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Changing a DB Instance Name
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**Scenarios**
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This section describes how to change a DB instance name to identify different DB instances.

Method 1
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#. :ref:`Log in to the DDS console. <dds_02_0043>`
#. On the **Instance Management** page, hover the mouse over the DDS instance name you wish to change and click the icon |image1| that is displayed next to the DB instance.

   -  If you want to submit the change, click **OK**. 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 (_).
   -  If you want to cancel the change, click **Cancel**.

#. View the change result on the **Instance Management** page.

Method 2
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#. :ref:`Log in to the DDS console. <dds_02_0043>`
#. On the **Instance Management** page, click the target DB instance.
#. In the **DB Information** area on the **Basic Information** page, click |image2| in the **DB Instance Name** field to change the instance name.

   -  To submit the change, click |image3|. 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 (_).
   -  To cancel the change, click |image4|.

#. View the results on the **Instance Management** page.

.. |image1| image:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0000001193533703.png
.. |image2| image:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0000001143133827.png
.. |image3| image:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0000001142773925.png
.. |image4| image:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0000001096453866.png