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Database Autonomy Service:Connect a database instance to DAS

Last Updated:Oct 09, 2023

This topic describes how to connect a database instance to Database Autonomy Service (DAS).

Features

You can use DAS to access Alibaba Cloud databases, self-managed databases hosted on Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances, and other self-managed databases or databases from third-party cloud service providers, such as self-managed databases deployed in data centers, self-managed databases hosted on third-party cloud services, and databases provided by third-party cloud service providers.

Alibaba Cloud database instances are automatically connected to DAS after the instances are created.

Limits

  • The following table describes the supported database engines.

    Database category

    Supported database engine

    Alibaba Cloud databases

    • ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL, PolarDB for MySQL, and ApsaraDB MyBase for MySQL

    • ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL and PolarDB for PostgreSQL

    • ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server and ApsaraDB MyBase for SQL Server

    • Redis

    • PolarDB for PostgreSQL (Compatible with Oracle)

    • PolarDB-X 2.0

    • MongoDB

    ECS-hosted self-managed databases

    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
    • ApsaraDB for MongoDB
    • Redis
      Note Only self-managed Redis databases that run Redis 6.0 or earlier versions can be accessed from DAS.

    Other self-managed databases or databases from third-party cloud service providers

    • MySQL
    • MongoDB
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
      Note Only self-managed Redis databases that run Redis 6.0 or earlier versions can be connected to DAS.
  • To connect an Alibaba Cloud database instance to DAS, the database instance must belong to the Alibaba Cloud account that you use to activate DAS.

  • To connect an ECS-hosted self-managed database to DAS, the ECS instance on which the self-managed database is deployed must belong to the Alibaba Cloud account that you use to activate DAS.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the DAS console.

  2. In the Recommended Features section of the Overview page, click Access Instance.

  3. On the Access Instance page, select a database category based on your business requirements.