Notes

  • You can use HybridDB for MySQL without RDS instances.
  • In order to reduce the performance loss caused by the instability of the Internet, it is recommended to purchase an ECS instance to work with HybridDB for MySQL instances. However, you can still access HybridDB for MySQL instances though the Internet.

  • To create an instance with more nodes or of higher specifications, contact us.

Prerequisites

  • An Alibaba Cloud account is required. If you haven't got one yet, please go to Alibaba Cloud official website to sign up an account.
  • Make sure that your account balance is sufficient.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the HybridDB for MySQL console and click Create Instance.
  2. Select a billing method.
    • Pay-As-You-Go: PostPaid billing method, the billing unit is one hour. This billing method is suitable for short-term usage, and the instance can be released at any time saving the cost.
    • Subscription: PrePaid billing method, you must pay for the instance when creating a new instance. This billing method is suitable for long-term usage, and it is more affordable than the Pay-As-You-Go billing method. The longer the subscription period you purchase, the more discount you get.
      Note You can change a Pay-As-You-Go instance to a Subscription instance, but otherwise isn't contrary.
  3. Specify the following instance parameters.
    Parameter Description
    Region

    Regions are the physical locations of instances. You cannot change the region after purchasing the instance.

    • Please select a region based on the geographic location of the target user to improve users' access speed.
    • Ensure that the HybridDB for MySQL instance and the ECS instance to be connected are in the same region. Instances in different regions can only communicate through the Internet which may reduce the performance of the instances.
    Zone Zone is an independent physical area in a region, and there is no substantial difference between different zones. You can create your HybridDB for MySQL instance either in the same zone of the ECS instance, or not in the zone of the ECS instance.
    Node Specification

    Only High Performance Transaction engine is provided.
    Network type

    • Classic network: A classic network type.

    • VPC (recommended): Also known as Virtual Private Cloud. VPC is a private network logically isolated from other virtual networks with higher security and performance than classic networks. If you choose a VPC network, a VPC and a vSwitch which are in the same region of the HybridDB for MySQL should be created beforehand. For more information, see VPC.

    Database name The database name which cannot be changed once it is set, and the Chinese characters are not supported.
    Note HybridDB for MySQL only supports a single database, and you cannot create another database after creating an instance.
    Account The account to access the database, please specify the account with words which can indicate the usage of the account.
    Password The password of the instance account, specify it as required.
    Nodes The default number of nodes is two. The maximum number of nodes for a Subscription instance is up to 64, and the maximum number of nodes for a Pay-As-You-Go instance is up to 128.
  4. After the settings are completed, click Buy Now.
  5. Check the agreement of service on the Confirm Order page, and then click Activate button to finish the payment.
  6. You can find the new instance on the Instance list page.

    Initializing a HybridDB for MySQL database can take up to 20 minutes. You can perform subsequent operations on the instance once its status in the console becomes Running.

Additional information

A new instance keeps in "Creating" status for a long time. This issue is generally caused by insufficient back-end resources, please try to create an instance in another region.