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Service Process
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This section describes how to create a cluster instance, set a security group, and connect to a cluster instance.

Intended Audience
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-  Users who create the DDS DB instance for the first time.
-  Users who need to perform the initial configuration after a DB instance is created.
-  Users who want to know how to connect to the DDS DB instances.

Process
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The following describes the steps from creating a DB instance to using it.


.. figure:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0284274985.png
   :alt: **Figure 1** Accessing DB instances from a public network

   **Figure 1** Accessing DB instances from a public network


.. figure:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0284275243.png
   :alt: **Figure 2** Accessing DB instances from a private network

   **Figure 2** Accessing DB instances from a private network