PolarDB:View and update the version of an instance

You can use the following methods to view the version of your instance:

• Use the console.

  1. Log on to the PolarDB for Xscale console.

  2. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which your instance resides.

  3. On the Instances page, click the PolarDB-X 2.0 tab.

  4. On the tab that appears, click the ID of your instance.

  5. In the Configuration Information section of the Basic information page, find the Version parameter. The value of this parameter indicates the current version of your instance.

• Run the select version() command.

  You can connect to a database in your PolarDB-X instance, and then run the select version() command to view the current version of the instance. The following example shows the output of the command:

  select version();
  +-----------------------------+
  | VERSION()                   |
  +-----------------------------+
  | 5.6.29-TDDL-5.4.8-16079964  |
  +-----------------------------+
  1 row in set (0.00 sec)         

  Note

  • In the preceding output, 5.4.8-16079964 indicates the current version of the instance.

  • For information about how to connect to a database, see Connect to a database.