Exporting a Parameter Template

Scenarios

• You can export a parameter template of a DB instance for future use. To learn how to apply the exported parameter template to a DB instance, refer to section Applying a Parameter Template.
• You can export the parameter template details (parameter names, values, and descriptions) of a DB instance to a CSV file for review and analysis.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. In the service list, choose Databases > GeminiDB.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Instances. On the displayed page, locate the instance whose parameters you want to export and click its name.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Parameters> Parameters and click Export above the parameter list.
   Figure 1 Exporting a parameter template
   
   • Parameter Template: You can export parameters of the DB instance to a template for future use.
     In the displayed dialog box, configure required details and click OK.

     

     • Parameter Template Name: The template name can be up to 64 characters long. It can contain only uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.).
     • The template description consists of a maximum of 256 characters and cannot include line breaks or the following special characters: >!<"&'=

     After the parameter template is exported, a new template is generated in the list on the Parameter Templates page.

   • File: You can export the parameter template details (parameter names, values, and descriptions) of a DB instance to a CSV file for review and analysis.
     In the displayed dialog box, enter the file name and click OK.

     

     The file name must start with a letter and consist of 4 to 81 characters. It can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).