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User Guide

PostgreSQL Instance Details

The RDS Details page provides comprehensive information about your PostgreSQL database instance. This page allows you to view all configuration settings, monitor performance metrics, and manage your database instance from a single interface. The details are organized into logical sections for easy reference, including base information, configuration details, networking, and security settings.

Base Info

This section contains the fundamental information about your RDS instance:

  • Name: The unique identifier you assigned to your RDS instance
  • Specification: The instance type and size specification code
  • Username: The master username for database access
  • Location: The geographic region and availability zone where your instance is deployed
  • Description: The optional description you provided for this database instance

Config Info

This section provides detailed configuration and resource allocation information:

  • Billing Method: The pricing model applied to your instance (On-Demand, Reserved, etc.)
  • Create Time: The date and time when the instance was provisioned
  • CPU: The processor type used by your instance
  • CPU & RAM: The allocated compute resources (vCPUs and memory)
  • Storage: The allocated storage capacity in GB
  • Instance Type: The deployment model (Standalone, Primary/Standby, or Cluster)
  • Database: The PostgreSQL version running on your instance
  • Port: The network port configured for database connections

Network Info

This section shows network configuration details for connectivity:

  • VPC: The Virtual Private Cloud network where your instance resides
  • IP Subnet: The subnet identifier for your instance
  • Private IP: The internal IP address for connecting within your VPC

Security Info

This section displays security-related configurations:

  • Security Group(s): The security group IDs controlling network traffic to and from your instance

Operations

This section provides access to various management operations for your RDS instance:

  • Start Database: Resume a stopped database instance. When started, the instance will be accessible and billing will resume.

  • Stop Database: Temporarily stop your database instance. When stopped, the instance will not be accessible and you will not be charged for compute resources, but storage charges will continue.

  • Restart Database: Reboot your database instance. This operation maintains your instance's endpoint, settings, and data.

  • Create Backup: Manually create a snapshot of your database for backup purposes.

  • Restore from Backup: Create a new database instance from a previously created backup.

  • Delete Database: Permanently remove the database instance. This action cannot be undone unless you have a backup.