Adding an Instance for Amazon RDS for MySQL

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 Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

   The database Overview page appears.

2. Go to the Instances tab.

3. In the upper-right corner of the page, from the Add instance list, click Cloud database services.

   The Add Cloud DB instance dialog box appears.

4. Select Amazon Web Services, and then click Next.

   The Configure Amazon database page appears.

5. Select RDS (Export), and then click Next.

   The Configure Amazon Database - RDS (Export) page appears.

6. Select MySQL, then click Next.

   The Configure Amazon database - RDS (Export) - MySQL page appears.

7. In the Plan section, select a backup plan to use for the instance, and then click Next.

   The Cloud Account page appears.

8. From the Cloud account list, select an existing cloud account or add a new cloud account. To add a new cloud account, do the following:

   Steps to add new cloud account:

   1. Beside the Cloud account list, click +.

      The Add cloud account dialog box appears.

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

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

   4. Select the one of the following as per the requirement:

      • IAM role for Amazon EC2

      • AWS STS AssumeRole

      • Access keys for IAM users

   5. Select an existing credential or add a new credential.

      Steps to add a new credential

      1. Click the + icon beside the Credentials list.

         The Add Credential dialog box appears.

      2. Credential Vault: Select the credential vault from the list.

      3. Credential name: Enter a name for the credential.

      4. Tenant ID: Enter the tenant ID associated with the Azure account.

      5. Application ID: Enter the application ID associated with the tenant.

      6. Application secret: Enter the application password.

      7. Environment: Select the Azure environment type.

      8. Description: Enter a description of the credential.

      9. Click Save.

   6. From the Access node list, select an access node.

   7. Click Save.

9. Click Next.

   The Backup Content page appears.

10. Instance name: Select instances based on their names.

11. Under the Connection details section, enter the following details:

    1. From the Credential list, select a saved credential or add a new credential.

       Steps to add a new credential

       1. Click the + icon beside the Credentials list.

          The Add Credential dialog box appears.

       2. From Account type list, select a database account.

       3. From the Database credential type, select a database.

       4. From the Credential Vault list, select a credential vault to store credentials for different types of accounts.

       5. In the Credential name box, enter a name for the credential.

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

       7. In the Password box, enter the password to access the Database application.

       8. The SSL certificate toggle key is unselected by default. By moving the toggle key to right, you can perform the following actions:

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

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

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

       9. In the Description box, enter the details of the credential.

       10. Click Save.

    2. In the Endpoint box, type the name of the endpoint to connect to the database instance.

12. Click Next.

13. To filter the content that is backed up, click Edit, select or clear the tables, and then click Save.

    The Summary page appears.

14. Review the summary, and then click Finish.

Results

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