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Task Center

Scenarios

You can view the progress and results of scheduled and instant tasks on the Task Center page.

You can delete the task records that no longer need to be displayed. The deletion only deletes the task records, and does not delete the DB instances or terminate the tasks that are being executed.

Constraints

Deleted task records cannot be recovered. Exercise caution when performing this operation.

Supported Tasks

Table 1 Supported tasks

Task Type

Category

Task Name

Instant tasks

Instance creation

Creating a MySQL instance, creating a MySQL read replica

Instance rebuild

Restoring MySQL data to a new instance

Instance lifecycle

Rebooting a MySQL instance

Instance modifications

Scaling up MySQL instance storage, changing the MySQL instance type from single-node to primary/standby, switching MySQL primary and standby instances, applying for a MySQL private domain name, migrating a standby MySQL instance to another AZ, changing a MySQL instance class, binding an EIP to a MySQL instance, unbinding an EIP from a MySQL instance

Version upgrade

Upgrading a MySQL instance version

Backup and restoration

Restoring to a new MySQL DB instance, restoring to an existing MySQL DB instance, restoring to the current MySQL DB instance, restoring tables to a point in time, restoring databases to a point in time

DBA Assistant

Clearing MySQL table fragments

Security and encryption

MySQL instance disk encryption

Scheduled tasks

Instance lifecycle

Starting a MySQL DB instance, rebooting a MySQL DB instance

Instance modifications

Changing a MySQL DB instance class

Version upgrade

Upgrading a MySQL instance version

DBA Assistant

Clearing MySQL table fragments

Security and encryption

MySQL instance disk encryption

Viewing Task Details

  1. Log in to the RDS console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Task Center.
  4. Choose Task Center in the navigation pane on the left. On the Instant Tasks page, locate the target task and view its details.

    • To identify the target task, you can use the task name or DB instance name/ID, or simply enter the target task name in the search box in the upper right corner.
    • You can view the progress and status of tasks in a specific period. The default period is seven days.

      The task list can only show up to 30 days of past tasks.

    • You can view instant tasks in the following statuses:
      • Running
      • Completed
      • Failed
    • You can view the task creation and completion time.

  1. Log in to the RDS console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Task Center.
  4. Choose Task Center in the navigation pane on the left. On the Scheduled Tasks page, view the task progress and results.

    • To identify the target task, you can use the DB instance name/ID or enter the DB instance ID in the search box in the upper right corner.
    • You can view scheduled tasks in any of the following statuses. The tasks to be executed can be canceled.
      • Running
      • Completed
      • Failed
      • Canceled
      • To be executed
      • To be authorized

Deleting a Task Record

  1. Log in to the RDS console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Task Center.
  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Task Center. Locate the task record to be deleted on the Instant Tasks page and click Delete in the Operation column. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.

    You can delete the records of RDS instant tasks in any of the following statuses:

    • Completed
    • Failed

  1. Log in to the RDS console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Task Center.
  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Task Center. On the Scheduled Tasks page, locate the task record to be deleted and check whether the task status is To be executed or To be authorized.

    • If yes, go to 5.
    • If no, go to 6.

  5. Click Cancel in the Operation column. In the displayed dialog box, click OK. Then, click Delete in the Operation column. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes to delete the task record.
  6. Click Delete in the Operation column. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes to delete the task record.

    You can delete the records of RDS scheduled tasks in any of the following statuses:

    • Completed
    • Failed
    • Canceled
    • To be executed
    • To be authorized

FAQ

Q: Why does the task progress percentage remain unchanged?

A: The task progress percentage does not change linearly. If the percentage remains unchanged for a long time, some time-consuming steps are being performed. Please wait.

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