: boolean</span> <span class="badge badge-success default-value">Default: false</span><br/>
    <span class="description"><p>Whether to force stop the instance immediately without graceful shutdown.</p>
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    <span class="description"><p>Returns <code>true</code> if the instance was successfully stopped.</p>
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*Required roles:* VIRT_INSTANCE_WRITE