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Using AWS Data Migration Service

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By Morgan Lucas (she/her) from this video by Johnny Chivers

We use data migration services to, well, migrate data. But why would we want to do this?

 Perhaps...

  • We're moving our business to the cloud, and need to shift all of that cold storage we have onsite.
  • We want to use it as a backup in cause our infrastructure is out of commission.
  • We could have information to share with a 3rd party, and instead of giving access to on-site databases, we put it on AWS to share.
Nevertheless, let's recap what I've done.
  • Created publicly accessible, password-protected database with Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility to migrate to Amazon Dynamo DB
  • Managed inbound rules of security group to limit access
  • Used open source software HeidiDB to interact with database via a TCP/IP session and specific URL for DB (Not shown here for security)

 


 

  • Connected to Aurora PostgreSQL Database
    • ran queries that deleted and created tables populated with new information
  • Created publicly accessible replication instance to connect to our RDS to initiate database migration
  • Created configuration endpoints with existing instance used to migrate database User_Data to Amazon DynamoDB
  • Created role to talk to DMS (making sure to click the radio button beneath)
  • Successfully connected target (endpoint) to instance (middleman to transfer data)
  • Set up database migration task to move from Aurora PostgreSQL Database to Amazon DynamoDB

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