Creating an Instance

Procedure

1. Log in to the LakeFormation console.
2. In the upper left corner, click and choose Analytics > LakeFormation to access the LakeFormation console.
3. Click Buy Now or Buy Instance in the upper right corner.

   If a LakeFormation instance exists on the page, Buy Instance is displayed. Otherwise, Buy Now is displayed.

4. Configure the parameters listed in the following table.

   Table 1 Instance creation parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Type	Select the instance type. Shared: Resources are reused between shared instances to maximize the usage of resources such as clusters or GaussDB(for MySQL) instances. Exclusive: You are charged based on the upper limit of query per second (QPS) and metadata usage.
   Region	Select a region. LakeFormation instances in different regions cannot communicate with each other over an intranet. For lower network latency and quick resource access, select the nearest region.
   Billing Mode	Billing mode of instances. Pay-per-use: You are billed by the usage duration of LakeFormation instances.
   Project	Select the project to which the instance belongs.
   Name	User-defined LakeFormation instance name.
   QPS	Maximum number of requests per second. You do not need to set this parameter when Type is set to Shared. You will be billed by LakeFormation based on your usage of metadata objects.
   Enterprise Project	Enterprise project to which the cluster belongs. If no enterprise project is available, click Create to create one. An enterprise project facilitates project-level management and grouping of cloud resources and users.
   Description	Description of the instance.
   Label	Enter content in the boxes and click Add to add a tag. You are advised to click View Predefined Tags to use predefined tags and add the same tag to different cloud resources.

5. Click Buy Now, confirm the configured information, and pay.
6. Click Back to Console. You can view information about the newly created LakeFormation instance on the console.
   

   When creating an instance, pay attention to quota notification. If a resource quota is insufficient, increase the resource quota as prompted and create an instance.

   Wait until the instance status changes to , indicating that the instance is created.

   After an instance is created, you can view its basic information and data overview.

Failed to Create an Instance

If an instance fails to be created, the Failed page is displayed.

Choose Analytics > LakeFormation. In the upper left corner of the Overview page, click Failed . In the displayed window, view information about the instance that fails to be created.

Figure 1 Failed instances