Mention instance archive process

[acastellane]

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https://quantum.cloud.ibm.com/docs/en/guides/instances

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Describe the fix or the content request.

This page should contain also the fact that instance can be archived as mentioned here: https://quantum.cloud.ibm.com/docs/en/guides/latest-updates#ibm-quantum-platform
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[abbycross]

Good idea @acastellane! Opened a PR here: #4709

[francabrera]

An archived instance is an instance that either:

• The account has no longer visibility over the plan of the instance.
• A user with enough privileges in the account has archived the instance, cancelling any pending job. The instance remains with 0 allocation on their plan.

In the two scenarios, the instances appears on a separate "Archive" section within the instances page and jobs can still be retrieved. Users may receive an error if trying to submit new jobs.

Instances that has been archived because of the lost of visibility of the plan can't be reactivated.

Announcement with more information here.