Switches services between a primary ApsaraDB for RDS instance and its secondary instance.

This operation switches services between the RDS primary and secondary instances that are not in the Basic Edition. After the switching, the secondary instance becomes primary and carries all business traffic.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes SwitchDBInstanceHA

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to SwitchDBInstanceHA.

DBInstanceId String Yes rm-uf6wjk5xxxxxxxxxx

The ID of the primary instance.
NodeId String Yes 349054

The unique ID of the secondary instance. You can call DescribeDBInstanceHAConfig to query the secondary instance ID.

Force String No No

Specifies whether to enable forcible switching. Valid values:

  • Yes
  • No

Default value: No.

EffectiveTime String No Immediate

The time when the switching takes effect. Valid values:

  • Immediate: The switching immediately takes effect.
  • MaintainTime: The switching takes effect during the maintenance time.

Default value: Immediate.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 1E43AAE0-BEE8-43DA-860D-EAF2AA0724DC

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://rds.aliyuncs.com/? Action=SwitchDBInstanceHA
&DBInstanceId=rm-uf6wjk5xxxxxxxxxx
&NodeId=349054
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<SwitchDBInstanceHAResponse>
	  <RequestId>1E43AAE0-BEE8-43DA-860D-EAF2AA0724DC</RequestId>
</SwitchDBInstanceHAResponse>

JSON format 

{
    "RequestId": "1E43AAE0-BEE8-43DA-860D-EAF2AA0724DC"
  }

Error codes

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