Manage Cluster
This guide describes the lifecycle of a cluster so that you can make full use of your Zilliz Cloud console to achieve your goals.
Free cluster
After creating a free cluster, you will see the following in the console.
You have the option to create one free cluster without charge. In addition, you can create up to five collections within the cluster.
Connect to cluster
In the Connect section, you can find the Public Endpoint and Token used to connect to the cluster.
For details, refer to Connect to Cluster.
Upgrade plan
By upgrading your cluster, you can unlock a wide range of enterprise features, manage larger datasets, and enjoy enhanced performance. You can switch to a paid cluster plan when any of these conditions are met:
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Your account has sufficient credits;
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You have added a valid payment method;
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Your account has a positive balance
To upgrade your plan, follow these steps:
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On the Cluster Details page, click the Upgrade button next to Cluster Plan.
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Select Upgrade to Serverless Cluster or Upgrade to New Dedicated Cluster.
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Upgrade to Severless cluster:
In the dialog box that opens, review the plan information and pricing. Click Upgrade. When the upgrade is completed, your Free cluster will be replaced with the Serverless cluster.
📘NotesDuring the upgrade, read and write operations to this cluster is not supported.
The upgrade will result in a change to the cluster endpoint. Thus, please ensure to update the cluster endpoint information in your application code.
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Upgrade to New Dedicated cluster:
On the page that opens, complete the following:
During the upgrade, the original Free cluster will still be retained and keep running. When the upgrade is completed, a new Dedicated cluster will be created and data from the original Free cluster will be automatically migrated to the new Dedicated cluster.
📘NotesTo connect to the new Dedicated cluster, please modify your application code and use the appropriate endpoint and token of the new cluster.
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Drop cluster
In the Actions drop-down button, select Drop to drop the cluster. Zilliz Cloud drops your cluster only after you confirm this operation in the Drop Cluster dialog box.
In addition to the web UI, you can also make an API request to drop a cluster. For details, refer to Drop Cluster.
Serverless cluster
After creating a Serverless cluster, you will see the following in the console.
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Connect: This section provides the necessary details to begin interacting with your cluster, including the cluster ID, cluster cloud region, public endpoint for connections, and a token for secure access.
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Summary: This offers a snapshot of your cluster's essentials. You can find the cluster plan and compatible Milvus version. Details on the creator, as well as the creation date and time, are also presented.
Connect to cluster
In the Connect section, you can find the Public Endpoint and Token used to connect to the cluster.
For details, refer to Connect to Cluster.
Manage collections and data
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Collections
On the Collections tab, you can manage the collections in the cluster. You can create collections, import data into them, load or release them, rename them, and drop them.
For details on data import, refer to Data Import.
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Backups
In the Backups tab, you can create backups of your cluster by selecting Create Snapshot. You can find all snapshots on the Backups tab. For details on backups and restores, refer to Backup & Restore.
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Data migrations
In the Migrations tab, you can create data migration tasks by selecting Migrate. For details, refer to Migrate Between Clusters.
Migrate to Dedicated cluster
For more enterprise-grade features and custom configurations, you are recommended to migrate your Serverless cluster to a Dedicated cluster. For more information, refer to Cross-Cluster Migrations.
Users and access control
Each serverless cluster comes with a single default user. You can't add or drop users, but you can reset the default user's password.
Drop cluster
In the Actions drop-down button, select Drop to drop the cluster. Zilliz Cloud drops your cluster only after you confirm this operation in the Drop Cluster dialog box.
In addition to the web UI, you can also make an API request to drop a cluster. For details, refer to Drop Cluster.
Dedicated cluster
View cluster details
After setting up your Zilliz Cloud Dedicated cluster, here’s what you’ll find in each section for cluster details:
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Connect: This section provides the necessary details to begin interacting with your cluster, including the cluster ID, cluster cloud region, public endpoint for connections, a private link,, IP address whitelist, and a token for secure access.
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Summary: This offers a snapshot of your cluster's essentials. You can find the cluster plan, CU type, and CU size, compatible Milvus version. Details on the creator, as well as the creation date and time, are also presented.
Establish connection
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Connect to cluster
In the Connect section, you can find the Public Endpoint and Token that are used to connect to the cluster. The token can be an API key or a cluster credential that consists of a username and password pair.
For more information, refer to Connect to Cluster.
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Set up private link
To establish a more secure connection to your cluster, you can create a private link instead of using the public endpoint provided. Refer to Set up a Private Link for further details.
Manage collections and data
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Collections
On the Collections tab, you can manage the collections in the cluster. You can create collections, import data into them, load or release them, rename them, and drop them.
For details on data import, refer to Data Import.
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Backups
In the Backups tab, you can create backups of your cluster by selecting Create Snapshot. You can find all snapshots on the Backups tab. For details on backups and restores, refer to Backup & Restore.
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Migrations
In the Migrations tab, you can create data migration tasks by selecting Migrate. For details, refer to Migrate Between Clusters.
Users and access control
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Users
On the Users tab, you can add users, reset their passwords, and drop them.
For details, refer to Manage Cluster Credentials.
📘NotesYou cannot drop db_admin. Zilliz Cloud grants access permissions to all collections in the cluster to any added users.
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Whitelist
In the Summary section, click on the IP address in Network Address to add IP address segments to the whitelist. Once an IP address segment, other than a full-zero one (0.0.0.0/0), is added to the whitelist, Zilliz Cloud only permits access from IP addresses within the listed IP address segments.
By default, a full-zero IP address segment is added, indicating that your cluster can be accessed from anywhere.
For details on how to set up the whitelist, refer to Set up Whitelist.
Upgrade cluster plan
For Dedicated (Standard) cluster, click Upgrade right to the service Plan in the Summary section to upgrade your plan to Dedicated (Enterprise). Zilliz Cloud upgrades your service plan only after you confirm this operation in the Upgrade Cluster Plan dialog box.
For the differences between all the available subscription plans, refer to Select Service Tiers.
Suspend & resume cluster
In the Actions drop-down button, select Suspend to stop the cluster. Once you confirm this operation in the Suspend Cluster dialog box, the cluster status changes from RUNNING to SUSPENDING, during which you cannot perform other actions to the cluster.
Once the status changes to SUSPENDED, you will only be charged for storage. Wisely suspending some of your clusters can save you money.
Cloud Provider | Storage Pricing |
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AWS storage | $0.025 / GB per month |
GCP storage | $0.020 / GB per month |
Azure storage | $0.025 / GB per month |
To resume a suspended cluster, click on Actions and select Resume from the drop-down menu. Upon confirming this action in the Resume Cluster dialog box, the cluster's status will change from SUSPENDED to RESUMING, and then to RUNNING. At this point, you will be charged fully based on your CU settings and service plan.
You can also use RESTful APIs to perform these actions. For details, refer to Suspend Cluster and Resume Cluster.
Drop cluster
In the Actions drop-down button, select Drop to drop the cluster. Zilliz Cloud drops your cluster only after you confirm this operation in the Drop Cluster dialog box.
In addition to the web UI, you can also make an API request to drop a cluster. For details, refer to Drop Cluster.