3.2 Launching a Starter DB System

A Starter DB System is a preconfigured MySQL HeatWave DB System with preloaded sample data that you can easily launch for testing out MySQL HeatWave on AWS. The following are included with your Starter DB System launch:

• A DB System running the latest MySQL version with 2 vCPUs, 16GiB memory, and 50 GiB storage.
• Preloaded airportDB and TPCH sample databases.
• An attached one-node MySQL HeatWave Cluster with 256 GiB memory.

Follow these steps to launch the Starter DB System:

• In the MySQL HeatWave Console, select the Introduction tab.
• Click the Launch Starter DB System button in the Getting Started region. The Launch Starter DB System dialog appears.
• Specify the Administrator credentials.
  • Username: Name of the user that will be granted a specific set of MySQL Server administrator privileges. See Default MySQL Privileges. The administrator username can have up to 32 characters. Certain names are reserved. See Reserved User Names.
  • Password: The administrator password, which must be between 8 and 32 characters, and include at least one number, one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, and one character from ,.-+*;:_!#%&/()=?><.
  • Confirm Password: Reenter the administrator password.
• Click the Launch button. A DB system named Starter DB System (you can change the name later) is being launched.

You are redirected to the MySQL tab, on which the DB Systems tab allows you to monitor the state of the launch operation, which may take some time to complete. The state will change from Creating to Active when the operation has completed successfully.

Click the row of the starter DB system to open the MySQL DB System Details pane below the list of DB Systems or click on the Starter DB System to open the MySQL DB System Details page, to review the DB System Information.

Parent topic: DB Systems