Adding a Self-Built Database

Prerequisites

• DSC has been allowed to access the database assets. For details, see Allowing or Disallowing Access to Cloud Assets.
• The self-built database engine, version, and database server address have been obtained. There are available IP addresses in the corresponding subnet.

Constraints

Only asset types and versions supported by DSC can be added. For details, see Table 1.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, click and choose Security & Compliance > Data Security Center.
4. In the navigation tree on the left, choose Asset Management > Assets. On the displayed Assets page, choose Database > Unauthorized. The Unauthorized Database page is displayed, as shown in Figure 1.
   Figure 1 Unauthorized database assets
   

5. In the upper left corner of unauthorized database assets, click Add Self-Built Database.
6. In the displayed dialog box, set database parameters. For details, see Table 2.
   Figure 2 Adding a self-built database
   

   Table 2 Parameters for adding a self-built database

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Asset	Database name	N/A
   Region	Region where the account is used for login	N/A
   ECS	Select an ECS instance created in ECS from the drop-down list.	N/A
   Security Group	Name of the security group to which the ECS instance belongs	default
   Database Engine	Database engine Value options: MySQL, TDSQL, KingBase, DMDBMS, PostgreSQL, SQLServer, and Oracle	MySQL
   Version	Version number corresponding to the database engine	5.6
   Schema Name	Database schema name	N/A
   Database Server Address	IP address of the database server	N/A
   Port	Port number of the database server	N/A
   Database	Self-built database name	N/A
   Username	Username for logging in to the database server	N/A
   Password	Password for logging in to the database server	N/A

7. Click OK. The authorized databases are displayed on the Authorized tab page.
   Figure 3 Connectivity test
   
   DSC will check the connectivity of the added database, and the connectivity status of the added database is Checking.

   • If DSC can access the added database, the connectivity status is Succeeded.
   • If the DSC cannot access the added database, the connectivity status Failed. View the failure cause and follow the instructions described in How Do I Troubleshoot the Failure in Connecting to the Added Database? to handle the problem.

Related Operations

• Allow or disallow access to database assets. For details, see Allowing or Disallowing Access to Cloud Assets.
• Delete database assets. For details, see Editing a Database.
• Edit database assets. For details, see Deleting a Database.