Changing a DB Instance Name

Scenarios

You can change the name of a GaussDB(for MySQL) DB instance.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.

  2. Click image1 in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.

  3. Click Service List. Under Database, click GaussDB.

  4. On the Instances page, locate the instance name and click image2 in the Name/ID column to edit the instance name.

    • The DB instance name must start with a letter and consist of 4 to 64 characters. Only uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.

    • When changing the instance name, you can determine whether to select Change node names synchronously as required. If this option is selected, the names of the corresponding nodes are changed when the instance name is changed. If this option is not selected, only the instance name is changed, and the corresponding node names are not changed.

    • If you want to submit the change, click OK. If you want to cancel the change, click Cancel.

  5. View the result of the change on the Basic Information page.