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Pre-Migration Snapshot Safety for Database Migration

A developer migrating a self-managed database from an ECS instance to ApsaraDB RDS first configures automatic snapshots and a rollback policy on the ECS disk hosting the source database, ensuring a recovery point exists before the migration cutover in case the RDS import fails or data corruption is discovered post-migration.

Products involved

Scenario

A developer migrating a self-managed database from an ECS instance to ApsaraDB RDS first configures automatic snapshots and a rollback policy on the ECS disk hosting the source database, ensuring a recovery point exists before the migration cutover in case the RDS import fails or data corruption is discovered post-migration.

How the products combine

  1. ecs · ecs-manage-recovery — ECS — Manage data protection and recovery for ECS

    2. See ecs/ecs-manage-recovery.

  2. rds · rds-migrate-data — ApsaraDB RDS — Migrate database data to or between RDS instances

    3. See rds/rds-migrate-data.

Typical questions

FAQ

Q: How do I safely migrate a self-hosted database from ECS to RDS with a pre-migration backup and rollback capability? A: Configure automatic snapshots and a rollback policy on the ECS disk hosting the source database before the migration cutover. This ensures a recovery point exists if the RDS import fails or data corruption is discovered post-migration.