Posted On: Jan 10, 2023
HAQM Relational Database Service (HAQM RDS) now supports restoring database (DB) snapshots taken from HAQM RDS Multi-AZ deployments with two readable standbys to HAQM RDS Single-AZ DB instances and HAQM RDS Multi-AZ DB instances with one standby. You can now use the DB snapshot restore capability to create new MySQL or PostgreSQL DB instances for your development or test environments.
HAQM RDS Multi-AZ deployments provide enhanced availability and durability, making them a natural fit for production database workloads. Deployment of HAQM RDS Multi-AZ with two readable standbys supports up to 2x faster transaction commits than a Multi-AZ deployment with one standby instance. In this configuration, automated failovers typically take under 35 seconds. In addition, the two readable standbys can also serve read traffic without needing to attach additional read replicas.
For a full list of the HAQM RDS Multi-AZ with two readable standbys regional availability and supported engine versions, refer the HAQM RDS User Guide.
Learn more about HAQM RDS Multi-AZ deployments in the HAQM RDS User Guide and in the AWS News Blog. Create or update a fully managed HAQM RDS Multi-AZ database with two readable standby instances in the HAQM RDS Management Console.