What's New
The tables below describe the functions released in each Relational Database Service version and corresponding documentation updates. New features will be successively launched in each region.
December, 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
A v3.1 API is added. |
A new v3.1 API for shrinking database logs is added to replace the original v3 API. The original API is moved to Historical APIs. |
Commercial use |
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2 |
Two v3 APIs are added. |
The following v3 APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Querying Databases That Can Be Restored to a Specified Point in Time (RDS for MySQL) Restoring Databases to a Specified Point in Time (RDS for MySQL) |
3 |
RDS for PostgreSQL 15 is supported. |
RDS for PostgreSQL 15 is available to you. |
Commercial use |
November, 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
Some v3 APIs are added. |
The following v3 APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Querying the Target Version to Which a DB Instance Can Be Upgraded (RDS for PostgreSQL) |
2 |
Some v3 APIs are added. |
The following v3 APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
October, 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Some v3 APIs are added. |
The following v3 APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Querying the pg_hba.conf File Configurations of a DB Instance Modifying or Adding One or More Records in the pg_hba.conf File |
2 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports modifications to the pg_hba.conf file. |
You can modify parameters in the pg_hba.conf file for your DB instance to ensure access to your database. |
Commercial use |
September, 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
A billing manual is added. |
In this manual, you can learn about how RDS instances are billed, how you can renew subscriptions and stop billing, and what happens if your account goes into arrears. |
Commercial use |
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2 |
An API for restoring tables of an RDS for MySQL instance to a point in time is added. |
A v3.1 API for table PITR is added to replace the original v3 API. The original API is moved to Historical APIs. |
Commercial use |
Restoring Tables to a Specified Point in Time (RDS for MySQL) |
3 |
An API for upgrading a minor version is added. |
The new API for upgrading a minor version uses a new URI and replaces the original API. The original API is moved to Historical APIs. |
Commercial use |
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4 |
RDS for PostgreSQL 15 is supported. |
RDS for PostgreSQL 15 is available to you. |
Open beta testing |
August, 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for SQL Server supports top SQL statements. |
Top Statements shows the top SQL statements by resource overhead, helping you identify performance problems and optimize SQL statements. |
Open beta testing |
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2 |
RDS for SQL Server supports slow query logs. |
Slow Query Log displays a chart of SQL statements that are taking too long to execute and allows you to sort slow SQL statements by multiple dimensions, such as by user, client IP address, or SQL template. It helps you quickly identify bottlenecks and improve instance performance. |
Open beta testing |
July, 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports storage type changes. |
You can change the storage type of your RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance as needed. |
Open beta testing |
June, 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for SQL Server supports private domain names. |
You can apply for a private domain name and connect to your DB instance through the private domain name. You can also change the private domain name of your DB instance as needed. |
Open beta testing |
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2 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports the pgvector and pgl_ddl_deploy plugins. |
The pgvector and pgl_ddl_deploy plugins are available to you. |
Commercial use |
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3 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports storage autoscaling. |
You can enable storage autoscaling for your DB instance. When the storage space usage reaches the upper limit, autoscaling is triggered. |
Open beta testing |
|
4 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports SQL audit. |
After you enable SQL audit for your DB instance, all SQL operations will be logged, and you can download audit logs to view details. |
Commercial use |
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5 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports parameter template import. |
RDS for PostgreSQL allows you to import a parameter template from a local directory for future use. |
Open beta testing |
May, 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for MariaDB is added. |
RDS for MariaDB is reliable, secure, inexpensive, easy to manage, and immediately ready for use, freeing you to focus on developing your services. |
Open beta testing |
March, 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
Some v3 APIs are added. |
The following v3 APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
February, 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
Performance test data of RDS for MySQL 5.7 Kunpeng general-enhanced instances is added. |
You can obtain performance test data of RDS for MySQL 5.7 Kunpeng general-enhanced instances. |
Commercial use |
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2 |
RDS for MySQL supports table-level PITR in batches. |
RDS for MySQL allows you to restore tables of multiple DB instances at a time. |
Commercial use |
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3 |
Request idempotence is supported for creating an RDS for MySQL instance. |
Idempotent request identifiers are introduced to distinguish the first attempt from subsequent attempts. With an idempotent request, if the original request completes successfully, any subsequent retries complete successfully without performing any further actions. |
Commercial use |
January, 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for MySQL supports quick clearing of binlogs. |
RDS for MySQL allows you to clear local binlogs with a few clicks to free up storage space. |
Open beta testing |
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2 |
RDS for MySQL supports parameter template import. |
RDS for MySQL allows you to import new parameter templates for future use. |
Commercial use |
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3 |
Some v3 APIs are added. |
The following v3 APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Querying the Domain Name of a DB Instance |
December, 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
Some v3.1 APIs are added. |
The following v3.1 APIs are added:
The new APIs are used to replace the original v3 APIs. The original v3 APIs are moved to the section "API v3 (Unavailable Soon)". |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
Some v3 APIs are added. |
The following v3 APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Replicating a Parameter Template Querying Change History of Instance Parameters |
3 |
Some v3 APIs are added. |
The following v3 APIs are added:
|
Open beta testing |
Querying DR Instances in Batches Configuring an Autoscaling Policy |
November, 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports log reporting to Log Tank Service (LTS). |
Error logs and slow query logs generated by DB instances can be uploaded to LTS for management. |
Open beta testing |
|
2 |
RDS for MySQL supports log reporting to Log Tank Service (LTS). |
Error logs and slow query logs generated by DB instances can be uploaded to LTS for management. |
Open beta testing |
October, 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for MySQL supports Auto Flow Control. |
Auto Flow Control restricts the execution of SQL statements during peak hours or when there are read/write exceptions by controlling how many SQL statements can be executed at the same time. |
Commercial use |
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2 |
RDS for MySQL supports SQL Insights. |
SQL Insights allows you to not only query all executed SQL statements, but also analyze and search for the tables that are accessed and updated most frequently, and the SQL statements that have the longest lock wait, helping you quickly identify exceptions. |
Commercial use |
September, 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for MySQL supports DBA Assistant. |
DBA Assistant allows you to monitor, diagnose, and tune databases. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
Some v3 APIs are added. |
The following v3 APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
|
3 |
RDS for MySQL proxies support load balancing. |
After Load balancing is selected, read requests are automatically distributed to multiple read replicas based on the number of active connections to balance the load among these read replicas. |
Open beta testing |
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4 |
RDS for MySQL proxies support connection pools. |
A session-level connection pool can help reduce database load caused by frequent establishment of short connections. |
Commercial use |
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5 |
RDS for MySQL supports change of read/write permissions of DB instances. |
You can set your primary instance to read-only or read/write. |
Commercial use |
August, 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
Many troubleshooting cases are added for RDS for MySQL. |
Troubleshooting cases related to backup and restoration, primary/standby replication, parameters, performance resources, SQL, and connections are added for RDS for MySQL. |
Commercial use |
July, 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for SQL Server supports multiple security groups for one DB instance. |
When creating an RDS for SQL Server instance, you can select multiple security groups. When modifying security groups of your RDS for SQL Server instance, you can bind multiple security groups to the instance. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
Database management is added for RDS for SQL Server. |
You can manage databases, including creating a database, granting database permissions, deleting a database, copying a database, and viewing database properties. |
Commercial use |
|
3 |
Non-administrator account management is added for RDS for SQL Server. |
You can manage non-administrator accounts, including creating a database account, resetting the password of a database account, and deleting a database account. |
Commercial use |
|
4 |
The page for adding or editing a tag is optimized. |
The page for adding or editing a tag is optimized. |
Commercial use |
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5 |
RDS for PostgreSQL 14 is supported. |
You can create RDS for PostgreSQL 14 instances. |
Commercial use |
|
6 |
RDS for MySQL supports yearly/monthly read replicas. |
You can create yearly/monthly read replicas for RDS for MySQL instances. Yearly/monthly billing provides a larger discount than pay-per-use billing and is recommended for long-term users. |
Commercial use |
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7 |
RDS for MySQL 8.0 supports standby instance migration to another AZ. |
If your instance is an RDS for MySQL 8.0 primary/standby instance, you can migrate the standby instance to another AZ in the same region. |
Commercial use |
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8 |
RDS for MySQL 8.0 supports table-level PITR. |
You can restore tables of an RDS for MySQL 8.0 instance to a point in time. |
Commercial use |
|
9 |
RDS for MySQL supports multiple security groups for one DB instance. |
When creating an RDS for MySQL instance, you can select multiple security groups. When modifying security groups of your RDS for MySQL instance, you can bind multiple security groups to the instance. |
Commercial use |
May, 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
An example about how to buy and connect to an RDS for PostgreSQL instance is added. |
This example illustrates how to purchase an RDS for PostgreSQL instance and how to connect to it using DAS. |
Commercial use |
Example: Buy and Connect to an RDS for PostgreSQL DB Instance |
April, 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
Some v3.1 APIs are added. |
The following v3.1 APIs are added:
The new APIs are used to replace the original v3 APIs. The original v3 APIs are moved to the section "API v3 (Unavailable Soon)". |
Commercial use |
March, 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports minor version upgrades. |
You can manually upgrade minor versions of RDS for PostgreSQL instances to improve performance, add new functions, and fix bugs. |
Commercial use |
-- |
2 |
RDS for PostgreSQL instances can be stopped and started using APIs. |
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Commercial use |
January, 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for MySQL supports Application Lossless and Transparent (ALT). |
ALT ensures application continuity with no data loss during a primary/standby switchover or failover. |
Commercial use |
-- |
2 |
RDS for MySQL supports transaction splitting. |
Database proxies support transaction splitting. With this feature enabled, RDS can route the read requests prior to write operations in a transaction to read replicas, reducing the pressure of the primary instance. |
Commercial use |
November, 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
New metrics are added for RDS for PostgreSQL. |
Slow SQL and DR instance metrics are added for RDS for PostgreSQL. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
APIs for minor version upgrade and slow query logs are added for RDS for MySQL. |
|
Commercial use |
Querying Database Error Logs (MySQL) |
3 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports the pg_repack plugin. |
The pg_repack plugin is available for RDS for PostgreSQL. |
Commercial use |
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4 |
Suggestions on using RDS for PostgreSQL are added. |
Design, development, management, and maintenance specifications are added in Working with RDS for PostgreSQL. |
Commercial use |
|
5 |
Suggestions on using RDS for MySQL are added. |
Suggestions on DB instance selection, backup and restoration, and SQL audit are added in Working with RDS for MySQL. |
Commercial use |
October, 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
Read/write splitting can be enabled for RDS for MySQL single and primary/standby instances. |
RDS for MySQL supports read/write splitting no matter whether there are any read replicas. |
Commercial use |
September, 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for PostgreSQL instances can be stopped and started manually. |
You can stop your instance temporarily to save money. After stopping your instance, you can restart it to begin using it again. |
Open beta testing |
July, 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports failover slots for logical subscriptions. |
RDS for PostgreSQL synchronizes information about logical replication slots specified as failover slots from the primary DB instance to the standby DB instance to ensure logical subscriptions remain connected after a primary/standby switchover. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports extreme SSDs. |
You can select extreme SSD when buying an RDS for PostgreSQL instance. |
Open beta testing |
June, 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for MySQL instances can be stopped and started manually. |
You can stop your instance temporarily to save money. After stopping your instance, you can restart it to begin using it again. |
Open beta testing |
|
2 |
RDS for MySQL supports instance class change for DB proxy instances. |
You can change the instance class of pay-per-use DB proxy instances. |
Commercial use |
May, 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports cross-region backup policy settings through v3 APIs. |
You can configure cross-region backup policies, query cross-region instances, and configure restoration time ranges of cross-region backups. |
Commercial use |
Setting a Cross-Region Backup Policy Querying Details About Cross-Region Backups Querying Information About a Cross-Region Backup Policy Querying the Restoration Time Range of a Cross-Region Backup |
2 |
General-purpose and dedicated instance classes are added for PostgreSQL. |
You can choose general-purpose and dedicated instance classes for PostgreSQL. |
Commercial use |
|
3 |
Extreme SSDs are supported for DB instances. |
You can configure extreme SSD as the storage type for your DB instance. |
Open beta testing |
April, 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports DB instance migration from one AZ to another. |
You can migrate an RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance from one AZ to another using the management console or v3 APIs. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
PostgreSQL 13 is supported. |
You can choose PostgreSQL 13 as your DB engine. |
Open beta testing |
|
3 |
RDS for MySQL DB instances using cloud disks support storage autoscaling. |
You can enable storage autoscaling for the RDS for MySQL DB instances using cloud disks. When the storage space usage reaches the upper limit, autoscaling is triggered. |
Open beta testing |
|
4 |
General-purpose and dedicated instance classes are added for MySQL. |
You can choose general-purpose and dedicated instance classes for MySQL. |
Commercial use |
|
5 |
Cloud SSDs are supported for DB instances. |
You can configure cloud SSD as the storage type for your DB instance. |
Commercial use |
March, 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
MySQL database proxy supports access control. |
If load balancing is enabled for a database proxy instance, you can use access control to grant access from specific IP addresses. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
RDS for MySQL database proxy supports kernel version upgrades. |
You can manually upgrade the MySQL database proxy to the latest kernel version. |
Open beta testing |
February, 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for MySQL can use APIs to batch create DB instances and pre-check the creation request. |
|
Commercial use |
|
2 |
Yearly/monthly DB instances can be changed from single to primary/standby. |
You can change yearly/monthly DB instances from single to primary/standby. |
Commercial use |
Changing a Single DB Instance to Primary/ Standby DB Instances |
January, 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports configurations and modifications to private domain names. |
You can apply for a private domain name and connect to RDS DB instances through the private domain name. |
Open beta testing |
|
2 |
RDS for MySQL supports cross-region backup policy settings through v3 APIs. |
You can set cross-region backup policies, query cross-region instances, and set restoration time ranges of cross-region backups. |
Commercial use |
Setting a Cross-Region Backup Policy Querying Details About Cross-Region Backups Querying Information About a Cross-Region Backup Policy Querying the Restoration Time Range of a Cross-Region Backup |
3 |
RDS for MySQL supports second-level monitoring. |
RDS for MySQL supports second-level monitoring. You can choose the monitoring interval to 1 second or 5 seconds to view the metrics. |
Open beta testing |
December, 2020
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
Database management APIs are added to RDS for PostgreSQL. |
You can query details about databases, database users, and database schemas. |
Commercial use |
Querying Details About Databases |
2 |
Database proxy metrics are added to RDS for PostgreSQL. |
You can view database proxy metrics monitored for PostgreSQL DB instances. |
Commercial use |
|
3 |
RDS for MySQL supports scheduled reboot for DB instances. |
You can choose a scheduled time within the maintenance window to reboot DB instances. |
Commercial use |
November, 2020
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports database and user creation using v3 APIs. |
You can create databases and database accounts, and authorize database accounts using v3 APIs. |
Commercial use |
October, 2020
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
RDS for MySQL supports DB instance specification changes. |
You can change MySQL DB instance specifications using APIs. |
Commercial use |
September, 2020
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for MySQL supports certificate resetting and download. |
You can replace the service SSL certificate with the public cloud-provided certificate or public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate. |
Commercial use |
May, 2020
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
APIs are provided for you to set the maintenance window and download slow query logs. |
|
Commercial use |
March, 2020
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for MySQL supports point-in-time restores of tables. |
You can restore tables to a specified point in time for MySQL DB instances through v3 APIs. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
The v1 API documents are brought offline. |
The v1 API documents are brought offline, and the v3 API documents are brought online. |
Commercial use |
-- |
February, 2020
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
You can view tasks of each DB instance in the task center. |
The creation and completion time of each DB instance task is displayed in the task center. |
Commercial use |
December, 2019
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
Descriptions about RDS DB instances can be changed. |
You can add and change descriptions for your DB instances. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
MySQL database management and account management are optimized. |
MySQL database management and account management are optimized. |
Commercial use |
|
3 |
The audit operation list is optimized. |
Operations supported by CTS are optimized. |
Commercial use |
October, 2019
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Related Documents |
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1 |
RDS for MySQL supports the setting of the delay threshold for read/write splitting. |
You can set the delay threshold for MySQL read/write splitting on the RDS console. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
RDS for MySQL 8.0 supports SQL audit enablement. |
After SQL audit is enabled, all SQL operations will be recorded in log files for your further download and query. |
Commercial use |
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