AnalyticDB:Clone a cluster

Same-account clone

Cross-account clone

1. Using the source Alibaba Cloud account, log on to the RAM console to configure authorization. This allows the destination account to read the source account's AnalyticDB for MySQL resources.

   1. Create a RAM role. For more information, see Create a RAM role for a trusted Alibaba Cloud account.

      Note

      For the Select Trusted Alibaba Cloud Account parameter, select Other Alibaba Cloud Account and enter the ID of the destination cluster's Alibaba Cloud account. You can log on to the Account Center and view the Account ID on the Overview page.

   2. Grant the AliyunADBReadOnlyAccess permission to the RAM role. For more information, see Manage the permissions of a RAM role.

   3. Modify the trust policy. For more information, see Modify the trust policy of a RAM role.

      {
        "Statement": [
          {
            "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Principal": {
              "RAM": [
                "acs:ram::testAccountID:root"
              ],
              "Service": [
                "testAccountID@ads.aliyuncs.com"
              ]
            }
          }
        ],
        "Version": "1"
      }

      Note

      You must replace testAccountID with the ID of the destination Alibaba Cloud account.

2. Use the destination Alibaba Cloud account to log on to the AnalyticDB for MySQL console. In the upper-left corner, select your cluster's region. In the left-side navigation pane, click Clusters.

3. On the Clusters page, click the tab for the product edition, select a target cluster, and then in the Actions column, choose More > Restore Cluster in Same Region.

   Ensure the selected target cluster and the source cluster are of the same product edition. Otherwise, you must create a new cluster first. For more information, see Create a cluster.

4. Configure parameters such as the source cluster, restore mode, backup set, and point in time, as described in the following table:

   Parameter	Description
   Billing Method	Select a billing method for the new cluster.
   Clone across Alibaba Cloud accounts	Select Yes.
   Cross-account UID	The ID of the Alibaba Cloud account that owns the source cluster.
   Cross-account role	The name of the RAM role that you created in Step 1.
   Cross-account cluster ID	The ID of the source cluster.
   Cross-account backup set ID	The ID of the backup set. You do not need to specify this parameter.
   Source cluster	The ID of the source cluster. This parameter is automatically populated. Note This parameter is not applicable to cross-account cloning and can be ignored.
   Restore mode	The clone source. Valid values: Backup Set: Clones data from a specified backup set to the new cluster. Backup Time Point: Clones data from a specified Backup Time Point to the new cluster. Note This parameter is not applicable to cross-account cloning and can be ignored.
   Backup set	Select a backup set from the drop-down list. Note This parameter is available only when Restore mode is set to Backup Set. This parameter is not applicable to cross-account cloning and can be ignored. The start time of each backup is displayed. Use this time to identify the backup set that you want to restore from.
   Backup Time Point	Select a point in time to restore data from. Note This parameter is available only when Restore mode is set to Backup Time Point. This parameter is not applicable to cross-account cloning and can be ignored. You can select any point in time from 7 days in the past up to 5 minutes before the current time.
   Edition	Select the edition of the cluster.
   Region Zone	Select a region and zone for the new cluster. Note The new cluster must be in the same region as the source cluster, but can be in a different zone. For example, if the source cluster is in the China (Hangzhou) region, the Region for the new cluster is automatically set to China (Hangzhou).
   Network Type	This parameter is fixed to VPC and cannot be changed.
   Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) vSwitch	Select a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and vSwitch for the new cluster.
   Automatically enable PVL service	PrivateLink lets you establish secure and stable private connections between a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and Alibaba Cloud services. This avoids potential security risks from public internet access. You must enable this service before you can create a cluster. You need to enable the service only once for each Alibaba Cloud account. The service is free of charge. Note If the purchase page does not prompt you to enable the PrivateLink service, the service is already enabled and you do not need to select this option.
   Disk Encryption	After you enable disk encryption, the system encrypts the entire data disk based on block storage. This protects your data because the data cannot be decrypted even if a data backup is leaked.

5. Select an Edition for the cluster, configure cluster parameters, and then click Buy Now in the lower-right corner.

6. Complete the purchase based on the Product Type of the source cluster as prompted.

   After the payment is successful, the new cluster appears on the Cluster List page in about 20 minutes.

7. (Optional) After you clone the cluster, if you no longer need the cluster that you created in Step 4, release it promptly. For more information, see Delete or release a cluster.