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This document describes operations on the instance list and management pages in the TencentDB for MySQL console.

Instance list page

You can log in to the TencentDB for MySQL console and enter the instance list page to view instance information and manage your instances.

Instance management page

Log in to the TencentDB for MySQL console, click the target instance ID in the instance list, or click Manage in the Operation column to enter the instance management page, where you can view its details, monitor it, and manage databases.

Feature	Description
Instance details	On the Instance Details tab, you can view and manipulate various information of the database. Click to modify the basic information of the instance, where the public network address is disabled by default. If needed, click Enable after Public Network Address to enable it.
Instance monitoring	On the Instance Monitoring tab, you can view the monitoring data of various core metrics of the current database in various dimensions such as access, load, query cache, table, InnoDB, and MyISAM. For more information, see Monitoring and Alarm Policies (Cloud Monitor).
Database management	Database List On this tab, you can import SQL files into a specified database. For more information, see Importing SQL Files. Parameter Settings On this tab, you can set and view the history of customizable database parameters. Click in the Current Value column to modify the parameter value. For more information, see Managing Parameter Templates. Manage Account On this tab, you can manage the system's default root account, such as modifying permissions and resetting password. You can also create and delete accounts or enable the password complexity feature to enhance the database access security. For more information, see Account Management and Setting Password Complexity.
Security group	On the Security Group tab, you can configure security groups for your databases. For more information, see TencentDB Security Group Management.
Backup and restoration	On the Backup and Restore tab, you can download binlogs, perform cold backup, set automatic, manual, and cross-region backups, and enable backup encryption. For more information, see Backing up Databases, Cross-Region Backup, and Backup Encryption.
Operation log	On the Operation Log tab, you can view and download slow query logs, error logs, and rollback logs. For more information, see Operation Logs.
Read-only instance	On the Read-Only Instance tab, you can create one or more read-only (RO) instances, which can be applied to read/write separation and one-source-multiple-replica application scenarios to boost the read load capacity of your databases. For more information, see Creating Read-Only Instance.
Database proxy	It is used to proxy requests when the application service accesses the database. It provides advanced features such as automatic read/write separation, connection pool, and connection persistence and boasts high availability, high performance, Ops support, and ease of use. For more information, see Database Proxy Overview.
Data security	On the Data Security tab, you can enable TDE for the instance, but then the instance cannot be restored from a physical backup to a self-created database on another server. You can also enable SSL encryption to transfer data in an encrypted manner and prevent it from being intercepted, tampered with, or eavesdropped. For more information, see Enabling Transparent Data Encryption and Setting SSL Encryption.
Connection check	On the Connection Check tab, you can check for potential connectivity and access problems and address them by using the solutions provided so as to ensure that your databases can be accessed normally. For more information, see One-Click Connectivity Checker.