Data Management (DMS) is an integrated and visualized database solution that offers data management, structure management, user authorization, security auditing, data trend analysis, data tracking, BI charts, performance optimization, and server management. You can use DMS to connect to ApsaraDB for MongoDB instances for remote access and online management.

Preparations

Add the IP address of the DMS server (100.104.0.0/16) to a whitelist of an ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance. For more information, see Configure a whitelist for an ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the ApsaraDB for MongoDB console.
  2. In the upper-left corner of the page, select the resource group and region to which the instance belongs.
  3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Replica set instances.
  4. On the page that appears, find the instance that you want to manage and click its ID.
  5. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Log On and select a node.
  6. In the Login instance dialog box, specify the parameters.
    Log on to DMS
    ParameterDescription
    Database TypeThe database engine of the instance. By default, this parameter is set to the database engine of the instance that you want to access.
    Instance RegionThe region where the instance is deployed. By default, this parameter is set to the region where the current instance is deployed.
    Connection string addressThe endpoint of the instance. By default, this parameter is set to the endpoint of the current instance.
    Database NameThe name of the database corresponding to the account if authentication is enabled.
    Note
    • If Database Account is set to root, the database name is admin.
    • We recommend that you do not log on to a database as the root user in the production environment. You can create users and grant permissions to them based on your requirements. For more information, see Manage user permissions on MongoDB databases.
    Database AccountThe account that is used to access the database. The initial account is root.
    Database passwordThe password of the account that is used to access the database.
    Note If you forget the password of the root account, you can reset the password by using the method described in Set a password for a standalone ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance.
  7. Optional:Click Test Connection to check whether the connection is successful.
    • If the Success message appears, the connection is successful. Click OK.
    • In the dialog box that appears, read the message carefully, click OK, and modify the configuration based on the message until the connection is successful.
  8. Click Login.
    Note If you want the browser to remember the password, select Remember password and then click Login.

Common connection scenarios

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