Set Up a Cluster
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Prerequisites: Prior to setting up a database, please make sure you are working within a provisioned VDC that contains at least one virtual machine from which to access the database. The VM you create is counted against the quota allocated in your contract.
Note: Database Manager is available only for contract administrators, owners, and users with Access and manage DBaaS privilege. You can set the privilege via the DCD group privileges.
1. To create a Postgres cluster, go to Menu > Databases.
2. In the Databases tab, click + Add in the Postgres Clusters section to create a new Postgres Cluster.
3. Provide an appropriate Display Name.
4. To create a Postgres Cluster from the available backups directly, you can go to the Create from Backup section and follow these steps:
Select a Backup from the list of cluster backups in the dropdown.
Select the Recovery Target Time field. A modal will open up.
Select the recovery date from the calendar.
Then, select the recovery time using the clock.
5. Choose a Location where your data for the database cluster will be stored. You can select an available datacenter within the cluster's data directory to create your cluster.
6. Select a Backup Location that is explicitly your backup location (region). You can have off-site backups by using a region that is not included in your database region.
7. In the Cluster to Datacenter Connection section, provide the following information:
Data Center: Select a datacenter from the available list.
LAN: Select a LAN for your datacenter.
Private IP/Subnet: Enter the private IP or subnet using the available Private IPs.
Once done, click the Add Connection option to establish your cluster to datacenter connection.
Note: To know your private IP address/Subnet, you need to:
Create a single server connected to an empty private LAN and check the IP assigned to that NIC in that LAN. The DHCP in that LAN always uses a /24 subnet, so you must reuse the first 3 IP blocks to reach your database.
To prevent a collision with the DHCP IP range, it is recommended to use IP addresses ending between x.x.x.3/24 and x.x.x.10/24 (which are never assigned by DHCP).
If you have disabled DHCP on your private LAN, you must discover the IP address on your own.
8. Select the appropriate Postgres Version. IONOS Database Manager supports versions 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
Deprecation Notice: Support for version 11 will soon be removed and should not be used for new clusters.
9. Enter the number of Postgres Instances in the cluster. One Postgres instance always manages the data of exactly one database cluster.
Note: Here, you will have a primary node and one or more standby nodes that run a copy of the active database, so you have n-1 standby instances in the cluster.
10. Select the mode of replication in the Synchronization Mode field; asynchronous mode is selected by default. The following are the available replication modes:
Asynchronous mode: In asynchronous mode, the primary PostgreSQL instance does not wait for a replica to indicate that it wrote the data. The cluster can lose some committed transactions to ensure availability.
Synchronous mode: Synchronous replication allows the primary node to be run standalone. The primary PostgreSQL instance will wait for any or all replicas. So, no transactions are lost during failover.
Strictly Synchronous: It is similar to the synchronous mode but requires two operating nodes.
11. Provide the initial values for the following:
CPU Cores: Select the number of CPU cores using the slider or choose from the available shortcut values.
RAM Size: Select the RAM size using the slider or choose from the available shortcut values.
Storage Type: SSD Premium is set by default.
Storage Size: Enter the size value in Gigabytes.
The Estimated price will be displayed based on the input. The estimated cost is exclusive, where certain variables like traffic and backup are not considered.
12. Provide the Database User Credentials, such as a suitable username and an associated password.
Note: The credentials will be overwritten if the user already exists in the backup.
13. In the Maintenance Window section, you can set a Maintenance time using the pre-defined format (hh:mm:ss) or the clock. Select a Maintenance day from the dropdown list. The maintenance occurs in a 4-hour-long window. So, adjust the time accordingly.
14. Click Save to create the Postgres Cluster.
Your Postgres Cluster is now created.
