Connect using a Huawei Cloud VPC Endpoint

This topic provides step-by-step instructions on how to connect to OceanBase Cloud using a Huawei Cloud VPC Endpoint.

Prerequisites

• You have registered a Huawei Cloud root account.
• You have registered an OceanBase Cloud account and created an instance and tenant. For details, see Create an instance and Create a tenant. This example uses an Oracle-compatible tenant.

Procedure

1. Log in to the OceanBase Cloud console and click Instances in the left navigation pane.

2. On the Instances page, expand the target cluster instance, and click Connect > Get Connection String under the target tenant.

3. In the dialog box that appears, click Connect via Private Network.

4. In Step 1: Create your endpoint service, go to the Huawei Cloud console. Hover your mouse over your account in the upper-right corner, select My Credentials from the drop-down menu, and copy your Account ID from the API Credentials page.

5. Return to the OceanBase Cloud console, enter your account ID, and then click Create Endpoint Service.

6. After creating the Endpoint service, navigate to Step 2: Create an endpoint and copy the Service ID for later use.

7. Open the Huawei Cloud VPC Endpoints page, click Buy Endpoint, and configure the following:

   Parameter	Description
   Region	Select the same region as your OceanBase Cloud instance.
   Service Category	Select Find by Service Name.
   VPC Endpoint Service Name	Enter the Service ID copied in Step 6, then click Verify to validate it.
   VPC	Select your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
   Subnet	Select the subnet to which the Endpoint belongs.
   IPv4 Address	Select Automatic Allocation of IPv4 Addresses.

8. Click Next. In the Endpoint list, click the ID of the newly created Endpoint to view its details, and copy the Endpoint ID and IPv4 address.

9. Return to the OceanBase Cloud console, navigate to Step 2: Create an endpoint, paste the Endpoint ID and IP address, then click Next Step.

10. In Step 3: Connect, choose an existing account or create a new one, and select the connection method. Copy the generated connection string to your client.

    Currently, OceanBase Cloud supports multiple clients, drivers, and languages. For details, see Overview.

11. In the client's CLI, enter the account name and password generated in Step 10. Then, you can connect to and use OceanBase Cloud.

What to do next

After creating an Endpoint, you can view its details on the Topology Diagram tab. This tab is located on the tenant's Overview page. If you need to update the Endpoint due to a VPC change, OceanBase Cloud allows you to delete the existing Endpoint and recreate one.

Delete an endpoint:

1. In the OceanBase Cloud console, navigate to the Instances page and click the name of the target tenant to go to its overview page.

2. In the Topology Diagram section, click the delete button to remove the existing endpoint.