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<h1 class="topictitle1">Creating a Cluster Instance</h1>
<div id="body8662426"><div class="section" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_section2487181111813"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Scenarios</h4><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p168872184212">This section describes how to create a Community Edition cluster instance on the DDS management console. DDS allows you to tailor your compute resources and storage space to your business needs.</p>
<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p13144143442217">You can use your account to create up to 10 cluster instances. To create more cluster instances, click <span><img id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_image1712875315511" src="en-us_image_0000001096453892.png"></span> in the upper right corner of the management console. On the <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b842352706174528">Service Quota</strong> page, click <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b842352706174546">Increase Quota</strong> to apply for quotas.</p>
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<div class="section" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_s9b4c275aa7904e16a97104c0e01ccdfc"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4><ol id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_o42897c1a8efe40d0948f999f598a3428"><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li61362665133957"><span><a href="dds_02_0043.html">Log in to the DDS console.</a></span></li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_lb1f2acdb06aa4be9a9317e5f6a394cec"><span>On the <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b46281147141614">Instance Management</strong> page, click <span id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_text86352331553"></span><span id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_text1356810431755">Create DB Instance</span>.</span></li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_l705bbe04d0164b0986114b9b60d9946a"><span>On the displayed page, select your DB instance specifications and click <span class="uicontrol" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_uicontrol476998193314"><b><span id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_text354313393720"></span><span id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_text3543145218710">Create Now</span></b></span>.</span><p>
<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_table44742889144238" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b>Basic information</caption><thead align="left"><tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row59029599144238"><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26%" id="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1"><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p56471429144242">Parameter</p>
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<tbody><tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row171091022720"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p10437142392713">Region</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p544112231276">A region where the tenant is located. It can be changed in the upper left corner. For details, see section <a href="dds_01_0027.html">Regions and AZs</a>.</p>
<div class="note" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_note1644622312714"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p44521230278">DB instances deployed in different regions cannot communicate with each other through a private network, and you cannot change the region of a DB instance once it is created. Exercise caution when selecting a region.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row806550594126"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p4932615094126">DB Instance Name</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p6999412127">The DB instance name can be 4 to 64 characters long. It must start with a letter and can contain only uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).</p>
<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p5238108111215">After the DB instance is created, you can change the DB instance name. For details, see section <a href="dds_03_0075.html">Changing a DB Instance Name</a>.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row1921417431412"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p15134121641411">Database Type</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p61351416131417">Community Edition</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row1013512731419"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p151351316101415">DB Instance Type</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p0135181618149">Select <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b842352706152955">Cluster</strong>.</p>
<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p11135716181417">A cluster instance includes three types of nodes: dds mongos, shard, and config. Each shard and config is a three-node replica set to ensure high availability.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row1024495916243"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p2453532616243">Compatible MongoDB Version</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.2 "><ul id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_ul5930101454918"><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li423032584214">4.4</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li20191144116712">4.2</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li12282171919">4.0</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li557634017166">3.4</li></ul>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row11127281528"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p101132286218">Storage Type</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p1511312817214">Ultra-high I/O</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row319181316237"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p1672886816349">Storage Engine</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.2 "><ul id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_ul109418294235"><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li8942142922318">WiredTiger<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p11175126192414"><a name="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li8942142922318"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0044018333_li8942142922318"></a>WiredTiger is the default storage engine of DDS 3.4 and 4.0. WiredTiger provides different granularity concurrency control and compression mechanism for data management. It can provide the best performance and storage efficiency for different kinds of applications.</p>
</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li19723447162416">RocksDB<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p3871944172517"><a name="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li19723447162416"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0044018333_li19723447162416"></a>RocksDB is the default storage engine of DDS 4.2 and 4.4. RocksDB supports efficient point lookup, range scan, and high-speed write. RocksDB can be used as the underlying data storage engine of DDS and is suitable for scenarios with a large number of write operations.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row9142051182617"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p440150182715">AZ</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p3478012711">An AZ is a part of a region with its own independent power supply and network. AZs are physically isolated but can communicate through an internal network. For details, see section <a href="dds_01_0027.html">Regions and AZs</a>.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row48121472104319"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="26%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p5525166104319">Disk Encryption</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.1.2.3.1.2 "><ul id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_ul133881550588"><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li2388145105810"><strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b842352706102944">Disabled</strong>: Disable the encryption function.</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li52191547135210"><strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b150747644695932">Enabled</strong>: Enable encryption. This feature improves data security but slightly affects read/write performance.<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p172191947135211"><strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b54342102195932">Key Name</strong>: Select or create a private key, which is the tenant key.</p>
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<div class="note" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_note2431518191315"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><ul id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_ul1362121393110"><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li1156124454620">After an instance is created, the disk encryption status and the key cannot be changed. The backup data stored in OBS is encrypted.</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li1799163511214">Backups of cluster instances are physical backups. If disk encryption is enabled, backup data will be encrypted.</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li845663616343">To check whether the disk is encrypted, you can view <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b21996298184">Disk Encrypted</strong> in the DB instance list.</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li16886718103912">If disk encryption or backup data encryption is enabled, keep the key properly. Once the key is disabled, deleted, or frozen, the database will be unavailable and data may not be restored.</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li1660761315330">For details about how to create a key, see the "Creating a CMK" section in the <em id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_i84235269720595">Key Management Service User Guide</em>.</li></ul>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_table37562116173420" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 2 </b>Specifications</caption><thead align="left"><tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row14398999173420"><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="28.999999999999996%" id="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.1"><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p7826959173420"><strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b7488811144517">Parameter</strong></p>
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<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="71%" id="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.2"><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p30003927173420"><strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b84235270611143">Description</strong></p>
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<tbody><tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row26958383161127"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="28.999999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p17841537161129">dds mongos node class</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="71%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p8316353151114">For details about the dds mongos CPU and memory, see section <a href="dds_01_0024.html">DB Instance Specifications</a>. After a DB instance is created, you can change its CPU and memory. For details, see section <a href="en-us_topic_0104472218.html">Changing a Cluster DB Instance Class</a>.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row66640864173420"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="28.999999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p44330033173420">dds mongos nodes</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="71%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p1202224316210">The number of dds mongos nodes. The value ranges from 2 to 32. After a DB instance is created, you can add dds mongos nodes if necessary. For details, see section <a href="en-us_topic_increase_nodes.html">Adding Nodes to a Cluster</a>.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row4199175144117"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="28.999999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p1019925110415">dds mongos parameter template</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="71%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p683830114214">The parameters that apply to the dds mongos nodes. After a DB instance is created, you can change the parameter template of a node to bring out the best performance.</p>
<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p109814306422">For details, see <a href="en-us_topic_configuration.html">Modifying a Parameter Template</a>.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row64196077161527"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="28.999999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p2623062161145">shard node class</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="71%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p124791914161416">For details about the shard CPU and memory, see section <a href="dds_01_0024.html">DB Instance Specifications</a>. After a DB instance is created, you can change its CPU and memory. For details, see section <a href="en-us_topic_0104472218.html">Changing a Cluster DB Instance Class</a>.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row39980177161751"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="28.999999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p48504283161751">shard storage space</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="71%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p36532839161751">The value ranges from 10 GB to 2000 GB and must be a multiple of 10. After a DB instance is created, you can scale up its storage space. For details, see section <a href="en-us_topic_increase_storage.html">Scaling Up Storage Space</a>.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row23608369161415"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="28.999999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p66216679161417">shard nodes</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="71%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p61950772161417">The number of shard nodes. The shard node stores user data but cannot be accessed directly.</p>
<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p20686038161417">The value ranges from 2 to 32. After a DB instance is created, you can add shard nodes if necessary. For details, see section <a href="en-us_topic_increase_nodes.html">Adding Nodes to a Cluster</a>.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row6818135531813"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="28.999999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p0255959111818">shard parameter template</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="71%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p172599594184">The parameters that apply to the shard nodes. After a DB instance is created, you can change the parameter template of a node to bring out the best performance.</p>
<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p13276135915186">For details, see <a href="en-us_topic_configuration.html">Modifying a Parameter Template</a>.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row18505060112437"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="28.999999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p37776127112446">config node class</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="71%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p26784243112437">The CPU and memory of a config node. The config node stores the DB instance configurations but cannot be accessed directly. For details, see <a href="dds_01_0024.html">DB Instance Specifications</a>.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row60968540161639"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="28.999999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p33124823161835">config storage space</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="71%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p15977346161639">The storage space is 20 GB and cannot be scaled up.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row983324921914"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="28.999999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p486620545196">config parameter template</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="71%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p1187015542193">The parameters that apply to the config nodes. After a DB instance is created, you can change the parameter template of a node to bring out the best performance.</p>
<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p18883165491918">For details, see <a href="en-us_topic_configuration.html">Modifying a Parameter Template</a>.</p>
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<tbody><tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row626686617146"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.669999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.3.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p2466100817216">VPC</p>
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<div class="note" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_note153371245113813"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p18337345193813">After the DDS instance is created, the VPC cannot be changed.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row1390275717146"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.669999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.3.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p1264740517216">Subnet</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="82.33%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p1780686617216">A subnet provides dedicated network resources that are logically isolated from other networks for network security.</p>
<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p031334313231">After the instance is created, you can change the private IP address assigned by the subnet. For details, see <a href="dds_03_0070.html">Changing a Private IP Address</a>.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="82.33%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p1598907017216">A security group controls access between DDS and other services for security.</p>
<div class="note" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_note968390917216"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p2004632517216">Ensure that the security group rule you set allows clients to access DB instances. For example, select the TCP protocol with inbound direction, input the default port number <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b106365045794850">8635</strong>, and enter a subnet IP address or select a security group that the DB instance belongs to.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row1265332016155"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.669999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.3.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p252472921519">SSL</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="82.33%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p125241297153">Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates set up encrypted connections between clients and servers, preventing data from being tampered with or stolen during transmission.</p>
<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p12524529151515">You can enable SSL to improve data security. After a DB instance is created, you can connect to it using SSL.</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_table5952588817311" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 4 </b>Database configuration</caption><thead align="left"><tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row5051800017311"><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" id="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.4.2.3.1.1"><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p188968917322"><strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b842352706104624">Parameter</strong></p>
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<tbody><tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row3306650017311"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.4.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p3543244917347">Administrator</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.4.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p53475534163330">The default account is <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b842352706104956">rwuser</strong>.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row1140943517311"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.4.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p6477672517347">Administrator Password</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.69000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.4.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p4162124344913">Set a password for the administrator. The password must be 8 to 32 characters in length and contain uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and any of the following special characters: ~!@#%^*-_=+?</p>
<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p31488386155011">Keep this password secure. If lost, the system cannot retrieve it for you.</p>
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<tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row985834117311"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.31%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.4.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p2259237217347">Confirm Password</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_table167699362520" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 5 </b>Tag</caption><thead align="left"><tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row87709361053"><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.9%" id="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.5.2.3.1.1"><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p1770836856"><strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b842352706203916">Parameter</strong></p>
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<tbody><tr id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_row18770336259"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.9%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.5.2.3.1.1 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p1221015159617">Tags</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.10000000000001%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.3.2.5.2.3.1.2 "><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p42130153614">This setting is optional. Adding tags helps you better identify and manage your DB instances. Up to <span id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_text5986559112017"></span><span id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_text137926322111">20</span> tags can be added for a DB instance.</p>
<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p791635119297">A tag is composed of a key-value pair.</p>
<ul id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_ul73781026122214"><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li103790268221">Key: Mandatory if the DB instance is going to be tagged<ul id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_ul638611265223"><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li103891226202213">Each tag key must be unique for each DB instance.</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li2039372622213">A tag key consists of up to 36 characters.</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li15395326112215">The key can only consist of digits, letters, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and at sign (@).</li></ul>
</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li1240572613229">Value: Optional if the DB instance is going to be tagged<ul id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_ul1641092614228"><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li44111026102220">The value consists of up to 43 characters.</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li15928102619121">The key can only consist of digits, letters, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and at sign (@).</li></ul>
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<p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p621481510618">After a DB instance is created, you can view its tag details on the <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b1468912272147">Tags</strong> tab. In addition, you can add, modify, and delete tags for existing DB instances. For details, see <a href="dds_03_0023.html">Tag Management</a>.</p>
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<div class="note" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_note22632562173420"><img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span><div class="notebody"><p id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_p2514729173420">DB instance performance is determined by how you configure it during the creation. The hardware configuration items that can be selected include the node class and storage space.</p>
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</p></li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li6351398154947"><span>On the displayed page, confirm the DB instance information.</span><p><ul id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_ul39403645154947"><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li19088491154947">If you need to modify the specifications, click <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b257921314304">Previous</strong> to return to the previous page.</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li50208416144741">If you do not need to modify the specifications, click <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b842352706111853">Submit</strong> to start the instance creation.</li></ul>
</p></li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_l93e7ec4b3c5e485cba42d6985850d735"><span>After a DDS DB instance is created, you can view and manage it on the <span class="uicontrol" id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_uicontrol58671755142215"><b>Instance Management</b></span> page.</span><p><ul id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_ul7557194483512"><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li9556044153515">When a DB instance is being created, the status displayed in the <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b842352706211812">Status</strong> column is <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b842352706211847">Creating</strong>. This process takes about 15 minutes. After the creation is complete, the status changes to <strong id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_b4316204119434">Available</strong>.</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li655684416359">DDS enables the automated backup policy by default. After a DB instance is created, you can modify or disable the automated backup policy. An automated full backup is immediately triggered after the creation of a DB instance.</li><li id="dds_02_0016__en-us_topic_0044018333_li11556144133519">The default DDS port is 8635, but this port can be modified if necessary. If you change the port, you need to add the security group rule to enable access.</li></ul>
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