Function

This API can be used to create an instance.

Constraints

This API supports GeminiDB Cassandra instances.

URI

POST https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/instances

**Table 1** Path parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Project ID of a tenant in a region. To obtain this value, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Request header parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	User token.

**Table 3** Request body parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Instance name, which can be the same as an existing instance name. The name must start with a letter and can include 4 to 64 characters. It is case-sensitive and can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
datastore	Yes	Datastore object	Database information.
region	Yes	String	Region ID. The value cannot be empty. For value details, see Regions and Endpoints.
availability_zone	Yes	String	AZ ID. For details about the value, see az_status returned in Querying Instance Specifications. If an instance can be created across three AZs, separate multiple AZ IDs by commas (,).
vpc_id	Yes	String	VPC ID. You can obtain the value with either of the following methods: Method 1: Log in to the VPC console and view the VPC ID on the VPC details page. Method 2: See section "Querying VPCs" in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.
subnet_id	Yes	String	Subnet ID. You can obtain the subnet ID with either of the following methods: Method 1: Log in to the VPC console and click the target subnet on the Subnets page. You can view the network ID on the displayed page. Method 2: See section "Querying Subnets" in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.
security_group_id	Yes	String	Security group ID. You can obtain the security group ID with either of the following methods: Method 1: Log in to the VPC console. Choose Access Control > Security Groups in the navigation pane on the left. On the displayed page, click the target security group. You can view the security group ID on the displayed page. Method 2: See section "Querying Security Groups" in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.
password	Yes	String	Database password. The password can include 8 to 32 characters and contain uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and the following special characters: ~!@#%^*-_=+? Enter a strong password against security risks such as brute force cracking.
mode	Yes	String	Instance type. The value can be: Cluster, indicating that GeminiDB Cassandra supports the cluster type.
flavor	Yes	Array of Flavor objects	Instance specifications. For details about the specifications, see parameter values under flavors in Querying Instance Specifications.
configuration_id	No	String	Parameter template ID.
backup_strategy	No	BackupStrategy object	Advanced backup policy.
enterprise_project_id	No	String	Enterprise project ID. Do not transfer this parameter if EPS is not enabled. If EPS is enabled but this parameter is not transferred, the default enterprise project is used. For the enterprise project ID, see the id value in the enterprise_project field data structure table in section "Querying the Enterprise Project List" of the Enterprise Project Management Service API Reference.
ssl_option	No	String	Whether SSL is enabled. The value can be: 0, indicating that SSL is disabled by default. 1, indicating that SSL is enabled by default. If this parameter is not transferred, SSL is disabled by default.

**Table 4** Datastore
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
type	Yes	String	Database type. If you set this parameter to cassandra, GeminiDB Cassandra instances will be created.
version	Yes	String	Database version. The value can be: 3.11, indicating that GeminiDB Cassandra 3.11 is supported.
storage_engine	Yes	String	Storage engine. rocksDB, indicating that the GeminiDB Cassandra instance supports the RocksDB storage engine.

**Table 5** Flavor
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
num	Yes	String	Number of nodes. Each GeminiDB Cassandra instance can contain 3 to 200 nodes.
size	Yes	String	Storage space. It must be an integer, in GB.
storage	Yes	String	Disk type. If you set this parameter to ULTRAHIGH, SSD disks are used.
spec_code	Yes	String	Resource specification code. For the code, see the value of response parameter spec_code in Querying Instance Specifications.

**Table 6** BackupStrategy
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
start_time	Yes	String	Backup time window. Automated backup will be triggered during the backup time window. The value cannot be empty. It must be the UTC time in the hh:mm-HH:MM format. The HH value must be 1 greater than the hh value. The values of mm and MM must be the same and must be set to 00, 15, 30, or 45. If this parameter is not transferred, the default backup time window is from 00:00 to 01:00. Example value: 23:00–00:00
keep_days	No	String	Backup retention days. The value ranges from 0 to 35. If this parameter is set to 0, the automated backup policy is not set. If this parameter is not transferred, the automated backup policy is enabled by default. Backup files are stored for 7 days by default.

Response Parameters

Status code: 202

**Table 7** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Instance ID.
name	String	Instance name. This parameter is the same as the corresponding request parameter.
datastore	Datastore object	Database information. This parameter is the same as the corresponding request parameter.
created	String	Creation time, which is in the yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss format.
status	String	Instance status. The value is creating.
region	String	Region ID. This parameter is the same as the corresponding request parameter.
availability_zone	String	AZ ID. This parameter is the same as the corresponding request parameter.
vpc_id	String	VPC ID. This parameter is the same as the corresponding request parameter.
subnet_id	String	Subnet ID. This parameter is the same as the corresponding request parameter.
security_group_id	String	Security group ID. This parameter is the same as the corresponding request parameter.
mode	String	Instance type. This parameter is the same as the corresponding request parameter.
flavor	Array of Flavor objects	Instance specifications. This parameter is the same as the corresponding request parameter.
backup_strategy	BackupStrategy object	Advanced backup policy. This parameter is the same as the corresponding request parameter.
ssl_option	String	Whether SSL is enabled. This parameter has the same effect as the corresponding request parameter.
job_id	String	ID of the job for creating an instance.

**Table 8** Datastore
Parameter	Type	Description
type	String	Database type. If you set this parameter to cassandra, GeminiDB Cassandra instances will be created.
version	String	Database version. The value can be: 3.11, indicating that GeminiDB Cassandra 3.11 is supported.
storage_engine	String	Storage engine. rocksDB, indicating that the GeminiDB Cassandra instance supports the RocksDB storage engine.

**Table 9** Flavor
Parameter	Type	Description
num	String	Number of nodes. Each GeminiDB Cassandra instance can contain 3 to 200 nodes.
size	String	Storage space. It must be an integer, in GB.
storage	String	Disk type. If you set this parameter to ULTRAHIGH, SSD disks are used.
spec_code	String	Resource specification code. For the code, see the value of response parameter spec_code in Querying Instance Specifications.

**Table 10** BackupStrategy
Parameter	Type	Description
start_time	String	Backup time window. Automated backup will be triggered during the backup time window. The value cannot be empty. It must be the UTC time in the hh:mm-HH:MM format. The HH value must be 1 greater than the hh value. The values of mm and MM must be the same and must be set to 00, 15, 30, or 45. If this parameter is not transferred, the default backup time window is from 00:00 to 01:00. Example value: 23:00–00:00
keep_days	String	Backup retention days. The value ranges from 0 to 35. If this parameter is set to 0, the automated backup policy is not set. If this parameter is not transferred, the automated backup policy is enabled by default. Backup files are stored for 7 days by default.

Example Requests

URI example

POST https://{Endpoint}/v3/375d8d8fad1f43039e23d3b6c0f60a19/instances

Creating a pay-per-use 3-node GeminiDB Cassandra instance with 16 vCPUs and 64 GB of memory

Values of region and availability_zone in the request body are only examples. Set them based on service requirements.

{
  "name" : "test-cassandra-01",
  "datastore" : {
    "type" : "cassandra",
    "version" : "3.11",
    "storage_engine" : "rocksDB"
  },
  "region" : "aaa",
  "availability_zone" : "bbb",
  "vpc_id" : "674e9b42-cd8d-4d25-a2e6-5abcc565b961",
  "subnet_id" : "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007",
  "security_group_id" : "7aa51dbf-5b63-40db-9724-dad3c4828b58",
  "password" : "******",
  "mode" : "Cluster",
  "flavor" : [ {
    "num" : 3,
    "storage" : "ULTRAHIGH",
    "size" : 500,
    "spec_code" : "geminidb.cassandra.4xlarge.4"
  } ],
  "backup_strategy" : {
    "start_time" : "08:15-09:15",
    "keep_days" : 8
  },
  "ssl_option" : 1
}

Example Responses

Status code: 202

Accepted

{
  "id" : "39b6a1a278844ac48119d86512e0000bin06",
  "name" : "test-cassandra-01",
  "datastore" : {
    "type" : "cassandra",
    "version" : "3.11",
    "storage_engine" : "rocksDB"
  },
  "created" : "2019-10-28 14:10:54",
  "status" : "creating",
  "region" : "aaa",
  "availability_zone" : "bbb,ccc,ddd",
  "vpc_id" : "490a4a08-ef4b-44c5-94be-3051ef9e4fce",
  "subnet_id" : "0e2eda62-1d42-4d64-a9d1-4e9aa9cd994f",
  "security_group_id" : "2a1f7fc8-3307-42a7-aa6f-42c8b9b8f8c5",
  "mode" : "Cluster",
  "flavor" : [ {
    "num" : 3,
    "size" : 500,
    "storage" : "ULTRAHIGH",
    "spec_code" : "geminidb.cassandra.4xlarge.4"
  } ],
  "backup_strategy" : {
    "start_time" : "08:15-09:15",
    "keep_days" : "8"
  },
  "ssl_option" : "1",
  "job_id" : "c010abd0-48cf-4fa8-8cbc-090f093eaa2f"
}

Status Codes

For details, see Status Codes.

Error Codes

For details, see Error Codes.

Creating an Instance