Process of Using DCS

How to Manage DCS Instances

You can access Distributed Cache Service (DCS) from the web-based management console or by using RESTful application programming interfaces (APIs) through HTTPS requests.

• Using the console

  After signing up, log in to the console.

  For details on how to use the DCS console, see sections from Buying a DCS Redis Instance to Migrating Instance Data.

  DCS monitoring data is recorded by Cloud Eye. To view the monitoring data or configure alarm rules, log in to the Cloud Eye console. For details, see Viewing DCS Metrics.

  If you have enabled Cloud Trace Service (CTS), DCS instance operations are recorded by CTS. You can view the operations history on the CTS console. For details, see Viewing DCS Audit Logs.

• Using APIs

  DCS provides RESTful APIs for you to integrate DCS into your own application systems for automatic and unified management. For details about DCS APIs and API calling, see Distributed Cache Service API Reference.

  • For the functions that have open APIs, you can use them either on the console or by calling APIs. For those functions that do not have open APIs, you can only use them on the console.
  • For details about monitoring and auditing APIs, see Cloud Eye and Cloud Trace Service (CTS) documentation.

Using DCS

Figure 1 Flowchart for using DCS

1. Use IAM to grant permissions to use DCS.
2. Buy a DCS Redis instance.
3. Access the DCS Redis instance.

   You can access a DCS Redis instance from a client or from the DCS console.

4. Manage DCS instances and data.

   You can manage your DCS instances and data by referring to Managing Instances, Managing the Instance Lifecycle, Modifying an Instance, Testing Instance Performance, Analyzing and Diagnosing an Instance, Backing Up and Restoring an Instance, and Migrating Instance Data.