Creating a DB Instance¶
Function¶
This API is used to create cluster, replica set, and single node instances.
URI¶
Requests¶
Parameter description
Table 2 Parameter description¶ Name
Mandatory
Type
Description
name
Yes
String
Specifies the DB instance name. Instance name, which can be the same as an existing name.
The instance name must contain 4 to 64 characters and must start with a letter. It is case sensitive and can contain letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_). It cannot contain other special characters.
datastore
Yes
Object
Specifies the database information. For more information, see Table 3.
region
Yes
String
Specifies the region ID.
The value cannot be empty. For details about how to obtain this parameter value, see Regions and Endpoints.
availability_zone
Yes
String
Specifies the AZ ID. You can select multiple AZs to create a cross-AZ cluster based on az_status returned by the API described in Querying Database Specifications.
The value cannot be empty. For details about how to obtain this parameter value, see Regions and Endpoints.
vpc_id
Yes
String
Specifies the VPC ID. To obtain this parameter value, use either of the following methods:
Method 1: Log in to VPC console and view the VPC ID on the VPC details page.
Method 2: See the "Querying VPCs" section in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.
subnet_id
Yes
String
Specifies the network ID of the subnet. To obtain this parameter value, use either of the following methods:
Method 1: Log in to VPC console and click the target subnet on the Subnets page. You can view the network ID on the displayed page.
Method 2: See the "Querying Subnets" section in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.
security_group_id
Yes
String
Specifies the security group ID. To obtain the security group ID, perform either of the following methods:
Method 1: Log in to VPC console. Choose Access Control > Security Groups in the navigation pane on the left. On the displayed page, click the target security group. You can view the security group ID on the displayed page.
Method 2: See the "Querying Security Groups" section in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.
port
No
String
Database access port
Value range: 2100-9500, 27017, 27018, and 27019.
If this parameter is not transferred, the port of the created DB instance is 8635 by default.
password
No
String
Specifies the database password.
The value must be 8 to 32 characters in length and contain uppercase letters (A to Z), lowercase letters (a to z), digits (0 to 9), and special characters, such as
~!@#%^*-_=+?Enter a strong password to improve security, preventing security risks such as brute force cracking.
disk_encryption_id
No
String
The key ID used for disk encryption. The string must comply with UUID regular expression rules.
If this parameter is not transferred, disk encryption is not performed.
mode
Yes
String
Specifies the instance type. Cluster, replica set, and single node instances are supported.
Valid value:
Sharding
ReplicaSet
Single
flavor
Yes
Array of objects
Specifies the instance specifications. For more information, see Table 4.
For details about how to obtain the value, see the response values of flavor in Querying Database Specifications.
backup_strategy
No
Object
Specifies the advanced backup policy. For more information, see Table 5.
enterprise_project_id
No
String
Specifies the enterprise project ID.
This parameter is not transferred for users who have not enabled the enterprise multi-project service.
If this parameter is not transferred for a user who has enabled the enterprise multi-project service, the value is the default enterprise project.
To obtain the enterprise project ID, see the id value in the enterprise_project field data structure table in section "Querying the Enterprise Project List" of the Enterprise Management API Reference.
ssl_option
No
String
Specifies whether to enable or disable SSL.
Valid value:
The value 0 indicates that SSL is disabled by default.
The value 1 indicates that SSL is enabled by default.
If this parameter is not transferred, SSL is enabled by default.
tags
No
Array of objects
Tag list
A maximum of 20 tags can be added for each instance. For details, see Table 6.
Table 3 datastore field data structure description¶ Name
Mandatory
Type
Description
type
Yes
String
Specifies the database type. The value is DDS-Community.
version
Yes
String
Specifies the database version. Versions 4.4, 4.2, 4.0, 3.4 and 3.2 are supported. The value can be 4.4, 4.2, 4.0, 3.4 or 3.2.
storage_engine
Yes
String
Specifies the storage engine. DDS supports the WiredTiger and RocksDB storage engines.
If the database version is 4.4 or 4.2 and the storage engine is RocksDB, the value is rocksDB.
If the database version is 4.0, 3.4 or 3.2 and the storage engine is WiredTiger, the value is wiredTiger.
Table 4 flavor field data structure description¶ Name
Mandatory
Type
Description
type
Yes
String
Specifies the node type.
Valid value:
For a cluster instance, the value can be mongos, shard, or config.
For a replica set instance, the value is replica.
For a single node instance, the value is single.
num
Yes
Integer
Specifies node quantity.
Valid value:
mongos: The value ranges from 2 to 32.
mongos: The value ranges from 2 to 32.
config: The value is 1.
replica: The number of nodes can be 3, 5, or 7.
single: The value is 1.
storage
No
String
Specifies the disk type.
Valid value: ULTRAHIGH, which indicates the type SSD.
This parameter is valid for the shard and config nodes of a cluster instance, replica set instances, and single node instances. This parameter is invalid for mongos nodes. Therefore, you do not need to specify the storage space for mongos nodes.
size
No
String
Specifies the disk size.
This parameter is mandatory for all nodes except mongos. This parameter is invalid for the mongos nodes.
The value must be a multiple of 10. The unit is GB.
For a cluster instance, the storage space of a shard node can be 10 to 2000 GB, and the config storage space is 20 GB. This parameter is invalid for mongos nodes. Therefore, you do not need to specify the storage space for mongos nodes.
For a replica set instance, the value ranges from 10 to 2000.
For a single node instance, the value ranges from 10 to 1000.
spec_code
Yes
String
Specifies the resource specification code. For details about how to obtain the value, see the response values of spec_code in Querying Database Specifications.
In a cluster instance, multiple specifications need to be specified. All specifications must be of the same series, that is, general-purpose (s6), enhanced (c3), or enhanced II (c6).
Table 5 backup_strategy field data structure description¶ Name
Mandatory
Type
Description
start_time
Yes
String
Specifies the backup time window. Automated backups will be triggered during the backup time window.
The value cannot be empty. It must be a valid value in the "hh:mm-HH:MM" format. The current time is in the UTC format.
The HH value must be 1 greater than the hh value.
The values of mm and MM must be the same and must be set to 00.
If this parameter is not transferred, the default backup time window is set to 00:00-01:00.
Example value:
23:00-00:00
keep_days
No
String
Specifies the number of days to retain the generated backup files.
The value range is from 0 to 732.
If this parameter is set to 0, the automated backup policy is not set.
If this parameter is not transferred, the automated backup policy is enabled by default. Backup files are stored for seven days by default.
Table 6 tags field data structure description¶ Name
Mandatory
Type
Description
key
Yes
String
Tag key. The value can contain a maximum of 36 unicode characters.
The key cannot be left blank or an empty string.
The character set is as follows: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and Unicode characters (\u4E00-\u9FFF).
value
Yes
String
Tag value. It contains a maximum of 43 Unicode characters. The value can be an empty string.
The character set is as follows: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and Unicode characters (\u4E00-\u9FFF).
Note
The values of region and availability_zone are used as examples.
Example request
POST https://dds.eu-de.otc.t-systems.com/v3/0549b4a43100d4f32f51c01c2fe4acdb/instances
Create a cluster instance:
{ "name": "test-cluster-01", "datastore": { "type": "DDS-Community", "version": "4.0", "storage_engine": "wiredTiger" }, "region": "aaa", "availability_zone": "bbb", "vpc_id": "674e9b42-cd8d-4d25-a2e6-5abcc565b961", "subnet_id": "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b", "security_group_id": "7aa51dbf-5b63-40db-9724-dad3c4828b58", "password": "******", "mode": "Sharding", "flavor": [ { "type": "mongos", "num": 2, "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.medium.4.mongos" }, { "type": "shard", "num": 2, "storage": "ULTRAHIGH", "size": "20", "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.medium.4.shard" }, { "type": "config", "num": 1, "storage": "ULTRAHIGH", "size": "20", "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.large.2.config" } ], "backup_strategy": { "start_time": "23:00-00:00", "keep_days": "8" }, "ssl_option":"1", "tags" : [{ "key" : "dds001", "value" : "dds001" }] } Create a cluster instance: { "name": "test-cluster-01", "datastore": { "type": "DDS-Community", "version": "4.0", "storage_engine": "wiredTiger" }, "region": "aaa", "availability_zone": "bbb", "vpc_id": "674e9b42-cd8d-4d25-a2e6-5abcc565b961", "subnet_id": "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b", "security_group_id": "7aa51dbf-5b63-40db-9724-dad3c4828b58", "mode": "Sharding", "flavor": [ { "type": "mongos", "num": 2, "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.medium.4.mongos" }, { "type": "shard", "num": 2, "storage": "ULTRAHIGH", "size": "20", "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.medium.4.shard" }, { "type": "config", "num": 1, "storage": "ULTRAHIGH", "size": "20", "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.large.2.config" } ] "tags" : [{ "key" : "dds001", "value" : "dds001" }] }Create a replica set instance.
{ "name": "test-replicaset", "datastore": { "type": "DDS-Community", "version": "4.0", "storage_engine": "wiredTiger" }, "region": "aaa", "availability_zone": "bbb", "vpc_id": "674e9b42-cd8d-4d25-a2e6-5abcc565b961", "subnet_id": "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b", "security_group_id": "7aa51dbf-5b63-40db-9724-dad3c4828b58", "password": "******", "mode": "ReplicaSet", "flavor": [ { "type": "replica", "num": 1, "storage": "ULTRAHIGH", "size": "30", "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.medium.4.repset" } ], "backup_strategy": { "start_time": "23:00-00:00", "keep_days": "8" }, "ssl_option":"1", "tags" : [{ "key" : "dds001", "value" : "dds001" }] }Create a single node instance.
{ "name": "test-singlenode", "datastore": { "type": "DDS-Community", "version": "4.0", "storage_engine": "wiredTiger" }, "region": "aaa", "availability_zone": "bbb", "vpc_id": "674e9b42-cd8d-4d25-a2e6-5abcc565b961", "subnet_id": "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b", "security_group_id": "7aa51dbf-5b63-40db-9724-dad3c4828b58", "password": "******", "mode": "Single", "flavor": [ { "type": "single", "num": 1, "storage": "ULTRAHIGH", "size": "30", "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.medium.4.single" } ], "backup_strategy": { "start_time": "23:00-00:00", "keep_days": "8" }, "ssl_option":"1", "tags" : [{ "key" : "dds001", "value" : "dds001" }] }
Responses¶
Parameter description
Table 7 Parameter description¶ Name
Type
Description
id
String
Indicates the DB instance ID.
name
String
Same as the request parameter.
datastore
Object
Indicates the database information, which is the same as the request parameter. For more information, see Table 8.
created
String
Indicates the creation time in the following format: yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.
status
String
Indicates the DB instance status. The value is creating.
region
String
Indicates the region ID, which is the same as the request parameter.
availability_zone
String
Indicates the AZ ID, which is the same as the request parameter.
vpc_id
String
Indicates the VPC ID, which is the same as the request parameter.
subnet_id
String
Indicates the network ID of the subnet, which is the same as the request parameter.
security_group_id
String
Indicates the security group ID, which is the same as the request parameter.
port
Integer
Indicates the database port.
disk_encryption_id
String
Indicates the ID of the disk encryption key, which is the same as the request parameter.
mode
String
Indicates the instance type, which is the same as the request parameter.
flavor
Array of objects
Indicates the instance specification, which is the same as the request parameter. For more information, see Table 9.
backup_strategy
Object
Indicates the advanced backup policy, which is the same as the request parameter. For more information, see Table 10.
enterprise_project_id
String
Indicates the enterprise project ID. If the value is 0, the resource belongs to the default enterprise project.
ssl_option
String
Indicates whether to enable SSL, which functions the same as the request parameter.
job_id
String
Indicates the ID of the workflow for creating a DB instance.
tags
Array of objects
Tag list, which is the same as the request parameter.
For details, see Table 11.
Table 8 datastore field data structure description¶ Name
Mandatory
Type
Description
type
Yes
String
Specifies the database type. The value is DDS-Community.
version
Yes
String
Specifies the database version. Versions 4.4, 4.2, 4.0, 3.4 and 3.2 are supported. The value can be 4.4, 4.2, 4.0, 3.4 or 3.2.
storage_engine
Yes
String
Specifies the storage engine. DDS supports the WiredTiger and RocksDB storage engines.
If the database version is 4.4 or 4.2 and the storage engine is RocksDB, the value is rocksDB.
If the database version is 4.0, 3.4 or 3.2 and the storage engine is WiredTiger, the value is wiredTiger.
Table 9 flavor field data structure description¶ Name
Mandatory
Type
Description
type
Yes
String
Specifies the node type.
Valid value:
For a cluster instance, the value can be mongos, shard, or config.
For a replica set instance, the value is replica.
For a single node instance, the value is single.
num
Yes
String
Specifies node quantity.
Valid value:
mongos: The value ranges from 2 to 32.
mongos: The value ranges from 2 to 32.
config: The value is 1.
replica: The number of nodes can be 3, 5, or 7.
single: The value is 1.
storage
No
String
Specifies the disk type.
Valid value: ULTRAHIGH, which indicates the type SSD.
This parameter is valid for the shard and config nodes of a cluster instance, replica set instances, and single node instances. This parameter is invalid for mongos nodes. Therefore, you do not need to specify the storage space for mongos nodes.
size
No
String
Specifies the disk size.
This parameter is mandatory for all nodes except mongos. This parameter is invalid for the mongos nodes.
The value must be a multiple of 10. The unit is GB.
For a cluster instance, the storage space of a shard node can be 10 to 2000 GB, and the config storage space is 20 GB. This parameter is invalid for mongos nodes. Therefore, you do not need to specify the storage space for mongos nodes.
For a replica set instance, the value ranges from 10 to 2000.
For a single node instance, the value ranges from 10 to 1000.
spec_code
Yes
String
Specifies the resource specification code. For details about how to obtain the value, see the response values of spec_code in Querying Database Specifications.
In a cluster instance, multiple specifications need to be specified. All specifications must be of the same series, that is, general-purpose (s6), enhanced (c3), or enhanced II (c6).
Table 10 backup_strategy field data structure description¶ Name
Mandatory
Type
Description
start_time
Yes
String
Specifies the backup time window. Automated backups will be triggered during the backup time window.
The value cannot be empty. It must be a valid value in the "hh:mm-HH:MM" format. The current time is in the UTC format.
The HH value must be 1 greater than the hh value.
The values of mm and MM must be the same and must be set to 00.
If this parameter is not transferred, the default backup time window is set to 00:00-01:00.
Example value:
23:00-00:00
keep_days
No
String
Specifies the number of days to retain the generated backup files.
The value range is from 0 to 732.
If this parameter is set to 0, the automated backup policy is not set.
If this parameter is not transferred, the automated backup policy is enabled by default. Backup files are stored for seven days by default.
Table 11 tags field data structure description¶ Name
Mandatory
Type
Description
key
Yes
String
Tag key. The value can contain a maximum of 36 unicode characters.
The key cannot be left blank or an empty string.
The character set is as follows: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and Unicode characters (\u4E00-\u9FFF).
value
Yes
String
Tag value. It contains a maximum of 43 Unicode characters. The value can be an empty string.
The character set is as follows: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and Unicode characters (\u4E00-\u9FFF).
Note
The values of region and availability_zone are used as examples.
Response example
Cluster instance:
{ "id": "39b6a1a278844ac48119d86512e0000bin02", "name": "test-cluster-01", "datastore": { "type": "DDS-Community", "version": "4.0", "storage_engine": "wiredTiger" }, "created": "2019-01-16 09:34:36", "status": "creating", "region": "aaa", "availability_zone": "bbb", "vpc_id": "674e9b42-cd8d-4d25-a2e6-5abcc565b961", "subnet_id": "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b", "security_group_id": "7aa51dbf-5b63-40db-9724-dad3c4828b58", "port": 8365, "disk_encryption_id": "2gfdsh-844a-4023-a776-fc5c5fb71fb4", "mode": "Sharding", "flavor": [ { "type": "mongos", "num": "2", "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.medium.4.mongos" }, { "type": "shard", "num": "2", "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.medium.4.shard", "size": "20" }, { "type": "config", "num": "1", "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.large.2.config", "size": "20" } ], "backup_strategy": { "start_time": "23:00-00:00", "keep_days": "8" }, "enterprise_project_id": "", "ssl_option":"1", "job_id": "c010abd0-48cf-4fa8-8cbc-090f093eaa2f", "tags" : [{ "key" : "dds001", "value" : "dds001" }] }Replica set instance:
{ "id": "46dfadfd2b674585a430217f23606cd7in02", "name": "test-replicaset", "datastore": { "type": "DDS-Community", "version": "4.0", "storage_engine": "wiredTiger" }, "created": "2019-01-16 09:33:08", "status": "creating", "region": "aaa", "availability_zone": "bbb", "vpc_id": "674e9b42-cd8d-4d25-a2e6-5abcc565b961", "subnet_id": "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b", "security_group_id": "7aa51dbf-5b63-40db-9724-dad3c4828b58", "port": 8365, "disk_encryption_id": "2gfdsh-844a-4023-a776-fc5c5fb71fb4", "mode": "ReplicaSet", "flavor": [ { "type": "replica", "num": "1", "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.medium.4.repset", "size": "30" } ], "backup_strategy": { "start_time": "23:00-00:00", "keep_days": "7" }, "enterprise_project_id": "", "ssl_option":"1", "job_id": "2408417d-fd4b-40ae-bec6-e09ce594eb5f", "tags" : [{ "key" : "dds001", "value" : "dds001" }] }Single node instance:
{ "id": "520c58ba00a3497e97ce0b9604874dd6in02", "name": "test-singlenode", "datastore": { "type": "DDS-Community", "version": "4.0", "storage_engine": "wiredTiger" }, "created": "2019-01-15 12:08:11", "status": "creating", "region": "aaa", "availability_zone": "bbb", "vpc_id": "674e9b42-cd8d-4d25-a2e6-5abcc565b961", "subnet_id": "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b", "security_group_id": "7aa51dbf-5b63-40db-9724-dad3c4828b58", "port": 8365, "disk_encryption_id": "2gfdsh-844a-4023-a776-fc5c5fb71fb4", "mode": "Single", "flavor": [ { "type": "single", "num": "1", "spec_code": "dds.mongodb.s2.medium.4.single", "size": "30" } ], "backup_strategy": { "start_time": "23:00-00:00", "keep_days": "7" }, "enterprise_project_id": "", "ssl_option":"1", "job_id": "46b65a13-3d52-4c58-a29b-4085d563dc9b", "tags" : [{ "key" : "dds001", "value" : "dds001" }] }
Status Code¶
Status Code:202.
For more information, see Status Code.
Error Code¶
For more information, see Error Code.