Updated on 2023-02-02 GMT+08:00

What Is DRS?

DRS is a stable, efficient, and easy-to-use cloud service for database migration and synchronization in real time.

It simplifies data migration processes and reduces migration costs.

You can use DRS to quickly transmit data between different DB engines.

Real-Time Migration

With DRS, you can migrate data from sources to destinations in real time. You create a replication instance to connect to both the source and destination and configure objects to be migrated. DRS will help you compare metrics and data between source and destination, so you can determine the best time to switch to the destination database while minimizing service downtime.

You can perform a migration in multiple types of networks, such as public networks, VPCs, VPNs, and direct connections. With these network connections, you can migrate between different cloud platforms, from on-premises databases to cloud databases, or between cloud databases across regions.

DRS supports incremental migration, so you can replicate ongoing changes to keep sources and destinations in sync while minimizing the impact of service downtime and migration.

Figure 1 Real-time migration process

Backup Migration

It often becomes necessary to hide the real IP address of your database for the sake of security. Migrating data through direct connections is an option, but costly. DRS supports backup migration, which allows you to export data from your source database for backup and upload the backup files to OBS. Then, you can restore the backup files to the destination database to complete the migration. Using this method, data migration can be realized without exposing your source databases.

You can use backup migration when you want to migrate on-premises databases to the cloud.

Without connecting to your sources, DRS can help you complete data migration.

Figure 2 Backup migration process