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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.
Go to myCloud → Locations or myCloud → Virtual datacenters
Select your AWS location and go to Service configurations
Select the "AmazonRDSService".
On the right hand side of the screen, from the options menu, select "List RDS instances"
Select an instance to onboard
If you only have one instance, Abiquo will select it automatically
Click Accept to add it to Abiquo
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Go to myCloud → Locations or myCloud → Virtual datacenters
Select your AWS location and go to Service configurations
Select the "AmazonRDSService".
On the right hand side of the screen, from the options menu, select "Create RDS instance"
Complete the dialog
If there is only one DB subnet, Abiquo will select it automatically.
Click Next, then complete any parameters that are specific to your choice of DB engine.
Click Next and select the DB instance Classinstance class
Click Accept to create the instance
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When the instance is ready, you can manage it with the actions on the Serviceservice options menu.
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Delete an Amazon RDS instance
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Go to myCloud → Locations or myCloud → Virtual datacenters
Select your AWS location and go to Service configurations
Select the "AmazonRDSInstance".
On the right hand side of the screen, from the options menu, select "delete"
Complete the dialog
Refresh the state of the AmazonRDSService
When the status indicator of the AmazonRDSInstance turns red, Abiquo has detected that the DB instance does not exist in AWS.
Select the RDS Instance and at the bottom of the screen, click the trash bin delete button.
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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