HoloWeb is a development platform that is used to process data in Hologres instances. This topic describes how to use HoloWeb to connect to a Hologres instance.
Prerequisites
An Alibaba Cloud account is created.
The real-name verification is complete.
A Hologres instance is purchased. For more information, see Purchase a Hologres instance.
Connect to an instance
Log on to the Hologres console.
In the top navigation bar, select a region from the drop-down list.
In the left-side navigation pane of the Hologres console, click Go to HoloWeb to go to the HoloWeb console.
Use one of the following methods to connect to a Hologres instance:
Use the Connect to Instance dialog box
If you have not connected to a Hologres instance, the Connect to Instance dialog box appears after you log on to the HoloWeb console. To connect to an instance, configure the parameters based on your business requirements in the dialog box and click OK. The following table describes the parameters.
Parameter
Description
Instance Name
Select a disconnected instance from the drop-down list.
NoteThe Instances Disconnected list in the left-side navigation pane displays all the disconnected instances on which you have access permissions in the current region within your Alibaba Cloud account.
After you purchase a Hologres instance, a disconnected instance that has the icon is added to the Instances Disconnected list in the HoloWeb console. The instance is of the virtual private cloud (VPC) network type. You cannot modify information about this instance or delete this instance.
Select Database
Valid values:
Existing Database: Select the database to which you want to connect from the Database Name drop-down list.
Create Database: Enter a database name based on your business requirements and select a permission model for the database.
Database Name
If you set the Select Database parameter to Existing Database, select a database from the drop-down list.
If you set the Select Database parameter to Create Database, enter a database name based on your business requirements.
Permission Model
This parameter appears only if you set the Select Database parameter to Create Database. Select a permission model for the database based on your business requirements. For more information about permission models, see the following topics:
Connect to a disconnected instance in the Instances Disconnected list
In the Instances Disconnected list in the left-side navigation pane, right-click a disconnected instance and select Connect to Instance. In the Connect to Instance dialog box, configure parameters and click OK. For more information about parameter settings, see the preceding parameter description table.
Add and connect to an instance
On the Metadata Management tab, click Instances to add a Hologres instance that resides in another region. When you configure parameters to add a Hologres instance, select Yes for the Logon After Connection parameter. For more information about parameter settings, see Connect to an instance.
Connected instances are displayed in the Instances Connected list. To manage an instance, right-click the instance name and select an action. For more information, see Manage instances.