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Viewing and Modifying Basic Information of a RabbitMQ Instance

This section describes how to view the details, and modify the basic information of a RabbitMQ instance on the console.

After creating a RabbitMQ instance, you can modify some configurations of it as required, including the instance name, description, and security group.

Prerequisite

You can modify basic information of a RabbitMQ instance when the instance is in the Running state.

Viewing RabbitMQ Instance Details

  1. Log in to the RabbitMQ console.
  2. In the upper left corner, click and select a region.
  3. Specific RabbitMQ instances can be queried using filters. Current filters include the name, status, version, instance type, specification, used/available storage space, billing mode, AZ, instance ID, creation time, private connection address, public connection address, enterprise project, and resource tag.

    • Only enterprise users can use enterprise projects to filter resources.
    • Resource tags can be filtered by operator. Available operators include is equal to =, is not equal to !=, contains :, and does not contain :.
    • Table 1 describes the various possible statuses of a RabbitMQ instance.
      Table 1 RabbitMQ instance status description

      Status

      Description

      Creating

      The instance is being created.

      Creation failed

      The instance failed to be created.

      Running

      The instance is running properly.

      Only instances in the Running state can provide services.

      Faulty

      The instance is not running properly.

      Starting

      The status between Frozen and Running.

      Changing

      The instance specifications are being changed.

      Change failed

      The instance specifications failed to be changed.

      Frozen

      The instance is frozen.

      Freezing

      The status between Running and Frozen.

      Upgrading

      The instance is being upgraded.

      Rolling back

      The instance is being rolled back.

      Binning

      The instance is being moved to Recycle Bin.

      Binned

      The instance is in Recycle Bin.

      Recovering

      The instance is being recovered from Recycle Bin.

  4. Click a RabbitMQ instance name to go to the Overview page and view the instance details.

    Table 2 and Table 3 describe the parameters for connecting to an instance. For details about other parameters, see the Basic Information tab page of the instance on the console.

    Table 2 Connection parameters (RabbitMQ 3.x.x)

    Parameter

    Description

    Instance Address (Private Network)

    Address for connecting to the instance when public access is disabled.

    Mgmt. UI Address

    Address for connecting to the instance management UI when public access is disabled.

    Public Access

    Whether public access has been enabled.

    Instance Address (Public Network)

    Address for connecting to the instance when public access is enabled.

    Mgmt. UI Address (Public Network)

    Address for connecting to the instance management UI when public access is enabled.

    Table 3 Connection parameters (RabbitMQ AMQP-0-9-1)

    Parameter

    Description

    Instance Address (Private Network)

    Address for connecting to the instance when public access is disabled.

    ACL

    Whether to enable ACL.

    When ACL is enabled, message production and consumption require authentication.

Modifying Basic Information of a RabbitMQ Instance

  1. Log in to the RabbitMQ console.
  2. In the upper left corner, click and select a region.
  3. Click a RabbitMQ instance name to go to the instance details page.
  4. Modify the following parameters if needed:

    Table 4 Modifiable RabbitMQ parameters

    Parameter

    How to Modify

    Result

    Instance Name

    Click , enter a new name, and click .

    Naming rules: 4–64 characters; starts with a letter; can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

    The modification result is displayed in the upper right corner of the page.

    Enterprise Project

    Click , select a new enterprise project from the drop-down list, and click .

    Only for enterprise users. Modifying this parameter does not restart the instance.

    The modification result is displayed in the upper right corner of the page.

    Description

    Click , enter a new description, and click .

    0 to 1024 characters.

    The modification result is displayed in the upper right corner of the page.

    Disk Autoscaling

    See Automatically Expanding the Storage Space of a RabbitMQ Instance.

    The modification result is displayed in the upper right corner of the page.

    Security Group

    Click , select a new security group from the drop-down list, and click .

    Modifying this parameter does not restart the instance.

    The modification result is displayed in the upper right corner of the page.

    Public Access

    See Configuring RabbitMQ Public Access.

    You will be redirected to the Background Tasks page, which displays the modification progress and result.

    ACL

    Click or to configure ACL.

    This parameter is supported only for RabbitMQ AMQP-0-9-1 instances.

    WARNING:

    Enabling ACL will disconnect clients without authentication configuration.

    The modification result is displayed in the upper right corner of the page.

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