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Manage parameter template

This topic describes how to manage parameter templates for RDS for MySQL, such as view, edit, copy, and delete.

Precautions

To enhance the security of RDS for MySQL, optimize privilege management, and provide more granular and secure resource management services, RDS for MySQL has upgraded its parameter template feature to support project authentication. After the project-based authentication capability is launched, historical customized parameter templates are automatically assigned to the "Global resources" project. For customized parameter templates under the "Global resources" project, you need to select the "All resources" project in the top navigation bar to view them.

Prerequisites

A parameter template for RDS for MySQL has been created. For more detailed information please see Creating a parameter template.

Procedure

Log on to the RDS for MySQL console.

In the upper left corner of the top menu bar, select the project and region to which the parameter template belongs.

In the left navigation bar, click Parameter templates to enter the Custom templates tab.

View parameter template list

On the Customized template and System template tabs, you can view all the parameter templates in the current region.

View parameter template details

In the Parameter templates list on the Customized template and System template tabs, click the name of a parameter template. In the displayed Parameter template details page, you can view information such as the template's name, description, applicable database engine version, and included parameters.

Edit parameter template

In the Parameter templates list under the Custom templates page, click Edit of the Action column, the name, description and parameters of the parameter template, can be modified in the pop-up Modify parameter template page.

tip

System parameter templates (parameter templates on the System template tab) cannot be edited.

The database engine version of the parameter template does not support modification.

The parameters of a parameter template can be modified in the same way as creating a parameter template. For more detailed information please see Creating a parameter template.

Copy parameter template

In the Parameter templates list on the Customized template and System template tabs, click Copy in the operation column. In the Copy as customized template window, complete the following configurations and click OK.

Configuration item	Required?	Description
Region	Yes	The target region for copying the parameter template.
Template name	Yes	Fill in the name of the parameter template. The template name should satisfy the following rules: It can contain only Chinese characters, letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-). 2 to 64 characters in length. Cannot start with digits or hyphen (-).
Template description	No	Add the description information of the template to facilitate the application and management of subsequent templates. Supports up to 200 characters.

tip

Modifying the database engine version and parameters of a parameter template during replication is not supported.

Reset parameter template

In the Parameter templates list on the Customized template tab, click … > Reset parameter template in the operation column. In the dialog box that appears, click OK.

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System parameter templates (the parameter templates on the System template tab) cannot be reset.

Delete parameter template

In the Parameter templates list under the Custom templates page, click … > Delete of the Action column, click OK in the pop-up Copy as custom template page.

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System parameter templates (the parameter templates on the System template tab) cannot be deleted.

Last updated: 2026.01.30 11:13:50