Comparing Parameter Templates

Scenarios

You can compare DB instance parameters with a parameter template that uses the same DB engine to understand the differences of parameter settings.

You can also compare default parameter templates that use the same DB engine to understand the differences of parameter settings.

Comparing Instance Parameters with a Parameter Template

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > Relational Database Service.
4. On the Instances page, click the instance name.
5. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Parameters. On the displayed page, click Compare above the parameter list.
   Figure 1 Comparing instance parameters with those in a specified parameter template
   

6. In the displayed dialog box, select a parameter template to be compared and click OK.
   • If their settings are different, the parameter names and values of both parameter templates are displayed.
   • If their settings are the same, no data is displayed.

Comparing Parameter Templates

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > Relational Database Service.
4. On the Parameter Templates page, click Custom Templates. Locate the target parameter template and click Compare in the Operation column.
5. In the displayed dialog box, select a parameter template that uses the same DB engine as the target template and click OK.
   Figure 2 Selecting a parameter template to be compared
   
   • If their settings are different, the parameter names and values of both parameter templates are displayed.
   • If their settings are the same, no data is displayed.