# Manually Discovering MySQL Instances

You can manually discover MySQL instances on demand. By default, MySQL instances are automatically discovered every 24 hours. Instances are also automatically discovered when the Communications Service (GxCVD) is restarted (for example, after a computer reboot).

When you discover instances, the newly discovered instances are assigned a backup plan as follows:

- If the server is installed from the Command Center, then the newly discovered instances inherit the backup plan of the server.

- If the server is not installed from the Command Center, then you must set a backup plan for the newly discovered instances.

Note

You cannot automatically discover MySQL instances on Solaris.

## Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

   The database Overview tab appears.

2. On the upper-right corner of the page, click the action button , and then click Discover instances.

   The Discover instances dialog box appears.

3. From the Database engine list, select MySQL.

4. From the Server name list, select the server to discover an instance for.

5. To enable automatic instance discovery, move the Enable Automatic Instance Discovery toggle key to the right.

6. Click Discover Now.

   The instance is discovered and added to the Commvault software. In Commvault, the name for the instance is server name_port number on which the server is running.

## What to Do Next

Update the database credentials for the discovered MySQL instance to connect to the MySQL server.

To update the credentials:

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

2. Click the Instances tab.

3. Select the required instance.

4. On the Overview tab, edit the connection details.

For instructions about updating the connection details, see Adding an Instance.

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