What's New

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RDS for SQL Server supports job monitoring.

RDS for SQL Server provides job monitoring, which allows you to view publication and subscription jobs and their execution history. You can also modify profiles and restart jobs.

Commercial use

Monitoring Jobs

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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

Shrinking Database Logs

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RDS for SQL Server supports deadlock analysis.

RDS for SQL Server provides the Deadlocks page. On this page, you can quickly locate various types of deadlocks in your instance.

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Deadlocks

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Some v3 APIs are added.

The following v3 APIs are added:

• API for shrinking database logs

• API for enabling TDE for a DB Instance (RDS for SQL Server)

• API for querying TDE status of a DB instance (RDS for SQL Server)

Commercial use

Enabling TDE for a DB Instance (RDS for SQL Server)

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RDS for SQL Server supports real-time sessions.

RDS for SQL Server allows you to view session statistics of your DB instance, identify abnormal sessions, and kill the sessions.

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Sessions

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RDS for SQL Server supports storage autoscaling.

You can enable storage autoscaling for your DB instance. When the storage usage reaches the upper limit, autoscaling is triggered.

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Configuring Autoscaling

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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.

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Top Statements

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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.

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Slow Query Log

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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.

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Applying for and Changing a Private Domain Name

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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

Databases

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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

Accounts (Non-Administrator)

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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

Changing a Security Group