RDS import from SQL backup
I'm migrating a SQL 2008 database from a corporate data center to an RDS intance on AWS.
So far I have performed a native backup which gave me a .bak file
Is it possible to simply upload this to S3 and 'restore' the .bak to a new RDS instance?
What's the best approach to take?
backup import amazon-rds aws
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I'm migrating a SQL 2008 database from a corporate data center to an RDS intance on AWS.
So far I have performed a native backup which gave me a .bak file
Is it possible to simply upload this to S3 and 'restore' the .bak to a new RDS instance?
What's the best approach to take?
backup import amazon-rds aws
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I'm migrating a SQL 2008 database from a corporate data center to an RDS intance on AWS.
So far I have performed a native backup which gave me a .bak file
Is it possible to simply upload this to S3 and 'restore' the .bak to a new RDS instance?
What's the best approach to take?
backup import amazon-rds aws
edited Jun 14 '17 at 6:44
Marco
3,73231524
asked Jun 14 '17 at 2:49
user126720user126720
61
I'm migrating a SQL 2008 database from a corporate data center to an RDS intance on AWS.
So far I have performed a native backup which gave me a .bak file
Is it possible to simply upload this to S3 and 'restore' the .bak to a new RDS instance?
What's the best approach to take?
backup import amazon-rds aws
backup import amazon-rds aws
edited Jun 14 '17 at 6:44
Marco
3,73231524
asked Jun 14 '17 at 2:49
user126720user126720
61
edited Jun 14 '17 at 6:44
Marco
3,73231524
asked Jun 14 '17 at 2:49
user126720user126720
61
edited Jun 14 '17 at 6:44
Marco
3,73231524
edited Jun 14 '17 at 6:44
Marco
3,73231524
edited Jun 14 '17 at 6:44
Marco
3,73231524
3,73231524
asked Jun 14 '17 at 2:49
user126720user126720
61
asked Jun 14 '17 at 2:49
user126720user126720
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asked Jun 14 '17 at 2:49
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Yes you can restore native backups and AWS has gone to the trouble of writing a very complete tutorial on how to backup from and restore to a RDS SQL Server instance.
restore backup
exec msdb.dbo.rds_restore_database
@restore_db_name='database_name',
@s3_arn_to_restore_from='arn:aws:s3:::bucket_name/file_name_and_extension';
There are some limitations to keep in mind and they have explained them all in detail. Some of those limitations are database size, and the types of instances you can restore to: The micro rds sql server instance for example doesn't support restores or backups.
Also keep in mind the difference in versions between what you have locally and the RDS version you are restoring to. Amazon offers SQL Server 2008R2 and up.
https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/
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Yes you can restore native backups and AWS has gone to the trouble of writing a very complete tutorial on how to backup from and restore to a RDS SQL Server instance.
restore backup
exec msdb.dbo.rds_restore_database
@restore_db_name='database_name',
@s3_arn_to_restore_from='arn:aws:s3:::bucket_name/file_name_and_extension';
There are some limitations to keep in mind and they have explained them all in detail. Some of those limitations are database size, and the types of instances you can restore to: The micro rds sql server instance for example doesn't support restores or backups.
Also keep in mind the difference in versions between what you have locally and the RDS version you are restoring to. Amazon offers SQL Server 2008R2 and up.
https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/
Craig
answered Jun 14 '17 at 5:25
Craig EfreinCraig Efrein
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Yes you can restore native backups and AWS has gone to the trouble of writing a very complete tutorial on how to backup from and restore to a RDS SQL Server instance.
restore backup
exec msdb.dbo.rds_restore_database
@restore_db_name='database_name',
@s3_arn_to_restore_from='arn:aws:s3:::bucket_name/file_name_and_extension';
There are some limitations to keep in mind and they have explained them all in detail. Some of those limitations are database size, and the types of instances you can restore to: The micro rds sql server instance for example doesn't support restores or backups.
Also keep in mind the difference in versions between what you have locally and the RDS version you are restoring to. Amazon offers SQL Server 2008R2 and up.
https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/
Craig
answered Jun 14 '17 at 5:25
Craig EfreinCraig Efrein
7,20784080
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Yes you can restore native backups and AWS has gone to the trouble of writing a very complete tutorial on how to backup from and restore to a RDS SQL Server instance.
restore backup
exec msdb.dbo.rds_restore_database
@restore_db_name='database_name',
@s3_arn_to_restore_from='arn:aws:s3:::bucket_name/file_name_and_extension';
There are some limitations to keep in mind and they have explained them all in detail. Some of those limitations are database size, and the types of instances you can restore to: The micro rds sql server instance for example doesn't support restores or backups.
Also keep in mind the difference in versions between what you have locally and the RDS version you are restoring to. Amazon offers SQL Server 2008R2 and up.
https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/
Craig
answered Jun 14 '17 at 5:25
Craig EfreinCraig Efrein
7,20784080
Yes you can restore native backups and AWS has gone to the trouble of writing a very complete tutorial on how to backup from and restore to a RDS SQL Server instance.
restore backup
exec msdb.dbo.rds_restore_database
@restore_db_name='database_name',
@s3_arn_to_restore_from='arn:aws:s3:::bucket_name/file_name_and_extension';
There are some limitations to keep in mind and they have explained them all in detail. Some of those limitations are database size, and the types of instances you can restore to: The micro rds sql server instance for example doesn't support restores or backups.
Also keep in mind the difference in versions between what you have locally and the RDS version you are restoring to. Amazon offers SQL Server 2008R2 and up.
https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/
Craig
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