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(Recommended) Buying an RDS for SQL Server Instance and Connecting to It Through DAS

This example illustrates how to purchase an RDS for SQL Server instance and how to connect to it using DAS.

Step 1: Create an RDS for SQL Server Instance

  1. Go to the Buy DB Instance page.
  2. Configure the instance information and click Next.
    Figure 1 Setting the billing mode, DB engine, storage type, and instance type
    Figure 2 Selecting an instance class
    Figure 3 Configuring network details
    Figure 4 Setting a password
  3. View the purchased RDS instance.
    Figure 5 Instance successfully purchased

Step 2: Connect to the RDS for SQL Server Instance

  1. Click Log In in the Operation column.
    Figure 6 Instances
  2. Enter the rdsuser password you set during instance creation and click Log In.
    Figure 7 Instance login
  3. Create a database named my_db.
    Figure 8 Creating a database
  4. Click the database name and select a schema, for example, guest.
    Figure 9 Switching to the database
  5. Create a table named table1.
    Figure 10 Table information
  6. Define table fields, including Column Name, Type, Nullable, and Primary Key, and click Create.
    Figure 11 Inserting data

    Check the created table.

    Figure 12 Table successfully created