Adding an Instance for Amazon RDS for MariaDB

To manage a database, you can either use an existing instance or add a new instance.

Before You Begin

Configure the permissions to access AWS resources. Download the amazon_rds_dumpbased_backup_restore_permissions.json file and use it on the AWS command line to apply all the permissions.

Procedure

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

   The Overview page appears.

2. Click Add instance, and then select Cloud database service.

   The Vendor page appears.

3. Select Amazon Web Services and then click NEXT.

   The Select a Database Service page appears.

4. Select RDS Export, and then click NEXT.

   The Select Database page appears.

5. Select MariaDB, and then click NEXT.

   The Select a Plan page appears.

6. From the list of backup plans, select a backup plan, and then click NEXT.

   The Cloud Account page appears.

7. From the Cloud account list, select an existing cloud account or create a new cloud account.

   To configure a new cloud account, complete the following steps:

   1. Click +.

      The Add cloud account page appears.

   2. In the Name box, type the name for the account.

   3. In the Regions box, type the region where the Amazon RDS instance is located.

   4. Enter the host or account authentication information:

      • IAM role: To authenticate the Amazon RDS cloud account, select this option.

      • STS assume role with IAM policy: To authenticate the Amazon RDS cloud account using a security token service (STS) assume role, select this option, and from the Credentials list, select the credential for the Amazon RDS cloud account.

        To apply an IAM policy for the hypervisor when you use this authentication method, you can attach an IAM policy with sts:AssumeRole to the access node in the AWS Console. For more information about STS role authentication, see Configuring STS Role Authentication.

      • Access and secret key: To authenticate the Amazon RDS cloud account using an access key and a secret key, select this option, and from the Credentials list, select the credential for the Amazon RDS cloud account.

   5. From the Access nodes list, select the access nodes to use for the instance.

   6. Click SAVE.

8. Click NEXT.

   The Backup content page appears.

9. From the Instance name list, select an instance.

10. Under Connection details, from the Credential list, select existing credential or create new credential.

    Steps to add new credential

    1. Click the add button .

       The Add credential dialog box appears.

    2. The Account type, Database type, and Credential Vault are selected by default.

    3. In the Credential name box, enter the name for the credential.

    4. In the Username box, enter the user name to access the application.

    5. In the Password box, type the password to access the application.

    6. If SSL is enabled on the cloud, move the SSL Certificate toggle key to the right, and then do the following:

       • In the SSL CA file field, provide the SSL CA file path on the proxy computer.

       • Optional: In the SSL Cert file field, provide the SSL certificate file path on the proxy computer.

       • Optional: In the SSL Key file field, provide the SSL key file path on the proxy computer.

    7. In the Description box, enter a description of the credentials.

    8. Click SAVE.

11. To specify the endpoint, in the Endpoint box type the endpoint to connect to the database instance in the format <ip/host>:<port>.

12. Click NEXT to create the instance.

    A summary page is displayed to show the instance information.

13. Click FINISH.

Results

The new instance contains a default database group. The default database group includes all the data in the Amazon RDS for MariaDB database. You cannot delete the default database group.