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Managing Amazon DocumentDB Clusters

To manage an Amazon DocumentDB cluster, you must have an IAM policy with the appropriate Amazon DocumentDB control plane permissions. These permissions allow you to create, modify, and delete clusters and instances. The AmazonRDSFullAccess  policy provides all the required permissions for administering an Amazon DocumentDB cluster.

The following topics show how to perform various tasks when working with Amazon DocumentDB clusters, including creating, deleting, modifying, connecting to, and viewing clusters.

Topics

• Understanding Clusters
• Cluster Parameters
• Determining a Cluster's Status
• Cluster Lifecycle
• Managing Performance and Scaling
• Understanding Fault Tolerance