:Manage tags

Limits

• You can attach a maximum of 20 tags to each instance. Each tag key must be unique. A new tag with an existing tag key overwrites the previous tag.

• You can attach tags to a maximum of 50 instances at a time.

• Tags are independent across different regions.

• A tag is automatically deleted after it is detached from all associated instances.

• System tags start with acs: and are automatically generated. You can view system tags, but you cannot edit, detach, or delete them.

Attach tags

1. Log on to the RDS console. In the navigation pane on the left, click RDS Custom > Instances. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

2. Attach tags to instances.

   • Attach a tag to a single instance: In the Tags column of the target instance, click the icon, and then click Edit.

     

   • Attach tags to one or more instances: Select one or more instances, and then click Edit Tag at the bottom of the page.

     

3. On the Edit Tag page, enter a Tag Key and a Tag Value, and then click OK.

Filter instances by tag

1. Log on to the RDS console. In the navigation pane on the left, click RDS Custom > Instances. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

2. Click Filter by Tag above the instance list to filter instances by tag Key and Value.

   

   Click Clear Filter to remove the filter.

Detach tags

1. Log on to the RDS console. In the navigation pane on the left, click RDS Custom > Instances. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

2. Detach tags from instances.

   Note

   System tags are view-only and cannot be detached.

   • Detach a tag from a single instance

     1. In the Tags column of the target instance, click the icon, and then click Edit.

        

     2. Click the icon next to the tag that you want to detach, and then click OK.

   • Detach tags from one or more instances

     1. Select one or more instances, and then click Delete Tags for Multiple Resource at the bottom of the page.

        

     2. On the Batch Detach Tags page, select the tags you want to detach.

References

For more information, see Introduction to RDS Custom.