Copying a Database

Scenarios

You can copy a database on a DB instance.

Constraints

• Copying a database with a large amount of data takes an extended period of time.
• System databases master, tempdb, model, msdb, and rdsadmin cannot be copied.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > Relational Database Service.
4. On the Instances page, click the instance name.
5. On the Databases page, locate the target database and choose More > Copy in the Operation column.
6. In the displayed dialog box, enter the new database name and click OK.
   Figure 1 Copying a database