Migrating a Standby DB Instance

Scenarios

You can migrate a standby DB instance to another AZ in the same region as the original AZ.

Note

  • DDL operations and scheduled events will be suspended during migration. To prevent service interruption, perform the migration during off-peak hours.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.

  2. Click image1 in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.

  3. Click Service List. Under Database, click Relational Database Service. The RDS console is displayed.

  4. On the Instances page, locate the target DB instance and choose More > Migrate Standby DB Instance in the Operation column.

  5. On the displayed page, select a target AZ and click Submit.

  6. After the migration is complete, you can view and manage the DB instance on the Instances page.

    • During the migration process, the DB instance status is Migrating standby DB instance. You can view the progress on the Task Center page. For details, see Task Center.

    • In the upper right corner of the DB instance list, click image2 to refresh the list. After the migration is complete, the DB instance status will become Available.

    • In the DB Information area on the Basic Information page, you can view the AZ hosting the standby DB instance.