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Changing an Instance Name

This section describes how to change GeminiDB DynamoDB-Compatible instance names to distinguish instances.

Method 1

  1. Log in to the Huawei Cloud console.
  2. On the Instances page, click next to the target instance name and change it.

    • To submit the change, click OK.
    • To cancel the change, click Cancel.

    The instance name:

    • Can be the same as an existing instance name.
    • Can include 4 to 64 bytes and must start with a letter. It is case-sensitive and allows only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

  3. View the results on the Instances page.

Method 2

  1. Log in to the Huawei Cloud console.
  2. On the Instances page, click the target instance. The Basic Information page is displayed.
  3. In the Instance Information area on the Basic Information page, click next to DB Instance Name and change the instance name.

    • Click to submit the modification.
    • Click to cancel the modification.

    The instance name:

    • Can be the same as an existing instance name.
    • Can include 4 to 64 bytes and must start with a letter. It is case-sensitive and allows only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

  4. On the Basic Information page, check the new name.
Parent Topic: Instance Modifications