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Buying and Connecting to a FlexusRDS for MySQL Instance

This section describes how to purchase a FlexusRDS for MySQL instance and how to connect to it using Data Admin Service (DAS).

Preparations

  1. Sign up for a HUAWEI ID and enable Huawei Cloud services.
  2. Before purchasing DB instances, ensure that your account balance is sufficient. Top up your account if required.
  3. For fine-grained permissions management, create an Identity and Access Management (IAM) user and user group on the IAM console and grant the user specific operation permissions. For details, see Creating a User and Granting Permissions.

Step 1: Create a FlexusRDS for MySQL Instance

  1. Go to the FlexusRDS console.
  2. If this is your first time to create a FlexusRDS for MySQL instance, click Buy.
  3. Configure the instance information and click Buy.
    Figure 1 Selecting an instance class
    Figure 2 Selecting the required duration

    Parameter

    Example Value

    Description

    Region

    CN-Hong Kong

    The region where your resources are located.

    NOTE:

    Products in different regions cannot communicate with each other through a private network. After a DB instance is created, the region cannot be changed. Therefore, exercise caution when selecting a region.

    DB Engine

    MySQL 8.0

    The DB engine version.

    Instance Class

    Standard 2U4G

    The vCPU and memory of an instance.

    DB Instance Type

    Single

    The architecture type of an instance.

    • Single: A single-node architecture. It is less expensive than a primary/standby DB pair.
    • Primary/Standby: An HA architecture. In a primary/standby pair, each instance has the same instance class. When a primary instance is being created, a standby instance is provisioned along with it to provide data redundancy. The standby instance is invisible to you after being created.

    Storage

    120 GB

    The storage space of an instance.

    It contains the system overhead required for inodes, reserved blocks, and database operation.

    Network

    vpc-default-smb

    subnet-default-smb

    A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a virtual network in which your instance is located. A VPC can isolate networks for different workloads.

    A subnet provides dedicated network resources that are logically isolated from other networks for security purposes.

    For details about how to create a VPC and subnet, see Creating a VPC and Subnet.

    DB Instance Name

    flexusrds-1234

    The instance name must start with a letter and consist of 4 to 64 characters. Only letters (case-sensitive), digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.) are allowed.

    If you buy multiple DB instances at a time, they will be named instance-0001, instance-0002, and so on. (instance indicates the DB instance name you specify.)

    Required Duration

    1 year

    The system will automatically calculate the configuration fee based on the selected required duration. The longer the required duration is, the larger discount you will enjoy.

    Auto-renew

    Disabled
    • This option is not selected by default.
    • If you select this option, the auto-renew cycle is determined by the selected required duration.

    Quantity

    1

    The number of instances to be purchased in a batch.
  4. Confirm the order and click Pay Now.
    Figure 3 Order confirmation
  5. Select a payment method and complete the payment.
  6. View the purchased instance.
    • Administrator account: root
    • Password of the administrator account: The password is randomly set by the system. You need to reset the password when using the account.
    Figure 4 Instance successfully purchased

Step 2: Connect to the FlexusRDS for MySQL Instance

  1. In the instance list, locate the instance and click Reset Password in the Operation column.
    Figure 5 Instance list
  2. Enter a new password, confirm the password, and click OK.
    Figure 6 Resetting a password
  3. In the instance list, locate the instance and click Log In in the Operation column.
    Figure 7 Instance list
  4. Enter username root and its password, and click Log In.
    Figure 8 Instance login
  5. Click Create Database.
    Figure 9 Creating a database
  6. Complete the database creation.
    Figure 10 Database information
  7. Click the database name. On the displayed page, you can create tables, views, stored procedures, events, triggers, and functions.
    Figure 11 Database management
  8. Click Create Table.
    Figure 12 Creating a table
  9. Insert table data and click Create.
    Figure 13 Inserting data into the table
  10. View the new table.
    Figure 14 Table information