Use ApsaraDB RDS on the Alibaba Cloud app-Alibaba Cloud App-阿里云帮助中心

You can use the Alibaba Cloud app on mobile devices, such as iOS and Android, to log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console. This lets you monitor and manage RDS instances quickly and easily. You can view instance information, monitoring metrics, and proactive Operations and Maintenance (O&M) events at any time to ensure the health and stability of your databases. For urgent O&M needs or access requests, you can quickly restart instances and configure whitelists. This flexibility helps you handle various situations and ensures business continuity and security.

Prerequisites

You have installed the Alibaba Cloud app on your mobile device, and registered and logged on to an account. For more information, see Log on to an account in the Alibaba Cloud app.
You have created an ApsaraDB RDS instance on your computer. For more information, see Create an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance, Create an ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instance, Create an ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server instance, and Create an ApsaraDB RDS for MariaDB instance.

Logon

You can access ApsaraDB RDS using the search box or the product list.

Use the search box Open the Alibaba Cloud app and select the Console tab. In the search box at the top, enter RDS. From the search results, go to ApsaraDB RDS.
Use the product list Open the Alibaba Cloud app and select the Console tab. In the upper area, select More Consoles to go to the All Consoles page. On the All Consoles page, select the Database tab. In the product list, select ApsaraDB RDS. Note If ApsaraDB RDS is not on the Database tab, check My Console or search for RDS on the home page.

Data overview

The Alibaba Cloud app lets you view the running status of ApsaraDB RDS instances and query data from your mobile device at any time.

Select the Overview page. In the area below, view metrics such as unprocessed events, total resources, and resource utilization.

Manage instances

When you perform daily database maintenance with the Alibaba Cloud app, you can restart instances, configure whitelists, view instance monitoring data, and view inspection scores.

Select the Instance List. Find and manage a target instance by selecting a region at the top or searching by instance ID or name.

Restart an instance

Click next to the target instance and select Restart.

Alternatively, select Batch Operations at the bottom. Select the instances to restart, and then restart them in a batch.

Configure a whitelist

A whitelist is a list of IP addresses that are allowed to access an ApsaraDB RDS instance. Configuring a whitelist provides a high level of access security for your RDS instance. You can maintain whitelists in the Alibaba Cloud app to quickly handle access requests.

Click next to the target instance and select Set Whitelist/Security Group.
Click next to the target whitelist group (default) to modify or clear (delete) the target whitelist. Note The default whitelist group (default) cannot be cleared (deleted). Click Add Whitelist Group at the bottom to create custom whitelist groups as needed.

View instance metrics

Viewing database-related performance metrics is an essential step during daily database maintenance or when troubleshooting database failures.

View metrics for a single instance
Click next to the target instance and select Instance Monitoring. This opens CloudMonitor, where you can view common performance metrics for the target instance.

Customize a monitoring dashboard
When you need to customize database monitoring or compare the performance of different instances, use a monitoring dashboard. Dashboards offer flexibility by letting you customize the instances and metrics to monitor. This allows for personalized monitoring and performance comparisons between instances.
1. On the Instance List page, select Performance Center at the bottom.
2. Click Monitoring Dashboard. Select a database engine and an existing dashboard to view the performance trends of the database instances on that dashboard.
  
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  You can also add a new monitoring dashboard. Customize the database instances and monitoring metrics as needed to monitor the running status of your database instances efficiently.

View inspection scores

Inspection scores provide a simple and efficient way to understand the current health of your database instances.

Note

The Inspection and Scoring feature currently supports only ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instances.
Before you can use the Inspection and Scoring feature, you must enable automatic inspection and scoring for the target instance on your computer. After you enable this feature, the system scores normally connected instances once a day at a random time. For more information, see Inspection and Scoring.

On the Instance List page, select Performance Center at the bottom. On the Inspection and Scoring page, view the inspection scores for your ApsaraDB RDS instances.

You can quickly browse the inspection scores for each ApsaraDB RDS instance. For instances with abnormal scores, you can view the Deduction Details and Score Report Details on your computer. For information about operations on your computer, see Inspection and Scoring.

View O&M events

You can quickly view proactive O&M events for ApsaraDB RDS, such as instance migrations, primary/secondary switchovers, and version upgrades. This helps you understand the proactive O&M history and schedule for your databases.

Select Event Center to view scheduled events, historical events, and event notifications for your ApsaraDB RDS instances.