Using Amazon RDS Extended Support - Amazon Aurora
RDS Extended Support overview

Using Amazon RDS Extended Support

With Amazon RDS Extended Support, you can continue running your database on a major engine version past the Aurora end of standard support date for an additional cost. On the Aurora end of standard support date, Amazon Aurora automatically enrolls your databases in RDS Extended Support. Automatic enrollment into RDS Extended Support doesn't change the database engine and doesn't impact the uptime or performance of your DB instance.

This paid offering gives you more time to upgrade to a supported major engine version.

For example, the Aurora end of standard support date for Aurora MySQL version 2 is October 31, 2024. However, you aren't ready to manually upgrade to Aurora MySQL version 3 before that date. In this case, Amazon Aurora automatically enrolls your cluster in RDS Extended Support on October 31, 2024, and you can continue to run Aurora MySQL version 2. Starting December 1, 2024, Amazon Aurora automatically charges you for RDS Extended Support.

RDS Extended Support is available for up to 3 years past the Aurora end of standard support date for a major engine version (3 years and 4 months for Aurora MySQL version 2). After this time, if you haven't upgraded your major engine version to a supported version, then Amazon Aurora will automatically upgrade your major engine version. We recommend that you upgrade to a supported major engine version as soon as possible.

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Overview of Amazon RDS Extended Support

After the Aurora end of standard support date, if you didn't disable RDS Extended Support during the creation or restoration of your DB instances, then Amazon Aurora will automatically enroll them in RDS Extended Support. Aurora automatically upgrades your DB instance to the last minor version released before the Aurora end of standard support date, if you aren't already running that version. Amazon Aurora won't upgrade your minor version until after the Aurora end of standard support date for your major engine version.

You can create new databases with major engine versions that have reached the Aurora end of standard support date. Aurora automatically enrolls these new databases in RDS Extended Support and charges you for this offering.

If you upgrade to an engine that's still under Aurora standard support before the Aurora end of standard support date, Amazon Aurora won't enroll your engine in RDS Extended Support.

If you attempt to restore a snapshot of a database compatible with an engine that's past the Aurora end of standard support date but isn't enrolled in RDS Extended Support, then Amazon Aurora will attempt to upgrade the snapshot to be compatible with the latest engine version that is still under Aurora standard support. If the restore fails, then Amazon Aurora will automatically enroll your engine in RDS Extended Support with a version that's compatible with the snapshot.

You can end enrollment in RDS Extended Support at any time. To end enrollment, upgrade each enrolled engine to a newer engine version that's still under Aurora standard support. The end of RDS Extended Support enrollment will be effective the day that you complete an upgrade to a newer engine version that's still under Aurora standard support.