def pause_trial(self, trial):
        """Pauses the trial.

        We want to release resources (specifically GPUs) when pausing an
        experiment. This results in PAUSED state that similar to TERMINATED.
        """
        assert trial.status == Trial.RUNNING, trial.status
        try:
            self.save(trial, Checkpoint.MEMORY)
            self.stop_trial(trial, stop_logger=False)
            self.set_status(trial, Trial.PAUSED)
        except Exception:
            logger.exception("Error pausing runner.")
            self.set_status(trial, Trial.ERROR)