Buying an RDS for MySQL Instance

Scenarios

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Database > Relational Database Service.
4. On the Instances page, click Buy DB Instance.
5. On the Buy DB Instance page, set instance information and click Buy Now.
   • Basic information

     Table 1 Basic information

     Parameter	Description
     Region	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 Instance Name	Must start with a letter and consist of 4 to 64 characters. Only letters (case-sensitive), digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.
     DB Engine	Select MySQL.
     DB Engine Version	Supported DB engine versions may vary by region. For the actual options, see them on the console. When creating an RDS for MySQL instance, select a proper DB engine version tailored to your workloads. You are advised to select the latest available version because it is more stable, reliable, and secure.
     DB Instance Type	Primary/Standby: uses an HA architecture with a primary DB instance and a synchronous standby DB instance. It is suitable for production databases of large- and medium-sized enterprises in Internet, Internet of Things (IoT), retail e-commerce sales, logistics, gaming, and other sectors. 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. Single: uses a standalone architecture, which is less expensive than primary/standby DB instances. It is recommended for development and testing of microsites, and small and medium enterprises, or for learning about RDS.
     Storage Type	Determines the instance read/write speed. A higher maximum throughput enables faster I/O operations. SSD is a type of cloud storage with elastic scalability. By storing data on SSDs, RDS enables separation of compute and storage. The maximum throughput is 350 MB/s. Extreme SSD: uses 25GE network and RDMA technologies to provide you with up to 1,000 MB/s throughput per disk and sub-millisecond latency.
     AZ	An AZ is a physical region where resources use independent power supplies and networks. AZs are physically isolated but interconnected through an internal network. You can select different AZs for your primary and standby instances for cross-AZ disaster recovery. To achieve high reliability, RDS will automatically deploy your primary and standby instances in different physical servers even if you deploy them in the same AZ.
     Time Zone	Select a time zone based on the region your instance will be hosted in.

   • Specifications and storage

     Table 2 Specifications and storage

     Parameter	Description
     Instance Class	Refers to the vCPU and memory of a DB instance. Different instance classes support different numbers of database connections and maximum IOPS. After a DB instance is created, you can change its instance class. For details, see Changing a DB Instance Class.
     Storage Space	Contains the system overhead required for inodes, reserved blocks, and database operation. After a DB instance is created, you can scale up its storage space. For details, see Scaling Up Storage Space. If the storage type is cloud SSD or extreme SSD, you can enable storage autoscaling. If the available storage drops to a specified threshold, autoscaling is triggered. Enable Storage Autoscaling: If you select this option, storage autoscaling is enabled. Trigger If Available Storage Drops To: If the available storage drops to a specified threshold or 10 GB, autoscaling is triggered. Autoscaling Limit: The default value range is from 40 to 4,000, in GB. The limit must be no less than the storage of the DB instance.
     Disk Encryption	Disable: Encryption is disabled. Enable: Encryption is enabled, which improves data security but affects system performance. If you select Enable, the Key Name parameter is displayed. You can select an existing key or create a new one as the tenant key. After disk encryption is enabled, the following restrictions apply: If you enable disk encryption during instance creation, the disk encryption status and the key cannot be changed later. Enabling disk encryption will not encrypt backup data stored in Object Storage Service (OBS). Keep the key secure. Once the key is disabled, deleted, or frozen, your instance will be inaccessible and its data may not be restored.

   • Network and database configurations

     Table 3 Network

     Parameter	Description
     VPC	A virtual network in which your RDS instances are located. A VPC can isolate networks for different workloads. You can select an existing VPC or create a VPC. If no VPC is available, RDS allocates a VPC to you by default. NOTICE: After a DB instance is created, the VPC cannot be changed.
     Subnet	Improves network security by providing dedicated network resources that are logically isolated from other networks. Subnets are only valid within a specific AZ. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is enabled by default for subnets where you plan to create RDS instances and cannot be disabled. IPv4 address: A floating IPv4 address is automatically assigned when you create a DB instance. You can also enter an unused floating IPv4 address in the subnet CIDR block. After the DB instance is created, you can change the floating IP address.
     Security Group	Enhances security by controlling access to RDS from other services. Ensure that the security group you select allows the client to access the DB instance. When creating a DB instance, you can select multiple security groups. For better network performance, select no more than five security groups. If you select more than one security group, the access rules of all the selected security groups apply on the instance. For details about how to manage security groups, see Changing a Security Group. If no security group is available or has been created, RDS allocates a security group to you by default.

     Table 4 Database configuration

     Parameter	Description
     Administrator	The default login name for the database is root.
     Administrator Password	Must consist of 8 to 32 characters and contain at least three types of the following characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters (~ ! @ # $ % ^ * - _ = + ? , ( ) & . | ). Enter a strong password and periodically change it for security reasons. If the password you provide is considered weak by the system, you will be prompted to provide a stronger password. Keep this password secure. The system cannot retrieve it. After a DB instance is created, you can reset this password. For details, see Resetting the Administrator Password.
     Confirm Password	Must be the same as Administrator Password.
     Parameter Template	Contains engine configuration values that can be applied to one or more DB instances of the same DB engine. If you intend to create a primary/standby DB pair, they use the same parameter template. NOTICE: If you use a custom parameter template when creating a DB instance, the following specification-related parameters in the custom template are not delivered. Instead, the default values are used. back_log innodb_io_capacity_max max_connections innodb_io_capacity innodb_buffer_pool_size innodb_buffer_pool_instances After an instance is created, you can adjust its parameters as needed. For details, see Modifying Parameters of an RDS for MySQL Instance.
     Table Name	Specifies whether table names are case sensitive. The case sensitivity of table names for created RDS for MySQL 8.0 instances cannot be changed.
     Enterprise Project	If your account has been associated with an enterprise project, select the target project from the Enterprise Project drop-down list.

   • Tags

     Table 5 Tags

     Parameter	Description
     Tag	Tags an RDS instance. This parameter is optional. Adding tags to RDS instances helps you better identify and manage the instances. Up to 20 tags can be added for each DB instance. After a DB instance is created, you can view its tag details on the Tags page. For details, see RDS for MySQL Tags.

   • Batch creation

     Table 6 Batch creation

     Parameter

     Description

     Quantity

     RDS supports DB instance creation in batches. If you choose to create primary/standby DB instances and set Quantity to 1, a primary DB instance and a standby DB instance will be created synchronously. If you create multiple DB instances at a time, their names will include a four-digit suffix. For example, if you specify instance here, the names will be instance-0001, instance-0002, and so on. If existing instances' suffixes have already reached up to 0010, the new instance names will start from instance-0011.

   • Read Replicas

     Table 7 Read replica

     Parameter	Description
     Read Replica	You can determine whether to create read replicas when creating a DB instance. Skip is selected by default. If you select Create, read replicas are named with "read" and two digits appended to the primary instance name by default. For example, if the primary instance name is instance-0001, the first read replica will be named instance-0001-read-01. The network and storage configurations of read replicas are the same as those of the primary instance.
     Storage Type	Determines the instance read/write speed. A higher maximum throughput enables faster I/O operations. Cloud SSD Stores data in cloud disks for decoupled storage and compute. The maximum throughput is 350 MB/s. For RDS for MySQL instances, this storage type is normally displayed as Cloud SSD, but for existing instances in certain regions it is displayed as Ultra-high I/O. Extreme SSD Uses 25GE network and RDMA technologies to provide you with up to 1,000 MB/s throughput per disk and sub-millisecond latency.
     Read Replica AZ	By default, read replicas are deployed in an AZ different from that of the primary instance.
     Instance Class	You can select an instance class different from that of the primary instance for a read replica. To prevent a creation failure, long delay, and high load of a read replica, it is recommended that the specifications of the read replica be at least equal to those of the primary instance.
     Read Replica Quantity	You can create a maximum of five read replicas for each RDS instance. After a DB instance is created, the system automatically triggers the creation of read replicas. If you choose to create a primary/standby instance and set Read Replica Quantity to 1, a pair of primary/standby instances and a read replica will be created.

   Note

   The performance of your RDS instance depends on its configurations. The hardware configuration items you can choose include the instance class, storage type, and storage space.

6. Confirm the specifications.
   • If you need to modify your settings, click Previous.
   • If you do not need to modify your settings, click Submit.

7. To view and manage your RDS instance, go to the Instances page.
   • When your DB instance is being created, the status is Creating. The status changes to Available after the instance is created. To view the detailed progress and result, go to the Task Center page.
   • The automated backup policy is enabled by default. You can change it after the DB instance is created. The system automatically creates a full backup once an instance is created.
   • The default database port is 3306. You can change it after a DB instance is created.

     For details, see Changing a Database Port.