You can configure a guided setup for Alibaba cloud ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL.
To complete the guided setup, you need the following information:
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The server name
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The host name
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The credentials that you use to access the server
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Guided setup.
The Welcome page appears.
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On the Protect tab, in the Databases tile, click Configure.
The Configure Database Server page appears.
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Select Database running in the cloud (PaaS).
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Select Alibaba Cloud, and then click Next.
The Configure Alibaba Cloud page appears.
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Select MySQL as the database service, and then click Next.
The Configure Alibaba Cloud - MySQL page appears.
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In the Plan section, select a server plan to use for the instance, and then click Next.
The Cloud Account page appears.
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From the Cloud Account list, select the cloud account that you want to use for the instance, and then click Next.
The Cloud database instance details page appears.
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From the Instance name list, select an instance.
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Under the Connection details section, in the Database user box, type the user name to access the ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL application.
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If you are not using the AD authentication, in the Password box, type the password to access the ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL application.
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In the Endpoint box, type the name of the endpoint to connect to the database instance.
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If SSL is enabled on the cloud, move the Use SSL options toggle key to the right, and then in the SSL CA file box, enter the SSL CA file path in the proxy computer.
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Click Next.
The Backup Content page appears which provides the information about the backup of the databases in the instance.
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Click Next.
The Summary page appears.
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Review the summary, and then click Finish.