Launch a DB Instance (AMI)
After creating a RDS parameter group, the next step is to launch a MySQL database instance during the setup of the Gateway AMI appliance.
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After creating a RDS parameter group, the next step is to launch a MySQL database instance during the setup of the Gateway AMI appliance.
To launch a MySQL DB Instance:
- Log into your AWS Management Console at https://aws.amazon.com/console.
- In the top right corner of the console, select the region in which you want to create the DB instance.
- From the Database section, clickRDS. This takes you to the Relational Database Service dashboard.
- ClickGet Started Nowto start the workflow.
- In "Step 1: Select Engine", chooseMySQLand clickSelectfor MySQL Community Edition.
- In "Step 2: Production", indicate whether the database is for a production environment.Production environments use Multi-AZ deployment (includes standby database for failover) and Provisioned IOPS Storage.
- In "Step 3: Specify DB Details", configure the fields as appropriate. See AWS documentation for field details.
- Configure "Step 4: Configure Advanced Settings" as follows:
- VPC Security Group:Enter SSG DB (created under Create the Security Group).
- DB Parameter Group:Enter the DB Parameter Group Name, as created under Create the RDS Parameter Group.
- ClickLaunch DB Instanceto create your DB instance.
- On the final page of the wizard, clickClose.
On the Amazon RDS console, the new DB instance appears in the list of DB instances. The DB instance will have a status of
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until the DB instance is created and ready for use. When the state changes to available, you can connect to the DB instance. Depending on the DB instance class and store allocated, it could take several minutes for the new instance to be available.Next step: Select and Launch the AMI Instance