Overview

GaussDB(for MySQL) is a MySQL-compatible, enterprise-grade database service. It decouples compute from storage and uses Huawei-developed Data Function Virtualization (DFV), which scales to up to 128 TB per instance. With GaussDB(for MySQL), there is no need to worry about data loss. It provides the high availability and superior performance of commercial databases at the price of open-source databases.

Data Function Virtualization (DFV) is a high-performance and high-reliability distributed storage system that is vertically integrated with databases. Storage clusters are deployed in pools to improve storage utilization.

This document describes how to use application programming interfaces (APIs) to perform operations on DB instances. For details about all supported operations, see API Overview.