Upgrading an RDS for MySQL Instance from 5.7 to 8.0
Upgrading a Major Version Using DRS
You can migrate data from an RDS for MySQL 5.6 instance to an RDS for MySQL 5.7 instance using Data Replication Service (DRS). Before the migration, create a DB instance of the target version.
For more information, see Creating a Migration Task in the Data Replication Service User Guide.
Source Database Version | Destination Database Version | Migration Type |
---|---|---|
RDS for MySQL/Self-managed MySQL/MySQL in other clouds
| RDS for MySQL
| Version upgrade |
Note
DRS supports migration only from an earlier version to a later version.
Parent topic: Version Upgrade
- Upgrading a Major Version Using DRS