MongoDB console is a Web application program that manages MongoDB instances. You can create and manage an instance, set the IP whitelist, password, and network, and perform other operations on the MongoDB console.
Prerequisites
Use your Alibaba Cloud account to log on to the MongoDB console. If you do not have an Alibaba Cloud account, click here.
Console overview
Console homepage
The console homepage displays the same information for all MongoDB cluster instances of the ReplicaSet type.
Log on to the MongoDB console, and go to the Instance List page, as shown in the following figure. Note that the figure is only an example, the actual page may be different.
Parameter descriptions
| No. | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | List of ReplicaSet instances | The MongoDB console homepage displays the instances under an account in a region. |
| 2 | Region | Click a region. The instances in this region are displayed in the instance list. |
| 3 | Refresh | Refresh the instance information page. |
| 4 | Create instance | Instance creation portal. |
| 5 | Instance ID | Click the instance ID to go to the Instance Details page. |
| 6 | Running | The instance is in running status. The instance status varies with instance settings. |
| 7 | Management | Click Manage to go to the management details page of the instance and perform needed operations. For example, you can view the basic information and monitoring information, set backup, recovery, and the alert policy, and set IP whitelists. |
| 8 | Restart | Restart an instance. |
| 9 | More | Shortcut keys for some operations, for example, switch network type and renew. |
| 10 | Modify instance remarks | Click the pencil icon to modify the instance remark name. If the parameter is not modified, it is same to the instance ID. |
MongoDB instance console
Log on to the MongoDB console. Click an instance ID or Manage in the Actions column to go to the Basic Information page, as shown in the following table.
| Console page name | Block name | Description | Links of common operations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating space on the window | You can create a MongoDB migration task, backup the instance, and restart the instance. |
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| Basic information | Basic information | You can view instance basic information, such as the instance ID, region, network type, instance type, and disk space. You can also change the instance configuration. | |
| Account management | You can view the instance account and reset the password. | Reset password | |
| Connection information | You can view the domain name addresses and port numbers of two nodes, and two methods to connect a public network to the cloud database. | ||
| Resource status of a master instance | You can view the disk space usage, IOPS usage, connections, and CPU usage. | ||
| Instance relationship | You can view the relationship between instance nodes. | ||
| Backup and recovery | Backup list | You can view and download a list of data backups from a selected time period, recover data by the time scope, and create an instance from the backup point or by a time point. | |
| Backup settings | Automatic backup can be performed according to the selected time point. | Set backup cycle | |
| Monitoring information | Resource monitoring | You can view the monitoring information of primary nodes and secondary nodes from a specified time period based on selected indicators. | |
| Alarm rules | Alarm rules | You can set alarm rules. | Set alarm rules |
| Security control | Security control | You can set an IP whitelist. | IP whitelist setting |