Changing a DB Instance Name

Scenarios

You can change the name of a primary DB instance or read replica.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > Relational Database Service.
4. On the Instances page, locate the target DB instance and click next to it to edit the DB instance name. Then, click OK.

   Alternatively, click the instance name to go to the Overview page. Under DB Instance Name, click to edit the instance name.

   The instance name must start with a letter and consist of 4 to 64 characters. Only letters (case-sensitive), digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.

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

5. View the results on the Overview page.