You can connect to a Tair instance by using Data Management (DMS) without the need to install a client. DMS allows you to visually manage Tair instances.
Background information
DMS is an all-in-one data management service that supports a variety of relational and NoSQL databases. The service offers features such as data management, schema management, user authorization, security audit, data trend analysis, and data tracking. For more information about DMS, see What is DMS? You can use DMS to manage databases with ease. This enhances data security, improves management efficiency, and maximizes data value.
Precautions
DMS has limits on commands that can be run. For more information, see Syntax support for Redis.
If the Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption protocol is enabled for an instance of Tair, you cannot directly log on to the instance by using DMS. You must register the instance in the DMS console and enable SSL encryption in the Advanced Information section. For more information, see Register an Alibaba Cloud database instance.
Procedure
Log on to the Tair console and go to the Instances page. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which the instance that you want to manage resides. Then, find the instance and click the instance ID.
In the upper-right corner of the page, click Log into Database.
In the DMS console to which you are redirected, configure the logon method.
Access mode
Description
Account + password login
(Recommended)
Enter the database account and password. For more information about how to create a database account, see Create and manage database accounts.
NoteBy default, a Tair instance comes with a database account named after the instance ID, such as r-bp10noxlhcoim2****. You can use this account for logon. The account password was specified when you created the instance.
noSecret login
If password-free access is enabled for the Tair instance, you can log on to the instance without the need to enter a password. For more information, see Enable password-free access.
password login
Use the password that you specified when you created the Tair instance to log on to the instance. The password is created for the database account that is named after the instance ID.
NoteIf you forget your password, reset it. For more information, see Change or reset the password.
Use the default values for other parameters.
Click Login.
If you do not add the IP address of the DMS server to a whitelist of the Tair instance, a dialog box appears and prompts you to click Configure Whitelist. The system creates a whitelist named ali_dms_group for the Tair instance and adds the IP address of the DMS server to this whitelist.
Figure 1. Logon completion example
After you log on to the instance, you can run commands on the SQLConsole page. For example, you can run the DBSIZE command to query the number of keys in the current database.
For information about the commands supported by Tair, see Overview.