Document History
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Latest documentation update: August 16, 2018
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Current API version: 2014-10-31
The following table describes important changes in each release of the Amazon RDS User Guide after May 2018. For notification about updates to this documentation, you can subscribe to an RSS feed.
| Change | Description | Date |
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| Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility now supports Aurora Auto Scaling |
Auto Scaling of Aurora replicas is now available for Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility. For more information, see Using Amazon Aurora Auto Scaling with Aurora Replicas. |
August 16, 2018 |
| Aurora Serverless for Aurora MySQL |
Aurora Serverless is an on-demand, autoscaling configuration for Amazon Aurora. For more information, see Using Amazon Aurora Serverless. |
August 9, 2018 |
| MySQL 5.7.22 and 5.6.40 |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL versions 5.7.22 and 5.6.40. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS Versions. |
August 6, 2018 |
| Aurora is now available in the China (Ningxia) region |
Aurora MySQL and Aurora PostgreSQL are now available in the China (Ningxia) region. For more information, see Availability for Amazon Aurora MySQL and Availability for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL . |
August 6, 2018 |
| Amazon RDS for MySQL supports delayed replication |
Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports delayed replication as a strategy for disaster recovery. For more information, see Configuring Delayed Replication with MySQL. |
August 6, 2018 |
| Amazon RDS Performance Insights is available for Aurora MySQL |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights is now available for Aurora MySQL. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Performance Insights. |
August 6, 2018 |
| Amazon RDS Performance Insights integration with Amazon CloudWatch |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights automatically publishes metrics to Amazon CloudWatch. For more information, see Performance Insights Metrics Published to CloudWatch. |
August 6, 2018 |
| Amazon RDS recommendations |
Amazon RDS now provides automated recommendations for database resources. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Recommendations. |
July 25, 2018 |
| Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports new minor versions |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports the following new minor versions: 10.4, 9.6.9, 9.5.13, 9.4.18, and 9.3.23. For more information, see Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Versions and Extensions. |
July 25, 2018 |
| Incremental snapshot copies across AWS Regions |
Amazon RDS supports incremental snapshot copies across AWS Regions for both unencrypted and encrypted instances. For more information, see Copying Snapshots Across AWS Regions. |
July 24, 2018 |
| Amazon RDS Performance Insights is available for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights is now available for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Performance Insights. |
July 18, 2018 |
| Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle APEX version 5.1.4.v1 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Oracle Application Express (APEX) version 5.1.4.v1. For more information, see Oracle Application Express. |
July 10, 2018 |
| Amazon RDS for Oracle supports publishing logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs |
Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports publishing alert, audit, trace, and listener log data to a log group in CloudWatch Logs. For more information, see Publishing Oracle Logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. |
July 9, 2018 |
| MariaDB 10.2.15, 10.1.34, and 10.0.35 |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.2.15, 10.1.34, and 10.0.35. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS Versions. |
July 5, 2018 |
| Aurora PostgreSQL 1.2 is available and compatible with PostgreSQL 9.6.8 |
Aurora PostgreSQL 1.2 is now available and is compatible with PostgreSQL 9.6.8. For more information, see Version 1.2. |
June 27, 2018 |
| Read Replicas for Amazon RDS PostgreSQL support Multi-AZ deployments |
RDS Read Replicas in Amazon RDS PostgreSQL now support multiple Availability Zones. For more information, see Working with Read Replicas. |
June 25, 2018 |
| Performance Insights is available for Aurora PostgreSQL |
Performance Insights is generally available for Aurora PostgreSQL, with support for extended retention of performance data. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Performance Insights. |
June 21, 2018 |
| Aurora PostgreSQL is available in western US (Northern California) region |
Aurora PostgreSQL is now available in the western US (Northern California) region. For more information, see Availability for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. |
June 11, 2018 |
| Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports CPU configuration |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports configuring the number of CPU cores and the number of threads for each core for the processor of a DB instance class. For more information, see Configuring the Processor of the DB Instance Class. |
June 5, 2018 |
Earlier Updates
The following table describes the important changes in each release of the Amazon RDS User Guide before June 2018.
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Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL Version 11 Beta 1 in the Database Preview Environment |
PostgreSQL version 11 Beta 1 contains several improvements that are described in PostgreSQL 11 Beta 1 Released! For information on the Database Preview Environment, see Working with the Database Preview Environment. |
May 31, 2018 |
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Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports TLS versions 1.0 and 1.2 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 and 1.2. For more information, see TLS Versions for the Oracle SSL Option. |
May 30, 2018 |
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Aurora MySQL supports publishing logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs |
Aurora MySQL now supports publishing general, slow, audit, and error log data to a log group in CloudWatch Logs. For more information, see Publishing Amazon Aurora MySQL Logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. |
May 23, 2018 |
| Database Preview Environment for Amazon RDS PostgreSQL | You can now launch a new instance of Amazon RDS PostgreSQL in a preview mode. For more information about the Database Preview Environment see, Working with the Database Preview Environment. | May 22, 2018 |
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Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instances support new DB instance classes |
Oracle DB instances now support the db.x1e and db.x1 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB Instance Class and DB Instance Class Support for Oracle. |
May 22, 2018 |
| Amazon RDS PostgreSQL now supports postgres_fdw on a Read Replica. | You can now use postgres_fdw to connect to a remote server from a Read Replica. For more information see, Accessing External Data with the postgres_fdw Extension. | May 17, 2018 |
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Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports setting sqlnet.ora parameters |
You can now set sqlnet.ora parameters with Amazon RDS for Oracle. For more information, see Modifying Oracle sqlnet.ora Parameters. |
May 10, 2018 |
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Aurora PostgreSQL available in Asia Pacific (Seoul) region. |
Aurora PostgreSQL is now available in the Asia Pacific (Seoul) region. For more information, see Availability for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. |
May 9, 2018 |
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Aurora MySQL supports backtracking |
Aurora MySQL now supports "rewinding" a DB cluster to a specific time, without restoring data from a backup. For more information, see Backtracking an Aurora DB Cluster. |
May 9, 2018 |
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Aurora MySQL supports encrypted migration and replication from external MySQL |
Aurora MySQL now supports encrypted migration and replication from an external MySQL database. For more information, see Migrating Data from an External MySQL Database to an Amazon Aurora MySQL DB Cluster and Replication Between Aurora and MySQL or Between Aurora and Another Aurora DB Cluster. |
April 25, 2018 |
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Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility support for the Copy-on-Write protocol. |
You can now clone databases in an Aurora PostgreSQL database cluster. For more information see, Cloning Databases in an Aurora DB Cluster. |
April 10, 2018 |
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RDS PostgreSQL Support for new minor versions |
Amazon RDS PostgreSQL now supports the following new minor versions:
For more information, see Supported PostgreSQL Database Versions. |
March 29, 2018 |
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MariaDB 10.2.12, 10.1.31, and 10.0.34 |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.2.12, 10.1.31, and 10.0.34. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS Versions. |
March 21, 2018 |
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Aurora PostgreSQL Support for new regions |
Aurora PostgreSQL is now available in the EU (London) and Asia Pacific (Singapore) regions. For more information, see Availability for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. |
March 13, 2018 |
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MySQL 5.7.21, 5.6.39, and 5.5.59 |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL versions 5.7.21, 5.6.39, and 5.5.59. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS Versions. |
March 9, 2018 |
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Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Oracle REST Data Services |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle REST Data Services as part of the APEX option. For more information, see Oracle Application Express. |
March 9, 2018 |
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Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility available in new AWS Region |
Aurora MySQL is now available in the Asia Pacific (Singapore) region. For the complete list of AWS Regions for Aurora MySQL, see Availability for Amazon Aurora MySQL. |
March 6, 2018 |
| Support for PostgreSQL 10.1 | Amazon RDS now supports version 10.1 of PostgreSQL. For more information, see PostgreSQL Version 10.1 on Amazon RDS | February 27, 2018 |
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Oracle January 2018 PSU |
Amazon RDS for Oracle has released database engine versions 12.1.0.2.v11 and 11.2.0.4.v15 to support the January 2018 Oracle Database Patch Set Update (PSU). For more information, see Oracle Database Engine Release Notes. |
February 22, 2018 |
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Amazon RDS DB instances running Microsoft SQL Server support change data capture (CDC) |
DB instances running Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server now support change data capture (CDC). For more information, see Change Data Capture Support for Microsoft SQL Server DB Instances. |
February 6, 2018 |
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Aurora MySQL supports a new major version |
You can now create Aurora MySQL DB clusters running MySQL version 5.7. For more information, see Amazon Aurora MySQL Database Engine Updates 2018-02-06. |
February 6, 2018 |
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Support for PostgreSQL 9.6.6 |
Amazon RDS PostgreSQL now supports version 9.6.6. This release also includes support for the prefix and orafce extensions. For more information, see PostgreSQL Version 9.6.6 on Amazon RDS. |
January 19, 2018 |
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Publish MySQL and MariaDB logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs |
You can now publish MySQL and MariaDB log data to CloudWatch Logs. For more information, see Publishing MySQL Logs to CloudWatch Logs and Publishing MariaDB Logs to CloudWatch Logs. |
January 17, 2018 |
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Multi-AZ support for Read Replicas |
You can now create a Read Replica as a Multi-AZ DB instance. Amazon RDS creates a standby of your replica in another Availability Zone for failover support for the replica. Creating your Read Replica as a Multi-AZ DB instance is independent of whether the source database is a Multi-AZ DB instance. For more information, see Working with Read Replicas of MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL DB Instances. |
January 11, 2018 |
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Amazon RDS for MariaDB supports a new major version |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.2. For more information, see MariaDB 10.2 Support on Amazon RDS. |
January 3, 2018 |
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Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility available in new AWS Region |
Aurora PostgreSQL is now available in the EU (Paris) region. For the complete list of AWS Regions for Aurora PostgreSQL, see Availability for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. |
December 22, 2017 |
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Amazon RDS PostgreSQL supports new instance types |
Aurora PostgreSQL now supports new instance types. For the complete list of instance types, see Specifications for All Available DB Instance Classes. |
December 20, 2017 |
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Oracle October 2017 PSU |
Amazon RDS for Oracle has released database engine versions 12.1.0.2.v10 and 11.2.0.4.v14 to support the October 2017 Oracle Database Patch Set Update (PSU). For more information, see Oracle Database Engine Release Notes. |
December 19, 2017 |
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Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility available in new AWS Region |
Aurora MySQL is now available in the EU (Paris) region. For the complete list of AWS Regions for Aurora MySQL, see Availability for Amazon Aurora MySQL. |
December 18, 2017 |
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Aurora MySQL supports hash joins |
This feature can improve query performance when you need to join a large amount of data by using an equijoin. For more information, see Working with Hash Joins in Aurora MySQL. |
December 11, 2017 |
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Aurora MySQL supports native functions to invoke AWS Lambda functions |
You can call the native functions |
December 11, 2017 |
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Added Aurora PostgreSQL HIPAA compliance |
Aurora PostgreSQL now supports building HIPAA compliant applications, see Working with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. |
December 6, 2017 |
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Additional AWS Regions available for Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility |
Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility is now available in four new AWS Regions. For more information, see Availability for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. |
November 22, 2017 |
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Modify storage for Amazon RDS DB instances running Microsoft SQL Server |
You can now modify the storage of your Amazon RDS DB instances running SQL Server. For more information, see Modifying a DB Instance Running the Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine. |
November 21, 2017 |
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Amazon RDS supports 16 TiB storage for Linux-based engines |
You can now create MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and Oracle RDS DB instances with up to 16 TiB of storage. For more information, see DB instance storage. |
November 21, 2017 |
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Amazon RDS supports fast scale up of storage |
You can now add storage to MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and Oracle RDS DB instances in a few minutes. For more information, see DB instance storage. |
November 21, 2017 |
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Amazon RDS supports MariaDB versions 10.1.26 and 10.0.32 |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.1.26 and 10.0.32. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS Versions. |
November 20, 2017 |
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Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server now supports new DB instance classes |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running SQL Server that use the db.r4 and db.m4.16xlarge DB instance classes. For more information, see DB Instance Class Support for Microsoft SQL Server. |
November 20, 2017 |
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Amazon RDS for MySQL and MariaDB now supports new DB instance classes |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL and MariaDB that use the db.r4, db.m4.16xlarge, db.t2.xlarge, and db.t2.2xlarge DB instance classes. For more information, see DB Instance Class. |
November 20, 2017 |
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SQL Server 2017 |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running Microsoft SQL Server 2017. You can also create DB instances running SQL Server 2016 SP1 CU5. For more information, see Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon RDS. |
November 17, 2017 |
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Restore MySQL backups from Amazon S3 |
You can now create a backup of your on-premises database, store it on Amazon S3, and then restore the backup file onto a new Amazon RDS DB instance running MySQL. For more information, see Restoring a Backup into an Amazon RDS MySQL DB Instance. |
November 17, 2017 |
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Auto Scaling with Aurora Replicas |
Amazon Aurora MySQL now supports Aurora Auto Scaling. Aurora Auto Scaling dynamically adjusts the number of Aurora Replicas based on increases or decreases in connectivity or workload. For more information, see Using Amazon Aurora Auto Scaling with Aurora Replicas. |
November 17, 2017 |
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Oracle default edition support |
Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instances now supports setting the default edition for the DB instance. For more information, see Setting the Default Edition for a DB Instance. |
November 3, 2017 |
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Oracle DB instance file validation |
Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instances now supports validating DB instance files with the Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) logical validation utility. For more information, see Validating DB Instance Files. |
November 3, 2017 |
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Oracle July 2017 PSU |
Amazon RDS for Oracle has released database engine versions 12.1.0.2.v9 and 11.2.0.4.v13 to support the July 2017 Oracle Database Patch Set Update (PSU). For more information, see Oracle Database Engine Release Notes. |
November 3, 2017 |
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Management Agent for OEM 13c |
Amazon RDS Oracle DB instances now support the Management Agent for Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Cloud Control 13c. For more information, see Oracle Management Agent for Enterprise Manager Cloud Control. |
November 1, 2017 |
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PostgreSQL 9.6.5, 9.5.9, 9.4.14, and 9.3.19 |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running PostgreSQL versions 9.6.5., 9.5.9, 9.4.14, and 9.3.19. For more information, see Supported PostgreSQL Database Versions. |
November 1, 2017 |
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Asynchronous key prefetch for Aurora with MySQL compatibility |
Asynchronous key prefetch (AKP) improves the performance of noncached index joins, by prefetching keys in memory ahead of when they are needed. For more information, see Working with Asynchronous Key Prefetch in Amazon Aurora. |
October 26, 2017 |
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Storage reconfiguration for Microsoft SQL Server snapshots |
You can now reconfigure the storage when you restore a snapshot to an Amazon RDS DB instance running Microsoft SQL Server. For more information, see Restoring from a DB Snapshot. |
October 26, 2017 |
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MySQL 5.7.19, 5.6.37, and 5.5.57 |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL versions 5.7.19, 5.6.37, and 5.5.57. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS Versions. |
October 25, 2017 |
| General availability of Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility |
Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility makes it simple and cost-effective to set up, operate, and scale your new and existing PostgreSQL deployments, thus freeing you to focus on your business and applications. For more information, see Working with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. |
October 24, 2017 |
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Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instances support new DB instance classes |
Amazon RDS Oracle DB instances now support Memory Optimized Next Generation (db.r4) instance classes. Amazon RDS Oracle DB instances also now support the following new current generation instance classes: db.m4.16xlarge, db.t2.xlarge, and db.t2.2xlarge. For more information, see DB Instance Class and DB Instance Class Support for Oracle. |
October 23, 2017 |
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New feature |
Your new and existing Reserved Instances can now cover multiple sizes in the same DB instance class. Size-flexible reserved instances are available for DB instances with the same AWS Region, database engine, and instance family, and across AZ configuration. Size-flexible reserved instances are available for the following database engines: Amazon Aurora, MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle (Bring Your Own License), PostgreSQL. For more information, see Size-Flexible Reserved Instances. |
October 11, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now use the Oracle SQLT option to tune a SQL statement for optimal performance. For more information, see Oracle SQLT. |
September 22, 2017 |
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New feature |
If you have existing manual DB snapshots of your Amazon RDS Oracle DB instances, you can now upgrade them to a later version of the Oracle database engine. For more information, see Upgrading an Oracle DB Snapshot. |
September 20, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now use Oracle Spatial to store, retrieve, update, and query spatial data in your Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle. For more information, see Oracle Spatial. |
September 15, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now use Oracle Locator to support internet and wireless service-based applications and partner-based GIS solutions with your Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle. For more information, see Oracle Locator. |
September 15, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now use Oracle Multimedia to store, manage, and retrieve images, audio, video, and other heterogeneous media data in your Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle. For more information, see Oracle Multimedia. |
September 15, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now export audit logs from your Amazon Aurora MySQL DB clusters to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. For more information, see Publishing Amazon Aurora MySQL Logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. |
September 14, 2017 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports multiple versions of Oracle Application Express (APEX) for your DB instances running Oracle. For more information, see Oracle Application Express. |
September 13, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now use Amazon Aurora to migrate an unencrypted or encrypted DB snapshot or Amazon RDS MySQL DB instance to an encrypted Aurora MySQL DB cluster. For more information, see Migrating an RDS MySQL Snapshot to Aurora and Migrating Data from a MySQL DB Instance to an Amazon Aurora MySQL DB Cluster by Using an Aurora Read Replica. |
September 5, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can use Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server databases to build HIPAA-compliant applications. For more information, see Compliance Program Support for Microsoft SQL Server DB Instances. |
August 31, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now use Amazon RDS for MariaDB databases to build HIPAA-compliant applications. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS. |
August 31, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running Microsoft SQL Server with allocated storage up to 16 TiB, and Provisioned IOPS to storage ranges of 1:1–50:1. For more information, see DB instance storage. |
August 22, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now use Multi-AZ deployments for DB instances running Microsoft SQL Server in the EU (Frankfurt) region. For more information, see Multi-AZ Deployments for Microsoft SQL Server with Database Mirroring. |
August 3, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.1.23 and 10.0.31. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS Versions. |
July 17, 2017 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Edition with the License Included model in all AWS Regions. For more information, see Licensing Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon RDS. |
July 13, 2017 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Linux kernel huge pages for increased database scalability. The use of huge pages results in smaller page tables and less CPU time spent on memory management, increasing the performance of large database instances. You can use huge pages with your Amazon RDS DB instances running all editions of Oracle versions 12.1.0.2 and 11.2.0.4. For more information, see Using Huge Pages with an Oracle DB Instance. |
July 7, 2017 |
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New feature |
Updated to support encryption at rest (EAR) for db.t2.small and db.t2.medium DB instance classes for all non-Aurora DB engines. For more information, see Availability of Amazon RDS Encrypted Instances. |
June 27, 2017 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Amazon Aurora in the EU (Frankfurt) region. For more information, see Amazon Aurora on Amazon RDS. |
June 16, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now specify an option group when you copy a DB snapshot across AWS regions. For more information, see Option Group Considerations. |
June 12, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now copy DB snapshots created from specialized DB instances across AWS regions. You can copy snapshots from DB instances that use Oracle TDE, Microsoft SQL Server TDE, and Microsoft SQL Server Multi-AZ with Mirroring. For more information, see Copying a DB Snapshot. |
June 12, 2017 |
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New feature |
Amazon Aurora now allows you to quickly and cost-effectively copy all of your databases in an Amazon Aurora DB cluster. For more information, see Cloning Databases in an Aurora DB Cluster. |
June 12, 2017 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SP1 CU2. For more information, see Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon RDS. |
June 7, 2017 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS for Oracle has released database engine versions 12.1.0.2.v8 and 11.2.0.4.v12 to support the April 2017 Oracle Database Patch Set Update (PSU). For more information, see Oracle Database Engine Release Notes. |
May 23, 2017 |
| New Feature | Amazon RDS now supports PostgreSQL versions 9.6.2, 9.5.6, 9.4.11, and 9.3.16. For more information, see Supported PostgreSQL Database Versions |
May 3, 2017 |
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Preview |
Public preview of Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility. For more information, see Working with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. |
April 19, 2017 |
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New feature |
Amazon Aurora now allows you to execute an ALTER TABLE tbl_name ADD COLUMN col_name column_definition operation nearly instantaneously. The operation completes without requiring the table to be copied and without materially impacting other DML statements. For more information, see Altering Tables in Amazon Aurora Using Fast DDL. |
April 5, 2017 |
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New feature |
We have added a new monitoring command, SHOW VOLUME STATUS, to display the number of nodes and disks in a volume. For more information, see Displaying Volume Status for an Aurora DB Cluster. |
April 5, 2017 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS for Oracle now includes the January 2017 Oracle Database Patch Set Update (PSU). This adds support for database engine versions 12.1.0.2.v7 and 11.2.0.4.v11. For more information, see Oracle Database Engine Release Notes. |
March 21, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now use your own custom logic in your custom password verification functions for Oracle on Amazon RDS. For more information, see Creating Custom Functions to Verify Passwords. |
March 21, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now access your online and archived redo log files on your Oracle DB instances on Amazon RDS. For more information, see Accessing Transaction Logs. |
March 21, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now copy both encrypted and unencrypted DB cluster snapshots between regions in the same account. For more information, see Copying a DB Cluster Snapshot. |
March 7, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now copy both encrypted and unencrypted DB cluster snapshots between accounts in the same region. For more information, see Copying a DB Cluster Snapshot Across Accounts. |
March 7, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now share encrypted DB cluster snapshots between accounts in the same region. For more information, see Sharing a DB Snapshot or DB Cluster Snapshot. |
March 7, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now replicate encrypted Amazon Aurora MySQL DB clusters to create cross-region Aurora Replicas. For more information, see Replicating Amazon Aurora MySQL DB Clusters Across AWS Regions. |
March 7, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now require that all connections to your DB instance running Microsoft SQL Server use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). For more information, see Using SSL with a Microsoft SQL Server DB Instance. |
February 27, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now set your local time zone to one of 15 additional time zones. For more information, see Supported Time Zones. |
February 27, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now use the Amazon RDS procedure
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February 17, 2017 |
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New feature |
You can now compress your backup file when you export your Enterprise and Standard Edition Microsoft SQL Server database from an Amazon RDS DB instance to Amazon S3. For more information, see Compressing Backup Files. |
February 17, 2017 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports custom DNS servers to resolve DNS names used in outbound network access on your DB instances running Oracle. For more information, see Setting Up a Custom DNS Server. |
January 26, 2017 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports creating an encrypted Read Replica in another region. For more information, see Creating a Read Replica in a Different AWS Region and CreateDBInstanceReadReplica. |
January 23, 2017 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports upgrading a MySQL DB snapshot from MySQL 5.1 to MySQL 5.5. For more information, see Upgrading a MySQL DB Snapshot and ModifyDBSnapshot. |
January 20, 2017 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports copying an encrypted DB snapshot to another region for the MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL Server database engines. For more information, see Copying a DB Snapshot and CopyDBSnapshot. |
December 20, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports migrating an Amazon RDS MySQL 5.6 DB snapshot to a new DB instance running MariaDB 10.1. For more information, see Migrating Data from a MySQL DB Snapshot to a MariaDB DB Instance. |
December 20, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon Aurora MySQL now supports spatial indexing. Spatial indexing improves query performance on large datasets for queries that use spatial data. For more information, see Amazon Aurora MySQL and Spatial Data. |
December 14, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS for Oracle now includes the October 2016 Oracle Database Patch Set Update (PSU). This adds support for Oracle database engine versions 12.1.0.2.v6 and 11.2.0.4.v10. For more information, see Oracle Database Engine Release Notes. |
December 12, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports outbound network access on your DB instances running Oracle. You can use utl_http, utl_tcp, and utl_smtp to connect from your DB instance to the network. For more information, see Using utl_http, utl_tcp, and utl_smtp with an Oracle DB Instance. |
December 5, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS has retired support for MySQL version 5.1. However, you can restore existing MySQL 5.1 snapshots to a MySQL 5.5 instance. For more information, see Supported Storage Engines for MySQL on Amazon RDS. |
November 15, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports PostgreSQL version 9.6.1. For more information, see PostgreSQL Version 9.6.1 on Amazon RDS. |
November 11, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2016 RTM CU2. For more information, see Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon RDS. |
November 4, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports major version upgrades for DB instances running Oracle. You can now upgrade your Oracle DB instances from 11g to 12c. For more information, see Upgrading the Oracle DB Engine. |
November 2, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now create DB instances running Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition. Amazon RDS now supports SQL Server 2014 SP2 for all editions and all regions. For more information, see Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon RDS. |
October 25, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon Aurora MySQL now integrates with other AWS services: You can load text or XML data into a table from an Amazon S3 bucket, or invoke an AWS Lambda function from database code. For more information, see Integrating Amazon Aurora MySQL with Other AWS Services. |
October 18, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now access the tempdb database on your Amazon RDS DB instances running Microsoft SQL Server. You can access the tempdb database by using Transact-SQL through Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), or any other standard SQL client application. For more information, see Accessing the tempdb Database on Microsoft SQL Server DB Instances on Amazon RDS. |
September 29, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now use the UTL_MAIL package with your Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle. For more information, see Oracle UTL_MAIL. |
September 20, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS for Oracle now includes the July 2016 Oracle Database Patch Set Update (PSU). This adds support for Oracle database engine versions 12.1.0.2.v5, 12.1.0.1.v6, and 11.2.0.4.v9. For more information, see Oracle Database Engine Release Notes. |
September 20, 2016 |
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New features |
You can now set the time zone of your new Microsoft SQL Server DB instances to a local time zone, to match the time zone of your applications. For more information, see Local Time Zone for Microsoft SQL Server DB Instances. |
September 19, 2016 |
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New features |
Added support for new PostgreSQL versions 9.5.4, 9.4.9, and 9.3.14. Also added support for PostgreSQL logical replication, PostgreSQL event triggers, and RAM disk for the PostgreSQL stats_temp_directory. For more information, see Supported PostgreSQL Database Versions, Logical Replication for PostgreSQL on Amazon RDS, Event Triggers for PostgreSQL on Amazon RDS, and RAM Disk for the stats_temp_directory. |
September 14, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now use the Oracle Label Security option to control access to individual table rows in your Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle 12c. With Oracle Label Security, you can enforce regulatory compliance with a policy-based administration model, and ensure that an access to sensitive data is restricted to only users with the appropriate clearance level. For more information, see Oracle Label Security. |
September 8, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now connect to an Amazon Aurora DB cluster using the reader endpoint, which load-balances connections across the Aurora Replicas that are available in the DB cluster. As clients request new connections to the reader endpoint, Aurora distributes the connection requests among the Aurora Replicas in the DB cluster. This functionality can help balance your read workload across multiple Aurora Replicas in your DB cluster. For more information, see Aurora Endpoints. |
September 8, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now support the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control on your Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle. You can enable the Management Agent on your DB instances, and share data with your Oracle Management Service (OMS). For more information, see Oracle Management Agent for Enterprise Manager Cloud Control. |
September 1, 2016 |
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New feature |
This release adds support to get an ARN for a resource. For more information, see Getting an Existing ARN. |
August 23, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now assign up to 50 tags for each Amazon RDS resource, for managing your resources and tracking costs. For more information, see Tagging Amazon RDS Resources. |
August 19, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports the License Included model for Oracle Standard Edition Two. For more information, see Creating a DB Instance Running the Oracle Database Engine. You can now change the license model of your Amazon RDS DB instances running Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle. For more information, see Licensing Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon RDS and Oracle Licensing. |
August 5, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now use the AWS Management Console to easily move your DB instance to a different VPC, or to a different subnet group in the same VPC. For more information, see Updating the VPC for a DB Instance. If your DB instance is not in a VPC, you can now use the AWS Management Console to easily move your DB instance into a VPC. For more information, see Moving a DB Instance Not in a VPC into a VPC. |
August 4, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports native backup and restore for Microsoft SQL Server databases using full backup files (.bak files). You can now easily migrate SQL Server databases to Amazon RDS, and import and export databases in a single, easily-portable file, using Amazon S3 for storage, and AWS KMS for encryption. For more information, see Importing and Exporting SQL Server Databases. |
July 27, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now copy the source files from a MySQL database to an
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket, and then restore an Amazon
Aurora DB cluster
from those files. This option can be considerably faster than
migrating data using |
July 20, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now restore an unencrypted Amazon Aurora DB cluster snapshot to create an encrypted Amazon Aurora DB cluster by including an AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) encryption key during the restore operation. For more information, see Encrypting Amazon RDS Resources. |
June 30, 2016 |
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New feature |
Amazon RDS for Oracle now includes the April 2016 Oracle Database Patch Set Update (PSU). This PSU adds support for Oracle database engine versions 12.1.0.2.v4, 12.1.0.1.v5, and 11.2.0.4.v8. For more information, see Oracle Database Engine Release Notes. |
June 17, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can use the Oracle Repository Creation Utility (RCU) to create a repository on Amazon RDS for Oracle. For more information, see Using the Oracle Repository Creation Utility on Amazon RDS for Oracle. |
June 17, 2016 |
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New feature |
Adds support for PostgreSQL cross-region Read Replicas. For more information, see Creating a Read Replica in a Different AWS Region. |
June 16, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now use the AWS Management Console to easily add Multi-AZ with Mirroring to a Microsoft SQL Server DB instance. For more information, see Adding Multi-AZ with Mirroring to a Microsoft SQL Server DB Instance. |
June 9, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now use Multi-AZ Deployments Using SQL Server Mirroring in the following additional regions: Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), and South America (Sao Paulo). For more information, see Multi-AZ Deployments for Microsoft SQL Server with Database Mirroring. |
June 9, 2016 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Amazon Aurora cross-region DB clusters that are Read Replicas. For more information, see Replicating Amazon Aurora MySQL DB Clusters Across AWS Regions. |
June 1, 2016 |
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New feature |
Updated to support MariaDB version 10.1. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS. |
June 1, 2016 |
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New feature |
Enhanced Monitoring is now available for Oracle DB instances. For more information, see Enhanced Monitoring and Modifying a DB Instance Running the Oracle Database Engine. |
May 27, 2016 |
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New feature |
Updated to support manual snapshot sharing for Amazon Aurora DB cluster snapshots. For more information, see Sharing a DB Snapshot or DB Cluster Snapshot. |
May 18, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now use the MariaDB Audit Plugin to log database activity on MariaDB and MySQL database instances. For more information, see Options for MariaDB Database Engine and Options for MySQL DB Instances. |
April 27, 2016 |
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New feature |
In-place, major version upgrades are now available for upgrading from MySQL version 5.6 to version 5.7. For more information, see Upgrading the MySQL DB Engine. |
April 26, 2016 |
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New feature |
Enhanced Monitoring is now available for Microsoft SQL Server DB instances. For more information, see Enhanced Monitoring. |
April 22, 2016 |
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New feature |
Added support for PostgreSQL versions 9.5.2, 9.4.7, and 9.3.12. For more information, see Supported PostgreSQL Database Versions. |
April 8, 2016 |
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New feature |
Updated to provide an Amazon Aurora Clusters view in the Amazon RDS console. For more information, see Viewing an Amazon Aurora DB Cluster. |
April 1, 2016 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Oracle database versions 11.2.0.4.v7, 12.1.0.1.v4, and 12.1.0.2.v3 with the January 2016 Oracle Patch Set Updates (PSU). For more information, see Oracle Database Engine Release Notes. |
April 1, 2016 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Amazon Aurora and SQL Server Multi-AZ with mirroring in the Asia Pacific (Seoul) region. For more information, see Amazon Aurora on Amazon RDS and Multi-AZ Deployments for Microsoft SQL Server with Database Mirroring. |
March 31, 2016 |
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New feature |
PostgreSQL DB instances have the ability to require connections to use SSL. For more information, see Using SSL with a PostgreSQL DB Instance. |
March 25, 2016 |
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New feature |
Enhanced Monitoring is now available for PostgreSQL DB instances. For more information, see Enhanced Monitoring. |
March 25, 2016 |
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New feature |
Microsoft SQL Server DB instances can now use Windows Authentication for user authentication. For more information, see Using Windows Authentication with a Microsoft SQL Server DB Instance. |
March 23, 2016 |
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New feature |
Enhanced Monitoring is now available in the Asia Pacific (Seoul) region. For more information, see Enhanced Monitoring. |
March 16, 2016 |
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New feature |
You can now customize the order in which Aurora Replicas are promoted to primary instance during a failover. For more information, see Fault Tolerance for an Aurora DB Cluster. |
March 14, 2016 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support encryption when migrating to an Aurora DB cluster. For more information, see Migrating Data to an Amazon Aurora DB Cluster. |
March 2, 2016 |
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New feature |
Updated to support local time zone for Aurora DB clusters. For more information, see Local Time Zone for Amazon Aurora DB Clusters. |
March 1, 2016 |
|
New feature |
Updated to add support for MySQL version 5.7 for current generation Amazon RDS DB instance classes. |
February 22, 2016 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Amazon Aurora in the Asia Pacific (Sydney) region. For more information, see Amazon Aurora on Amazon RDS. |
February 11, 2016 |
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New feature |
Updated to support db.r3 and db.t2 DB instance classes in the AWS GovCloud (US) region. |
February 11, 2016 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support encrypting copies of DB snapshots and sharing encrypted DB snapshots. For more information, see Copying a DB Snapshot or DB Cluster Snapshot and Sharing a DB Snapshot or DB Cluster Snapshot. |
February 11, 2016 |
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New feature |
Updated to support SSL for Oracle DB Instances. For more information, see Using SSL with an Oracle DB Instance. |
February 9, 2016 |
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New feature |
Updated to support local time zone for MySQL and MariaDB DB instances. For more information, see Local Time Zone for MySQL DB Instances and Local Time Zone for MariaDB DB Instances. |
December 21, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Enhanced Monitoring of OS metrics for MySQL and MariaDB instances and Aurora DB clusters. For more information, see Viewing DB Instance Metrics. |
December 18, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Oracle Standard Edition Two with Bring-Your- Own-License licensing. Also added support for Oracle versions 11.2.0.4.v5, 12.1.0.1.v3, and 12.1.0.2.v2. For more information, see Oracle Database Engine Release Notes. |
December 14, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support db.t2, db.r3, and db.m4 DB instance classes for MySQL version 5.5. For more information, see DB Instance Class. |
December 4, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support modifying the database port for an existing DB instance. |
December 3, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support three new extensions for PostgreSQL versions 9.3.10 and 9.4.5 DB instances. For more information, see Supported PostgreSQL Database Versions. |
December 1, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support PostgreSQL versions 9.3.10 and 9.4.5 DB instances. For more information, see Supported PostgreSQL Database Versions. |
November 27, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support major version upgrades of the database engine for PostgreSQL instances. For more information, see Upgrading the PostgreSQL DB Engine. |
November 19, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support modifying the public accessibility of an existing DB instance. Updated to support db.m4 standard DB instance classes. |
November 11, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support manual DB snapshot sharing. For more information, see Sharing a DB Snapshot or DB Cluster Snapshot. |
October 28, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Microsoft SQL Server 2014 for the Web, Express, and Standard editions. |
October 26, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support the MySQL-based MariaDB database engine. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS. |
October 7, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Amazon Aurora in the Asia Pacific (Tokyo) region. For more information, see Amazon Aurora on Amazon RDS. |
October 7, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support db.t2 burst-capable DB instance classes for all DB engines and the addition of the db.t2.large DB instance class. For more information, see DB Instance Class. |
September 25, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Oracle DB instances on R3 and T2 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB Instance Class. |
August 5, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support PostgreSQL versions 9.4.4 and 9.3.9. For more information, see Supported PostgreSQL Database Versions. |
July 30, 2015 |
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New feature |
Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Edition is now available with the License Included service model. For more information, see Licensing Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon RDS. |
July 29, 2015 |
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New feature |
Amazon Aurora has officially released. The Amazon Aurora DB engine supports multiple DB instances in a DB cluster. For detailed information, see Amazon Aurora on Amazon RDS. |
July 27, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support copying tags to DB snapshots. |
July 20, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Oracle 12c database version "12.1.0.2", including the In-Memory option, Oracle 11g April PSU patches, and improved integration with AWS CloudHSM. |
July 20, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support increases in storage size for all DB engines and an increase in Provisioned IOPS for SQL Server. |
June 18, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated options for reserved DB instances. |
June 15, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Oracle version 12c. |
April 2, 2015 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support PostgreSQL versions 9.3.6 and 9.4.1. |
March 18, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support using Amazon CloudHSM with Oracle DB instances using TDE. |
January 8, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support encrypting data at rest and new API version 2014-10-31. |
January 6, 2015 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Oracle version 11.2.0.4.v3 that includes the PSU released in October 2014. |
November 20, 2014 |
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New feature |
Updated to include the new Amazon DB engine: Aurora. The Amazon Aurora DB engine supports multiple DB instances in a DB cluster. Amazon Aurora is currently in preview release and is subject to change. For detailed information, see Amazon Aurora on Amazon RDS. |
November 12, 2014 |
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New feature |
Updated to support PostgreSQL Read Replicas. |
November 10, 2014 |
|
New features |
Updated to support Oracle 11.2.0.4v2. |
October 16, 2014 |
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New API and features |
Updated to support the GP2 storage type and new API version 2014-09-01. Updated to support the ability to copy an existing option or parameter group to create a new option or parameter group. |
October 7, 2014 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support InnoDB Cache Warming for DB instances running MySQL version 5.6.19 and later. |
September 3, 2014 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support SSL certificate verification when connecting to MySQL version 5.6, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL database engines. |
August 5, 2014 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support the db.t2 burst-capable DB instance classes. |
August 4, 2014 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support the db.r3 memory-optimized DB instance classes for use with the MySQL (version 5.6), SQL Server, and PostgreSQL database engines. |
May 28, 2014 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support SQL Server Multi-AZ deployments using SQL Server Mirroring. |
May 19, 2014 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support upgrades from MySQL version 5.5 to version 5.6. |
April 23, 2014 |
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New feature |
Updated to support Oracle 11.2.0.4. |
April 23, 2014 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support Oracle GoldenGate. |
April 3, 2014 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support the M3 DB instance classes. |
February 20, 2014 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support the Oracle Timezone option. |
January 13, 2014 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support replication between Amazon RDS MySQL DB instances in different regions. |
November 26, 2013 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support the PostgreSQL DB engine. |
November 14, 2013 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support SQL Server transparent data encryption (TDE). |
November 7, 2013 |
|
New API and new feature |
Updated to support cross region DB snapshot copies; new API version, 2013-09-09. |
October 31, 2013 |
|
New features |
Updated to support Oracle Statspack. |
September 26, 2013 |
|
New features |
Updated to support using replication to import or export data between instances of MySQL running in Amazon RDS and instances of MySQL running on-premises or on Amazon EC2. |
September 5, 2013 |
|
New features |
Updated to support the db.cr1.8xlarge DB instance class for MySQL 5.6. |
September 4, 2013 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support replication of Read Replicas. |
August 28, 2013 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support parallel Read Replica creation. |
July 22, 2013 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support fine-grained permissions and tagging for all Amazon RDS resources. |
July 8, 2013 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support MySQL 5.6 for new instances, including support for the MySQL 5.6 memcached interface and binary log access. |
July 1, 2013 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support major version upgrades from MySQL 5.1 to MySQL 5.5. |
June 20, 2013 |
|
New feature |
Updated DB parameter groups to allow expressions for parameter values. |
June 20, 2013 |
|
New API and new feature |
Updated to support Read Replica status; new API version, 2013-05-15. |
May 23, 2013 |
|
New features |
Updated to support Oracle Advanced Security features for native network encryption and Oracle Transparent Data Encryption. |
April 18, 2013 |
|
New features |
Updated to support major version upgrades for SQL Server and additional functionality for Provisioned IOPS. |
March 13, 2013 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support VPC By Default for RDS. |
March 11, 2013 |
|
New API and feature |
Updated to support log access; new API version 2013-02-12 |
March 4, 2013 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support RDS event notification subscriptions. |
February 4, 2013 |
|
New API and feature |
Updated to support DB instance renaming and the migration of DB security group members in a VPC to a VPC security group. |
January 14, 2013 |
|
New feature |
Updated for AWS GovCloud (US) support. |
December 17, 2012 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support m1.medium and m1.xlarge DB Instance classes. |
November 6, 2012 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support Read Replica promotion. |
October 11, 2012 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support SSL in Microsoft SQL Server DB Instances. |
October 10, 2012 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support Oracle micro DB Instances. |
September 27, 2012 |
|
New feature |
Updated to support SQL Server 2012. |
September 26, 2012 |
|
New API and feature |
Updated to support provisioned IOPS. API version 2012-09-17. |
September 25, 2012 |
|
New features |
Updated for SQL Server support for DB Instances in VPC and Oracle support for Data Pump. |
September 13, 2012 |
|
New feature |
Updated for support for SQL Server Agent. |
August 22, 2012 |
|
New feature |
Updated for support for tagging of DB Instances. |
August 21, 2012 |
|
New features |
Updated for support for Oracle APEX and XML DB, Oracle time zones, and Oracle DB Instances in a VPC. |
August 16, 2012 |
|
New features |
Updated for support for SQL Server Database Engine Tuning Advisor and Oracle DB Instances in VPC. |
July 18, 2012 |
|
New feature |
Updated for support for option groups and first option, Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control. |
May 29, 2012 |
|
New feature |
Updated for support for Read Replicas in Amazon Virtual Private Cloud. |
May 17, 2012 |
|
New feature |
Updated for Microsoft SQL Server support. | May 8, 2012 |
|
New features |
Updated for support for forced failover, Multi-AZ deployment of Oracle DB Instances, and nondefault character sets for Oracle DB Instances. |
May 2, 2012 |
|
New feature |
Updated for Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Support. |
February 13, 2012 |
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Updated content |
Updated for new Reserved Instance types. |
December 19, 2011 |
|
New feature |
Updated for Oracle engine support. |
May 23, 2011 |
|
Updated content |
Console updates. |
May 13, 2011 |
|
Updated content |
Edited content for shortened backup and maintenance windows. |
February 28, 2011 |
|
New feature |
Added support for MySQL 5.5. |
January 31, 2011 |
|
New feature |
Added support for Read Replicas. |
October 4, 2010 |
|
New feature |
Added support for AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). |
September 2, 2010 |
|
New feature |
Added DB Engine Version Management. |
August 16, 2010 |
|
New feature |
Added Reserved DB Instances. |
August 16, 2010 |
|
New Feature |
Amazon RDS now supports SSL connections to your DB Instances. |
June 28, 2010 |
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New Guide |
This is the first release of the Amazon RDS User Guide. |
June 7, 2010 |
