Does RDS for MySQL Support Version Upgrades?
- Major version upgrades
Major versions cannot be upgraded on the RDS console. You can use Data Replication Service (DRS) to migrate databases from RDS for MySQL 5.6 to RDS for MySQL 5.7 smoothly. Before using DRS to upgrade a major version, you need to prepare a DB instance of the target version.
On the Instances page, click the target DB instance. On the displayed Basic Information page, click Migrate Database in the upper right corner of the page.
For more information, see Creating a Migration Task in the Data Replication Service User Guide.
Table 1 MySQL database version information Source Database Version
Destination Database Version
Migration Type
RDS for MySQL/Self-built MySQL/MySQL in other clouds
- 5.5.x
- 5.6.x
- 5.7.x
- 8.0.x
RDS for MySQL
- 5.6.x
- 5.7.x
- 8.0.x
Version upgrade
- DRS only supports migration from an earlier version to a later version.
- During the specification change, two primary/standby switchovers and two intermittent disconnections will occur. After that, check the DRS task.
- Minor version upgrades
RDS for MySQL supports automatic and manual minor version upgrades, which can improve performance, add new functions, and fix bugs.
For primary/standby DB instances, the standby DB instance is upgraded first and then the primary DB instance is upgraded.
For more information upgrade operations, see Upgrading a Minor Version.
Version Upgrade FAQs
- How Can I View the Version of an RDS DB Instance?
- Does RDS for MySQL Support Version Upgrades?
- Does RDS for MySQL Support Version Downgrades?
- Does RDS for PostgreSQL Support Major Version Upgrades?
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