Hologres:Connect to an instance

Connect to an instance

1. Log on to the Hologres console.

2. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Go to HoloWeb to go to the HoloWeb console.

4. On the Metadata Management tab, click Instances.

5. In the Instances dialog box, configure the parameters and click OK.

   Parameter	Description	Required
   Network Type	public network: The following regions are supported: China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Beijing), China (Hangzhou), China (Zhangjiakou), Singapore, China (Hong Kong), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), and US (Silicon Valley). The icon indicates that the Hologres instance is of the public network type. VPC: You can select only the region from which you log on to the HoloWeb console. The icon indicates that the Hologres instance is of the VPC network type. Instances of this network type cannot be edited or removed.	No
   Instance Name	The name of a Hologres instance that is created by using the current Alibaba Cloud account. Note After you purchase an instance, the HoloWeb page takes time to load the instance information. Therefore, the instance name may be displayed with a delay. In this case, you can manually configure parameters such as Domain Name to connect to a specific instance.	No
   Name	After you configure the Instance Name parameter, the name of the specified instance is automatically displayed in the Name field. You can also enter a custom connection name.	Yes
   Description	The description of the connection.	No
   Domain Name	The endpoint of the Hologres instance. You can view the endpoint of the Hologres instance in the Network Information section of the Instance Details page in the Hologres console. After you configure the Instance Name parameter, the endpoint of the specified instance is automatically displayed in the Domain Name field. You can also manually enter the endpoint of the Hologres instance.	Yes
   Port	The port number of the Hologres instance. You can view the port number of the Hologres instance in the Network Information section of the Instance Details page in the Hologres console. After you configure the Instance Name parameter, the port number of the specified instance is automatically displayed in the Port field. You can also manually enter the port number of the Hologres instance.	Yes
   Logon Method	Password-free Logon: You can directly log on to the instance by using the current Alibaba Cloud account, without the need to enter the AccessKey ID and AccessKey secret. Password Logon: You can enter the AccessKey ID and AccessKey secret of the current or another Alibaba Cloud account to log on to the instance.	Yes
   Username	This parameter is displayed only when you set the Logon Method parameter to Password Logon. Set this parameter to the AccessKey ID of your Alibaba Cloud account. You can obtain the AccessKey ID from the AccessKey page.	No
   Password	This parameter is displayed only when you set the Logon Method parameter to Password Logon. Set this parameter to the AccessKey secret of your Alibaba Cloud account.	No
   Test Connectivity	Checks whether a network connection is established. If the message The test is successful is displayed, a connection is established. If the message The test failed is displayed, no connection is established.	No
   Logon After Connection	Specifies whether to connect to the instance. Valid values: Yes: connects to the instance. The connected instance is displayed in the left-side Instances Connected list. No: does not connect to the instance. The disconnected instance is displayed in the left-side Instances Disconnected list.	Yes

6. After the instance is connected, click the icon to the right of Instance Management to refresh the instance lists. Click Instances Connected to view the information about the connected instance.

   To manage the instance, right-click the instance and select an action. For more information about instance management, see Manage instances.