User guide
Creating a Cluster
Before you create a cluster, review the information in the Overview (p. 5) of this section.
To create a cluster
1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon Redshift console at https://
console.aws.amazon.com/redshift.
2. Click Launch Cluster.
3. On the Cluster Details page, specify values for the following options, and then click Continue.
Cluster Identifier
Type a unique name for your cluster.
Cluster identifiers must meet the following conditions:
• They must contain from 1 to 63 alphanumeric characters or hyphens.
• Alphabetic characters must be lowercase.
• The first character must be a letter.
• They cannot end with a hyphen or contain two consecutive hyphens.
• They must be unique for all clusters within an AWS account.
Database Name
Type a name if you want to create a database with a custom name (for example, mydb). This
field is optional. A default database named dev is created for the cluster whether or not you
specify a custom database name.
Database names must meet the following conditions:
• They must contain 1 to 64 alphanumeric characters.
• They must contain only lowercase letters.
• A database name cannot be a reserved word. For more information, go to Reserved Words
in the Amazon Redshift Database Developer Guide.
Database Port
Type a port number through which you will connect from client applications to the database.The
port number must be included in the connection string when opening JDBC or ODBC connections
to the databases in the cluster.
The port number must meet the following conditions:
• It must contain only numeric characters.
• It must fall in the range of 1150 to 65535. The default port is 5439.
• It must specify an open port that accepts inbound connections, if you are behind a firewall.
Master User Name
Type an account name for the master user of the database.
Master user names must meet the following conditions:
• They must contain from 1 to 128 alphanumeric characters.
• The first character must be a letter.
• A master user name cannot be a reserved word. For more information, go to Reserved Words
in the Amazon Redshift Database Developer Guide.
Master User Password and Confirm Password
Type a password for the master user account, and then retype it to confirm the password.
The password must meet the following conditions:
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Creating a Cluster