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This page describes actions on the AWS RDS service using Abiquo XaaS. For details of how to monitor the service, see Service metrics.

List Amazon RDS instances

Abiquo can connect to your Amazon RDS account in a region and list the databases that are already running there. 

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Privileges: Use location services, Use virtual datacenter services, and AND Run actions on usable services, or OR Manage virtual datacenters

To list AWS RDS instances in your account, and then optionally, onboard them into Abiquo.

  1. Go to myCloud → Locations or myCloud → Virtual datacenters 

  2. Select your AWS location and go to Service configurations

  3. Select AmazonRDSService

  4. On the right hand side of the screen, from the options menu, select List RDS instances

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  5. Select an instance to onboard

    1. If you only have one instance, Abiquo will select it automatically

  6. Click Accept to add it to Abiquo

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  1. Go to myCloud → Locations or myCloud → Virtual datacenters 

  2. Select your AWS location and go to Service configurations

  3. Select AmazonRDSService.

  4. On the right hand side of the screen, from the options menu, select Create RDS instance

  5. Complete the dialog

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    If there is only one DB subnet, Abiquo will select it automatically.

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  6. Click Next, then complete any parameters that are specific to your choice of DB engine.

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  7. Click Next and select the DB instance class

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  8.  Click Accept to create the instance

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Tip

To go directly to the State display, click on the round state indicator beside the service name

For monitoring of RDS services, see Service metrics