Changing the Name of a GaussDB Instance

Scenarios

You can change the name of an instance.

Constraints

You cannot perform the following operations when the instance name is being changed:

• Binding an EIP
• Deleting the instance
• Creating a backup for the instance

Precautions

• The new name of an instance can be the same as an existing instance name.
• Changing the name of a DB instance does not disassociate the associated tags from the instance.
• If a DB instance is renamed, backups of the DB instance are still retained.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and project.

3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > GaussDB.
4. On the Instances page, locate the instance whose name you want to edit and click next to the instance name. Then, edit the name and click OK.
   Figure 1 Changing the name of an instance
   

   Alternatively, click the instance name to go to the Basic Information page. In the Basic Information area, click next to the DB Instance Name field to edit the instance name.

   The name must start with a letter and consist of 4 to 64 characters. It can contain only uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

   • To submit the change, click .
   • To cancel the change, click .

5. View the new instance name.