To connect to the MySQL Server from your local MySQL client, run the following command from your shell session: 

## Connecting with MySQL Shell 

mysql -uroot -p -h computeIP 

where computeIP  is the IP address of your Compute Instance. 

To connect to the MySQL Server from your local MySQL Shell, run the following command to start your shell session: 

mysqlsh \connect root@ computeIP 

where computeIP  is the IP address of your Compute Instance. 

For more information on MySQL Shell connections, see MySQL Shell Connections. 

## Connecting with Workbench 

To connect to the MySQL Server from MySQL Workbench, see Connections in MySQL Workbench. 

## 32.5 Maintenance 

This product is user-managed, meaning you are responsible for upgrades and maintenance. 

## Upgrading MySQL 

The existing installation is RPM-based, to upgrade the MySQL server, see Section 2.11.6, “Upgrading MySQL Binary or Package-based Installations on Unix/Linux” . 

You can use scp  to copy the required RPM to the OCI Compute Instance, or copy it from OCI Object Storage, if you have configured access to it. File Storage is also an option. For more information, see File Storage and NFS. 

## Backup and Restore 

MySQL Enterprise Backup is the preferred backup and restore solution. For more information, see Backing Up to Cloud Storage. 

For information on MySQL Enterprise Backup, see Getting Started with MySQL Enterprise Backup. 

For information on the default MySQL backup and restore, see Chapter 7, Backup and Recovery . 

