Use the Amazon RDS service
List Amazon RDS instances
Abiquo can connect to your Amazon RDS account in a region and list the databases that are already running there.
Privileges: Use location services, Use virtual datacenter services, and Run actions on usable services, 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
Abiquo will register the instance and users will be able to manage it using the actions on the Service options menu.
Create an Amazon RDS instance
To create an AWS RDS instance you will need an AWS DB subnet. When you create an RDS instance in the AWS UI, AWS will automatically create a DB subnet for your DB instance.
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 Class
Click Accept to create the instance
Abiquo will create your instance. You can check its state by clicking on the state indicator.
When the instance is ready, you can manage it with the actions on the Service options menu.
Delete an Amazon RDS instance
To delete an AWS RDS instance first in Amazon, and then in Abiquo:
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.
Check the state of the Amazon RDS service
The platform will connect to the Amazon RDS service to obtain details of the databases running in the service and the available resources.
Privileges: Use location services, Use virtual datacenter services
To check the status and details of the Amazon RDS Service.
Go to myCloud→ Locations
Select an AWS location and go to Service configurations
Edit the Amazon RDS Service and go to State
Abiquo displays details such as the usage, instances, and snapshots of RDS.
To go directly to the State display, click on the round state indicator beside the service name
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