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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.
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| Change | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
RDS Custom supports the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) and Europe (London) Regions | You can create RDS Custom for Oracle and RDS Custom for SQL Server DB instances in two new AWS Regions: Asia Pacific (Mumbai) and Europe (London). For more information, see AWS Region support for RDS Custom for Oracle and AWS Region support for RDS Custom for SQL Server. | June 21, 2022 |
RDS Custom for Oracle supports Oracle Database 18c and 12c Release 2 (12.2) | You can now create a CEV for RDS Custom for Oracle using installation files for Oracle Database 18c and 12c Release 2 (12.2). You can use this these CEVs to create an RDS Custom for Oracle DB instance. For more information, see Working with custom engine versions for Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle. | June 21, 2022 |
Multi-AZ DB clusters support the db.m5d and db.r5d DB instance classes | You can now create Multi-AZ DB clusters that use the db.m5d and db.r5d DB instance classes. For more information, see Multi-AZ DB cluster deployments and DB instance class types. | June 21, 2022 |
Multi-AZ DB clusters available in additional AWS Regions | You can now create Multi-AZ DB clusters in the following Regions: Europe (Frankfurt) and Europe (Stockholm). For more information, see Multi-AZ DB cluster deployments. | June 21, 2022 |
RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports migration of databases that use Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) | RDS for SQL Server now supports migrating Microsoft SQL Server databases with TDE turned on, using native backup and restore. For more information, see Support for Transparent Data Encryption in SQL Server. | June 14, 2022 |
RDS supports MySQL 8.0.29 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.29. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | June 2, 2022 |
Amazon RDS supports publishing events to encrypted Amazon SNS topics | Amazon RDS can now publish events to Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topics that have server-side encryption (SSE) enabled, for additional protection of events that carry sensitive data. For more information, see Subscribing to Amazon RDS event notification. | June 1, 2022 |
RDS supports MySQL 5.7.38 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 5.7.38. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | May 31, 2022 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports cascading read replicas | You can now use cascading read replicas with RDS for PostgreSQL version 14.1 and higher releases. For more information, see Working with PostgreSQL read replicas in Amazon RDS. | May 4, 2022 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports scale storage and autoscaling operations | You can now change the storage sizes of DB instances on your Outpost and use storage autoscaling. For more information, see Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts support for Amazon RDS features. | May 2, 2022 |
Multi-AZ DB clusters available in additional AWS Regions | You can now create Multi-AZ DB clusters in the following Regions: Asia Pacific (Singapore) and Asia Pacific (Sydney). For more information, see Multi-AZ DB cluster deployments. | April 29, 2022 |
Amazon RDS supports dual-stack mode | DB instances can now run in dual-stack mode. In dual-stack mode, resources can communicate with the DB instance over IPv4, IPv6, or both. For more information, see Amazon RDS IP addressing. | April 29, 2022 |
Amazon RDS publishes usage metrics to Amazon CloudWatch | The | April 28, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for MySQL supports the db.m6i and db.r6i DB instance classes | You can now use the db.m6i and db.r6i DB instance classes for Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL. For more information, see Supported DB engines for DB instance classes. | April 28, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports the db.m6i and db.r6i DB instance classes | You can now use the db.m6i and db.r6i DB instance classes for Amazon RDS DB instances running PostgreSQL. For more information, see Supported DB engines for DB instance classes. | April 27, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for MariaDB supports the db.m6i and db.r6i DB instance classes | You can now use the db.m6i and db.r6i DB instance classes for Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB. For more information, see Supported DB engines for DB instance classes. | April 26, 2022 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports Multi-AZ deployments | You can now create a standby DB instance on a different Outpost. For more information, see Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts support for Amazon RDS features. | April 19, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports the db.m6i and db.r6i instance classes | If you run Oracle Database 19c, you can use the db.m6i and db.r6i instance classes. The db.m6i classes are general-purpose instance classes that are well suited for a broad range of workloads. For more information, see RDS for Oracle instance classes. | April 8, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports SQL Server Agent job replication | When you turn on this feature, SQL Server Agent jobs created, modified, or deleted on the primary host are automatically synchronized to the secondary host in a Multi-AZ configuration. For more information, see Using SQL Server Agent. | April 7, 2022 |
Amazon RDS supports RDS Proxy with RDS for PostgreSQL version 13 | You can now create an RDS Proxy with an RDS for PostgreSQL version 13 database. For more information about RDS Proxy, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | April 4, 2022 |
Amazon RDS plans to deprecate Oracle Database 12c | Oracle Database 12c is on a deprecation path. Oracle Corporation will no longer provide patches for Oracle Database 12c releases after the end-of-support dates. Amazon RDS plans to begin automatically upgrading Oracle Database 12c DB instances to Oracle Database 19c. For more information, see Oracle Database 12c with Amazon RDS and Preparing for the automatic upgrade of Oracle Database 12c. | March 22, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Release Notes | There is now a separate guide for the Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL release notes. For more information, see Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Release Notes. | March 22, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle Release Notes | There is now a separate guide for the Amazon RDS for Oracle release notes. For more information, see Amazon RDS for Oracle Release Notes. | March 22, 2022 |
Multi-AZ DB clusters available in additional AWS Regions | You can now create Multi-AZ DB clusters in the following Regions: US East (Ohio) and Asia Pacific (Tokyo). For more information, see Multi-AZ DB cluster deployments. | March 15, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL versions 14.2, 13.6, 12.10, 11.15, and 10.20 | RDS for PostgreSQL now supports versions 14.2, 13.6, 12.10, 11.15, and 10.20. Version
14.2 and 13.6 add support for two new foreign data wrappers. The | March 12, 2022 |
RDS supports MySQL 5.7.37 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 5.7.37. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | March 11, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports new DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running Microsoft SQL Server that use the db.m6i and db.r6i DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance class support for Microsoft SQL Server. | March 9, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle Database 21c | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle Database 21c (21.0.0.0). This is the first Oracle Database release that supports only the multitenant (CDB) architecture. For more information, see Oracle Database 21c with Amazon RDS. | March 7, 2022 |
RDS supports MariaDB 10.6.7, 10.5.15, 10.4.24, 10.3.34, and 10.2.43 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.6.7, 10.5.15, 10.4.24, 10.3.34, and 10.2.43. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | March 3, 2022 |
AWS JDBC Driver for MySQL generally available | The AWS JDBC Driver for MySQL is a client driver designed for RDS for MySQL. The AWS JDBC Driver for MySQL is now generally available. For more information, see Connecting with the Amazon Web Services JDBC Driver for MySQL. | March 2, 2022 |
Multi-AZ DB clusters generally available | A Multi-AZ DB cluster deployment is a high availability deployment mode of Amazon RDS with two readable standby DB instances. Multi-AZ DB clusters are now generally available. For more information, see Multi-AZ DB cluster deployments. | March 1, 2022 |
RDS supports MySQL 8.0.28 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.28. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | February 28, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports new settings for native network encryption (NNE) | To control whether clients can connect with non-secure encryption and checksumming methods, set
| February 25, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports Always On Availability Groups for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Standard Edition | When you create a DB instance using the Multi-AZ configuration on SQL Server 2017 Standard Edition 14.00.3401.7 and higher versions, RDS automatically uses Availability Groups. For more information, see Multi-AZ deployments for Microsoft SQL Server. | February 18, 2022 |
RDS for Oracle supports Database Activity Streams in the Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region | For more information, see Support for AWS Regions for database activity streams. | February 16, 2022 |
Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle support for Oracle Database 12.1 | You can now create custom engine versions for RDS Custom for Oracle that use Oracle Database 12.1 Enterprise Edition. For more information, see Working with custom engine versions for Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle. | February 4, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for MariaDB supports a new major version | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.6. For more information, see MariaDB 10.6 support on Amazon RDS. | February 3, 2022 |
Performance Insights supports plan capture for Oracle queries | The Performance Insights console supports a new plan dimension for top SQL. When you slice by plan, you can see which plans your top Oracle queries are using. If a query uses multiple plans, you can compare the plans side by side in the console and determine which plan is most efficient. You can also drill down to see which steps in a plan have the highest cost. For more information, see Analyzing Oracle execution plans using the Performance Insights dashboard. | January 27, 2022 |
Performance Insights supports new APIs | Performance Insights supports the following APIs: | January 12, 2022 |
RDS Proxy supports events | RDS Proxy now generates events that you can subscribe to and view in CloudWatch Events or configure to send to Amazon EventBridge. For more information, see Working with RDS Proxy events. | January 11, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports SSAS Multidimensional mode | RDS for SQL Server supports running SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) in Tabular or Multidimensional mode. For more information, see Support for SQL Server Analysis Services in RDS for SQL Server. | January 7, 2022 |
RDS Proxy available in additional AWS Regions | RDS Proxy is now available in the following Regions: Africa (Cape Town), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Europe (Milan), Europe (Paris), Europe (Stockholm), Middle East (Bahrain), and South America (São Paulo). For more information about RDS Proxy, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | January 5, 2022 |
RDS supports MySQL 8.0.27 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.27. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | December 21, 2021 |
Amazon RDS available in the Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | December 13, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.5.13, 10.4.22, 10.3.32, and 10.2.41 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.5.13, 10.4.22, 10.3.32, and 10.2.41. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | December 8, 2021 |
Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server | Amazon RDS Custom is a managed database service for legacy, custom, and packaged applications that require access to the underlying operating system and database environment. With Amazon RDS Custom, you get the automation of Amazon RDS and the flexibility of Amazon EC2. For more information, see Working with Amazon RDS Custom. | December 1, 2021 |
Multi-AZ DB clusters (preview) | You can now create Multi-AZ DB clusters for RDS for MySQL and RDS for PostgreSQL. A Multi-AZ DB cluster deployment is a high availability deployment mode of Amazon RDS with two readable standby DB instances. Multi-AZ DB clusters are in preview. For more information, see Multi-AZ DB cluster deployments (preview). | November 23, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports RDS Proxy with RDS for PostgreSQL version 12 | You can now create an RDS Proxy with an RDS for PostgreSQL version 12 database. For more information about RDS Proxy, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | November 22, 2021 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports local backups | You can store automated backups and manual snapshots in your AWS Region or locally on your Outpost. For more information, see Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts support for Amazon RDS features. | November 22, 2021 |
Amazon RDS support for cross-account AWS KMS keys | You can use a KMS key from a different AWS account for encryption when exporting DB snapshots to Amazon S3. For more information, see Exporting DB snapshot data to Amazon S3. | November 3, 2021 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports publishing database engine logs to CloudWatch Logs | RDS on Outposts now supports publishing database engine logs to CloudWatch Logs. For more information, see Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts support for Amazon RDS features. | November 2, 2021 |
Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle | Amazon RDS Custom is a managed database service for legacy, custom, and packaged applications that require access to the underlying operating system and database environment. With Amazon RDS Custom, you get the automation of Amazon RDS and the flexibility of Amazon EC2. For more information, see Working with Amazon RDS Custom. | October 26, 2021 |
Support for delayed replication for RDS for MySQL version 8.0 | Starting with RDS for MySQL version 8.0.26, you can configure delayed replication for RDS for MySQL version 8.0 DB instances. For more information, see Configuring delayed replication with MySQL. | October 25, 2021 |
Support for MySQL 8.0.26 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.26. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | October 25, 2021 |
Support for GTID-based replication for RDS for MySQL version 8.0 | Starting with RDS for MySQL version 8.0.26, you can configure GTID-based replication for RDS for MySQL version 8.0 DB instances. For more information, see Using GTID-based replication for RDS for MySQL. | October 25, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports RDS Proxy with RDS for MySQL 8.0 | You can now create an RDS Proxy for an RDS for MySQL 8.0 database instance. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | October 21, 2021 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports additional RDS for MySQL versions | RDS on Outposts now supports RDS for MySQL versions 8.0.23 and 8.0.25. For more information, see Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts support for Amazon RDS features. | October 20, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL version 14 RC 1 in the database preview environment | PostgreSQL version 14 RC 1 is now available in the database preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see Working with the database preview environment. | October 19, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports Performance Insights in additional AWS Regions | Performance Insights is available in the Middle East (Bahrain), Africa (Cape Town), Europe (Milan), and Asia Pacific (Osaka) Regions. For more information, see AWS Region support for Performance Insights. | October 5, 2021 |
Performance Insights supports digest-level statistics for Oracle | When you use Performance Insights, you can view SQL statistics both at the statement and digest level for Amazon RDS for Oracle. For more information, see Analyzing running queries in Oracle. | October 4, 2021 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports additional RDS for PostgreSQL versions | RDS on Outposts now supports RDS for PostgreSQL versions 12.8 and 13.4. For more information, see Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts support for Amazon RDS features. | October 1, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports Oracle APEX version 21.1.v1 | You can use APEX 21.1.v1 with all supported versions of Oracle Database. For more information, see Oracle Application Express. | September 24, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports client-side encryption for NNE | When you configure NNE, you might want to avoid forcing encryption on the server side. For example, you
might not want to force all client communications to use encryption because the server requires it. In
this case, you can force encryption on the client side using the
| September 24, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for MySQL and RDS for PostgreSQL support new DB instance classes | You can now use the db.r5b, db.t4g, and db.x2g instance classes to create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL or PostgreSQL. For more information, see Supported DB engines for DB instance classes. | September 15, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) with Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) | JDBC XA transactions are now supported with MSDTC for SQL Server 2017 version 14.00.3223.3 and higher, and SQL Server 2019. For more information, see Support for Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator in RDS for SQL Server. | September 7, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.5.12, 10.4.21, 10.3.31, and 10.2.40 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.5.12, 10.4.21, 10.3.31, and 10.2.40. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | September 2, 2021 |
Amazon RDS has ended support for Oracle Database 18c | You can create DB instances only for Oracle Database 12c and Oracle Database 19c. If you have Oracle Database 18c snapshots, upgrade them to a later release. For more information, see Upgrading an Oracle DB snapshot. | August 17, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports automatic minor version upgrades | You can now have your RDS for SQL Server DB instances automatically upgraded to the latest minor version. For more information, see Upgrading the Microsoft SQL Server DB engine. | August 13, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL version 14 beta 2 in the database preview environment | For more about PostgreSQL version 14 beta 1, see PostgreSQL 14 beta 1 release notes | August 9, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports RDS Proxy in a shared VPC | You can now create an RDS Proxy in a shared VPC. For more information about RDS Proxy, see "Managing Connections with Amazon RDS Proxy" in the Amazon RDS User Guide or the Aurora User Guide. | August 6, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.2.39 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.2.39. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | August 4, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle adds the TIMEZONE_FILE_AUTOUPGRADE option | With this option, you can upgrade the current time zone file to the latest version on your Oracle DB instance. For more information, see Oracle time zone file autoupgrade. | July 30, 2021 |
Amazon RDS extends support for cross-Region automated backups | You can now replicate DB snapshots and transaction logs between more AWS Regions. For more information, see Replicating automated backups to another AWS Region. | July 19, 2021 |
Support for MySQL 5.7.34 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 5.7.34. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | July 8, 2021 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports additional RDS for PostgreSQL versions | RDS on Outposts now supports RDS for PostgreSQL versions 12.7 and 13.3. For more information, see Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts support for Amazon RDS features. | July 8, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports oracle_fdw | You can now use the oracle_fdw extension to provide a foreign data wrapper for access to Oracle databases. For more information, see Accessing external data with the oracle_fdw extension. | July 8, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports Oracle Management Agent (OMA) version 13.5 | You can use Oracle Management Agent (OMA) version 13.5 with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Cloud Control 13c Release 5 and higher. Amazon RDS for Oracle installs OMA, which then communicates with your Oracle Management Service (OMS) to provide monitoring information. If you run OMS 13.5, you can manage databases by installing OMA 13.5. For more information, see Oracle Management Agent for Enterprise Manager Cloud Control. | July 7, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports downloading logs from Amazon S3 | If archived redo logs aren't on your instance but are protected by your backup retention period, you
can use | July 2, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.4.18 and 10.5.9 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.4.18 and 10.5.9. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | June 30, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Database Activity Streams | You can now monitor an Oracle DB instance using Database Activity Streams. An Oracle database writes audit records to the unified audit trail. When you start a database activity stream on an Oracle DB instance, Amazon Kinesis streams all activities that match the Oracle Database audit policies. For more information, see Monitoring Amazon RDS for Oracle using Database Activity Streams. | June 23, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle introduces memory optimized instance classes | New Oracle DB instance classes are optimized for workloads that require additional memory, storage, and I/O per vCPU. For more information, see RDS for Oracle instance classes. | June 23, 2021 |
Support for MySQL 8.0.25 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.25. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | June 18, 2021 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports additional RDS for PostgreSQL versions | RDS on Outposts now supports RDS for PostgreSQL versions 12.5, 12.6, 13.1, and 13.2. For more information, see Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts support for Amazon RDS features. | May 28, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.2.37 and 10.3.28 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.2.37 and 10.3.28. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | May 27, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports multitenant container database (CDB) | A multitenant architecture enables an Oracle database to be a CDB. In Oracle Database 19c, your CDB can include a single PDB. The user experience with a PDB is mostly identical to the user experience with a non-CDB. For more information, see RDS for Oracle architecture. | May 25, 2021 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports Amazon RDS for SQL Server | RDS on Outposts now supports Amazon RDS for SQL Server. For more information, see Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts support for Amazon RDS features. | May 11, 2021 |
Amazon RDS extends support for cross-Region automated backups | You can now configure Amazon RDS database instances running Microsoft SQL Server to replicate DB snapshots and transaction logs to a different AWS Region. For more information, see Replicating automated backups to another AWS Region. | May 7, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports cross-Region automated backups for encrypted DB instances | You can now replicate DB snapshots and transaction logs to a different AWS Region for encrypted Amazon RDS database instances running Oracle or PostgreSQL. For more information, see Replicating automated backups to another AWS Region. | May 3, 2021 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports Amazon CloudWatch monitoring | RDS on Outposts now supports Amazon CloudWatch monitoring. For more information, see Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts support for Amazon RDS features. | April 21, 2021 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports AWS Lambda functions | You can now invoke AWS Lambda functions for your RDS for PostgreSQL DB instances. For more information, see Invoking an AWS Lambda function from an RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance. | April 13, 2021 |
RDS for SQL Server supports extended events | You can use SQL Server extended events to capture debugging and troubleshooting information. For more information, see Using extended events with Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server. | April 8, 2021 |
Support for MySQL 8.0.23, 5.7.33, and 5.6.51 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.23, 5.7.33, and 5.6.51. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | March 31, 2021 |
Automatic rollback on failed Amazon RDS for MySQL upgrade | If a DB instance upgrade from MySQL version 5.7 to MySQL version 8.0 fails, Amazon RDS rolls back the changes performed for the upgrade automatically. After the rollback, the MySQL DB instance is running MySQL version 5.7. For more information, see Rollback after failure to upgrade from MySQL 5.7 to 8.0. | March 18, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports cross-Region read replicas in opt-in Regions | You can now replicate DB instances to opt-in Regions. For more information, see Creating a read replica in a different AWS Region. | March 18, 2021 |
Amazon RDS plans to deprecate Oracle Database 18c | Oracle Database 18c (18.0.0.0) is on a deprecation path. Oracle Corporation will no longer provide patches for Oracle Database 18c after the end-of-support date. On July 1, 2021, Amazon RDS plans to begin automatically upgrading Oracle Database 18c instances to Oracle Database 19c. Before the automatic upgrades begin, we highly recommend that you manually upgrade your existing Oracle Database 18c instances to Oracle Database 19c. For more information, see Preparing for the automatic upgrade of Oracle Database 18c. | March 11, 2021 |
Amazon RDS has ended support for Oracle Database 11g | You can only create DB instances for Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2) and later. If you have Oracle Database 11g snapshots, upgrade them to a later release. For more information, see Upgrading an Oracle DB snapshot. | March 11, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports continuous backups of DB instances in AWS Backup | You can now create automated backups in AWS Backup and restore DB instances from these backups to a specified time. For more information, see Using AWS Backup to manage automated backups. | March 10, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports Oracle Management Agent (OMA) version 13.4 | You can use Oracle Management Agent (OMA) version 13.4 with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Cloud Control 13c Release 4 Update 9. Amazon RDS for Oracle installs OMA, which then communicates with your Oracle Management Service (OMS) to provide monitoring information. If you run OMS 13.4, you can manage databases by installing OMA 13.4. For more information, see Oracle Management Agent for Enterprise Manager Cloud Control. | March 10, 2021 |
RDS Proxy endpoint enhancements | You can create additional endpoints associated with each RDS proxy. Creating an endpoint in a different VPC enables cross-VPC access for the proxy. Proxies for Aurora MySQL clusters can also have read-only endpoints. These reader endpoints connect to reader DB instances in the clusters and can improve read scalability and availability for query-intensive applications. For more information about RDS Proxy, see "Managing Connections with Amazon RDS Proxy" in the Amazon RDS User Guide or the Aurora user guide. | March 8, 2021 |
Amazon RDS extends supports for cross-Region automated backups | You can now configure Amazon RDS database instances running PostgreSQL to replicate DB snapshots and transaction logs to a different AWS Region. For more information, see Replicating automated backups to another AWS Region. | March 8, 2021 |
Replication filters for Amazon RDS for MariaDB and MySQL supported in the China (Beijing) Region and China (Ningxia) Region | Replication filtering is now supported in the China (Beijing) Region and China (Ningxia) Region. For more information, see Configuring replication filters with MariaDB and Configuring replication filters with MySQL. | March 5, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports cross-Region DB snapshot copy in opt-in Regions | You can now copy DB snapshots to and from opt-in AWS Regions. For more information, see Copying snapshots across AWS Regions. | March 4, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports Always On Availability Groups for Standard Edition | When you create a DB instance using the Multi-AZ configuration on SQL Server 2019 for the Standard Edition database engine, RDS automatically uses Availability Groups. For more information, see Multi-AZ deployments for Microsoft SQL Server. | February 23, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle introduces advisor-related procedures | The | February 23, 2021 |
Amazon RDS provides failover reasons for Multi-AZ DB instances | You can now see more detailed explanations when a Multi-AZ DB instance fails over to a standby replica. For more information, see Failover process for Amazon RDS. | February 18, 2021 |
Amazon RDS extends support for exporting snapshots to Amazon S3 | You can now export DB snapshot data to Amazon S3 in China. For more information, see Exporting DB snapshot data to Amazon S3. | February 17, 2021 |
Replication filters for Amazon RDS for MariaDB and MySQL | You can configure replication filters for MySQL and MariaDB instances. Replication filters specify which databases and tables are replicated in a read replica. You can create lists of databases and tables to include or exclude for each read replica. For more information, see Configuring replication filters with MariaDB and Configuring replication filters with MySQL. | February 12, 2021 |
RDS for Oracle supports APEX 20.2v1 | You can use APEX 20.2.v1 with all supported versions of Oracle Database. For more information, see Oracle Application Express. | February 2, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports local instance storage for the tempdb database | You can now launch Amazon RDS for SQL Server on Amazon EC2 db.r5d and db.m5d instance types with the tempdb database configured to use an instance store. By placing tempdb data files and log files locally, you can achieve lower read and write latencies when compared to standard storage based on Amazon EBS. For more information, see Instance store support for the tempdb database on Amazon RDS for SQL Server. | January 27, 2021 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports pg_partman and pg_cron | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports the pg_partman and pg_cron extensions. For more information on the pg_partman extension, see Managing PostgreSQL partitions with the pg_partman extension. For more information on the pg_cron extension, see Scheduling maintenance with the PostgreSQL pg_cron extension. | January 12, 2021 |
Amazon RDS supports publishing the Oracle Management Agent log to Amazon CloudWatch Logs | The Oracle Management Agent log consists of emctl.log, emdctlj.log, gcagent.log, gcagent_errors.log, emagent.nohup, and secure.log. Amazon RDS publishes each of these logs as a separate CloudWatch log stream. For more information, see Publishing Oracle logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. | December 28, 2020 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports additional database versions | RDS on Outposts now supports additional MySQL and PostgreSQL versions. For more information, see Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts support for Amazon RDS features. | December 23, 2020 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports CoIPs | RDS on Outposts now supports customer-owned IP addresses (CoIPs). CoIPs provide local or external connectivity to resources in your Outpost subnets through your on-premises network. For more information, see Customer-owned IP addresses for RDS on Outposts. | December 22, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle plans upgrade of 11g BYOL instances to 19c | On January 4, 2021, we plan to begin automatically upgrading all editions of Oracle Database 11g instances on the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model to Oracle Database 19c. All Oracle Database 11g instances, including reserved instances, will move to the latest available Release Update (RU). For more information, see Preparing for the automatic upgrade of Oracle Database 11g BYOL. | December 11, 2020 |
Amazon RDS supports replicating automated backups to another AWS Region | You can now configure your Amazon RDS database instances to replicate snapshots and transaction logs to a destination AWS Region of your choice. For more information, see Replicating automated backups to another AWS Region. | December 4, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server support a new DB instance class | You can now use the db.r5b instance class to create Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle or SQL Server. For more information, see Supported DB engines for DB instance classes. | December 4, 2020 |
Support for MariaDB 10.2.32 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.2.32. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | November 25, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports the Microsoft Business Intelligence Suite on SQL Server 2019 | You can now run SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Integration Services, and SQL Server Reporting Services on DB instances using the latest major version. For more information, see Options for the Microsoft SQL Server database engine. | November 24, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL version 13 in the database preview environment | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL version 13 in the database preview environment. For more information, see PostgreSQL 13 versions. | November 24, 2020 |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights introduces new dimensions | You can group database load according to the dimension groups for database (PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB), application (PostgreSQL), and session type (PostgreSQL). Amazon RDS also supports the dimensions db.name (PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB), db.application.name (PostgreSQL), and db.session_type.name (PostgreSQL). For more information, see Top load table. | November 24, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for MariaDB supports a new major version | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.5. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | November 23, 2020 |
Support for MySQL 5.6.49 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 5.6.49. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | November 20, 2020 |
Support for MySQL 5.5.62 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 5.5.62. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | November 20, 2020 |
Performance Insights supports analyzing statistics for running PostgreSQL queries | You can now analyze statistics for running queries with Performance Insights for PostgreSQL DB instances. For more information, see Statistics for PostgreSQL. | November 18, 2020 |
Amazon RDS extends support for storage autoscaling | You can now enable storage autoscaling when creating a read replica, restoring a DB instance to a specified time, or restoring a MySQL DB instance from an Amazon S3 backup. For more information, see Managing capacity automatically with Amazon RDS storage autoscaling. | November 18, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports Database Mail | With Database Mail you can send email messages from your Amazon RDS for SQL Server database instance. After specifying the email recipients, you can add files or query results to the message you send. For more information, see Using Database Mail on Amazon RDS for SQL Server. | November 4, 2020 |
Support for MySQL 8.0.21 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.21. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | October 22, 2020 |
Amazon RDS extends support for exporting snapshots to Amazon S3 | You can now export DB snapshot data to Amazon S3 in all commercial AWS Regions. For more information, see Exporting DB snapshot data to Amazon S3. | October 22, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports read replica upgrades | With Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, when you do a major version upgrade of the primary DB instance, read replicas are also automatically upgraded. For more information, see Upgrading the PostgreSQL DB engine. | October 15, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for MariaDB, MySQL and PostgreSQL support the Graviton2 DB instance classes | You can now use the Graviton2 DB instance classes db.m6g.x and db.r6g.x to create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB, MySQL or PostgreSQL. For more information, see Supported DB Engines for All Available DB Instance Classes. | October 15, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports upgrades to SQL Server 2019 | You can upgrade your SQL Server DB instances to SQL Server 2019. For more information, see Upgrading the Microsoft SQL Server DB Engine. | October 6, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports specifying the national character set | The national character set, also called the NCHAR character set, is used in the | October 2, 2020 |
Support for MySQL 5.7.31 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 5.7.31. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | October 1, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports exporting data to Amazon S3 | You can query data from a PostgreSQL DB instance and export it directly into files stored in an Amazon S3bucket. For more information, see Exporting data from an RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance to Amazon S3. | September 24, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for MySQL 8.0 supports Percona XtraBackup | You can now use Percona XtraBackup to restore a backup into an Amazon RDS for MySQL 8.0 DB instance. For more information, see Restoring a backup into a MySQL DB instance. | September 17, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports native backup and restore on DB instances with read replicas | You can restore a SQL Server native backup onto a DB instance that has read replicas configured. For more information, see Importing and exporting SQL Server databases. | September 16, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports additional time zones | You can match your DB instance time zone with your chosen time zone. For more information, see Local time zone for Microsoft SQL Server DB instances. | September 11, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL version 13 beta 3 in the database preview environment | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL Version 13 Beta 3 in the Database Preview Environment. For more information, see PostgreSQL 13 versions. | September 9, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports trace flag 692 | You can now use trace flag 692 as a startup parameter using DB parameter groups. Enabling this trace flag disables fast inserts while bulk loading data into heap or clustered indexes. For more information, see Disabling fast inserts during bulk loading. | August 27, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports Microsoft SQL Server 2019 | You can now create RDS DB instances that use SQL Server 2019. For more information, see Microsoft SQL Server versions on Amazon RDS. | August 26, 2020 |
RDS for Oracle supports mounted replica database | When creating or modifying an Oracle replica, you can place it in mounted mode. Because the replica database doesn't accept user connections, it can't serve a read-only workload. The mounted replica deletes archived redo log files after it applies them. The primary use for mounted replicas is cross-Region disaster recovery. For more information, see Overview of Oracle replicas. | August 13, 2020 |
RDS for Oracle plans upgrade of 11g SE1 LI instances | On November 1, 2020, we plan to begin automatically upgrading Oracle Database 11g SE1 License Included (LI) instances to Oracle Database 19c for Amazon RDS for Oracle. All 11g instances, including reserved instances, will move to the latest available Oracle Release Update (RU). For more information, see Preparing for the automatic upgrade of Oracle Database 11g SE1. | July 31, 2020 |
Amazon RDS supports new Graviton2 DB instance classes in preview release for PostgreSQL and MySQL | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running PostgreSQL or MySQL that use the db.m6g.x and db.r6g.x DB instance classes. For more information, see Supported DB engines for all available DB instance classes. | July 30, 2020 |
RDS for Oracle supports APEX 20.1v1 | You can use APEX 20.1v1 with all supported versions of Oracle Database. For more information, see Oracle application Express. | July 28, 2020 |
Support for MySQL 8.0.20 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.20. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | July 23, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for MariaDB and MySQL support new DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB and MySQL that use the db.m5.16xlarge, db.m5.8xlarge, db.r5.16xlarge, and db.r5.8xlarge DB instance classes. For more information, see Supported DB engines for all available DB instance classes. | July 23, 2020 |
RDS for SQL Server supports disabling old versions of TLS and ciphers | You can turn certain security protocols and ciphers on and off. For more information, see Configuring security protocols and ciphers. | July 21, 2020 |
RDS supports Oracle Spatial on SE2 | You can use Oracle Spatial in Standard Edition 2 (SE2) for all versions of 12.2, 18c, and 19c. For more information, see Oracle Spatial. | July 9, 2020 |
Amazon RDS supports AWS PrivateLink | Amazon RDS now supports creating Amazon VPC endpoints for Amazon RDS API calls to keep traffic between applications and Amazon RDS in the AWS network. For more information, see Amazon RDS and interface VPC endpoints (AWS PrivateLink). | July 9, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL versions 9.4.x are deprecated | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL no longer supports versions 9.4.x. For supported versions, see Supported PostgreSQL database versions. | July 8, 2020 |
Support for MariaDB 10.3.23 and 10.4.13 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.3.23 and 10.4.13. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | July 6, 2020 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts | You can create Amazon RDS DB instances on AWS Outposts. For more information, see Working with Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts. | July 6, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle creates inventory files automatically | To open service requests for BYOL customers, Oracle Support requests inventory files generated by Opatch. Amazon RDS for Oracle automatically creates inventory files every hour in the BDUMP directory. For more information, see Accessing Opatch files. | July 6, 2020 |
Support for MySQL 5.7.30 and 5.6.48 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 5.7.30 and 5.6.48. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | June 25, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports ADRCI | The Automatic Diagnostic Repository Command Interpreter (ADRCI) utility is an Oracle command-line tool
that you use to manage diagnostic data. By using the functions in the Amazon RDS package
| June 17, 2020 |
Support for MySQL 8.0.19 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.19. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | June 2, 2020 |
MySQL 8.0 supports lower case table names | You can now set the | June 2, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) | SSIS is a platform for data integration and workflow applications. You can enable SSIS on existing or new DB instances. It's installed on the same DB instance as your database engine. For more information, see Support for SQL Server Integration Services in SQL Server. | May 19, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | SSRS is a server-based application used for report generation and distribution. You can enable SSRS on existing or new DB instances. It's installed on the same DB instance as your database engine. For more information, see Support for SQL Server Reporting Services in SQL Server. | May 15, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports S3 integration on Multi-AZ instances | You can now use Amazon S3 with SQL Server features such as bulk insert on Multi-AZ DB instances. For more information, see Integrating an Amazon RDS for SQL Server DB instance with Amazon S3. | May 15, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports purging the recycle bin | The | May 13, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle improves manageability of Automatic Workload Repository (AWR) | The | May 13, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) | Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports distributed transactions between hosts. For more information, see Support for Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator in SQL Server. | May 4, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports new versions | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running SQL Server versions 2017 CU19 14.00.3281.6, 2016 SP2 CU11 13.00.5598.27, 2014 SP3 CU4 12.00.6329.1, and 2012 SP4 GDR 11.0.7493.4 for all editions. For more information, see Microsoft SQL Server versions on Amazon RDS. | April 28, 2020 |
Amazon RDS available in the Europe (Milan) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Europe (Milan) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | April 28, 2020 |
Amazon RDS support for Local Zones | You can now launch DB instances into a Local Zone subnet. For more information, see Regions, Availability Zones, and Local Zones. | April 23, 2020 |
Amazon RDS available in the Africa (Cape Town) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Africa (Cape Town) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | April 22, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) | SSAS is an online analytical processing (OLAP) and data mining tool that is installed within SQL Server. You can enable SSAS on existing or new DB instances. It's installed on the same DB instance as your database engine. For more information, see Support for SQL Server Analysis Services in SQL Server. | April 17, 2020 |
Amazon RDS proxy for PostgreSQL | Amazon RDS Proxy is now available for PostgreSQL. You can use RDS Proxy to reduce the overhead of connection management on your DB instance and also the chance of "too many connections" errors. The RDS Proxy is currently in public preview for PostgreSQL. For more information, see Managing connections with Amazon RDS proxy (preview). | April 8, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle APEX version 19.2.v1 | Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Oracle Application Express (APEX) version 19.2.v1. For more information, see Oracle application Express. | April 8, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for MariaDB supports a new major version | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.4. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | April 6, 2020 |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights is available for Amazon RDS for MariaDB 10.4 | Amazon RDS Performance Insights is now available for Amazon RDS for MariaDB version 10.4. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS performance insights. | April 6, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL versions 9.3.x are deprecated | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL no longer supports versions 9.3.x. For supported versions, see Supported PostgreSQL database versions. | April 3, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports read replicas | You can now create read replicas for SQL Server DB instances. For more information, see Working with read replicas. | April 3, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports multifile backups | You can now back up databases to multiple files using SQL Server native backup and restore. For more information, see Backing up a database. | April 2, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle integration with AWS License Manager | Amazon RDS for Oracle is now integrated with AWS License Manager. If you use the Bring Your Own License model, AWS License Manager integration makes it easier to monitor your Oracle license usage within your organization. For more information, see Integrating with AWS License Manager. | March 23, 2020 |
Support for 64 TiB on db.r5 instances in Amazon RDS for MariaDB and MySQL | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances for MariaDB and MySQL that use the db.r5 DB instance class with up to 64 TiB of storage. For more information, see Factors that affect storage performance. | March 18, 2020 |
Support for MySQL 8.0.17 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.17. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | March 10, 2020 |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights is available for Amazon RDS for MySQL 8.0 | Amazon RDS Performance Insights is now available for Amazon RDS for MySQL version 8.0.17 and higher 8.0 versions. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS performance insights. | March 10, 2020 |
Support for MySQL 5.6.46 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 5.6.46. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | February 28, 2020 |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights is available for Amazon RDS for MariaDB 10.3 | Amazon RDS Performance Insights is now available for Amazon RDS for MariaDB version 10.3.13 and higher 10.3 versions. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS performance insights. | February 26, 2020 |
Support for MySQL 5.7.28 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 5.7.28. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | February 20, 2020 |
Support for MariaDB 10.3.20 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.3.20. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | February 20, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports a new DB instance class | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running SQL Server that use the db.z1d DB instance class. For more information, see DB instance class support for Microsoft SQL Server. | February 19, 2020 |
Support for cross-account, cross-VPC Active Directory domains in Amazon RDS for SQL Server | Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server now supports associating DB instances with Active Directory domains owned by different accounts and VPCs. For more information, see Using Windows authentication with a Microsoft SQL Server DB instance. | February 13, 2020 |
Oracle OLAP option | Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports the On-line Analytical Processing (OLAP) option for Oracle DB instances. You can use Oracle OLAP to analyze large amounts of data by creating dimensional objects and cubes in accordance with the OLAP standard. For more information, see Oracle OLAP. | February 13, 2020 |
FIPS 140-2 support for Oracle | Amazon RDS for Oracle supports the Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) for SSL/TLS connections. For more information, see FIPS support. | February 11, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports new DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running PostgreSQL that use the db.m5.16xlarge, db.m5.8xlarge, db.r5.16xlarge, and db.r5.8xlarge DB instance classes. For more information, see Supported DB engines for all available DB instance classes. | February 11, 2020 |
Performance Insights supports analyzing statistics of running MariaDB and MySQL queries | You can now analyze statistics of running queries with Performance Insights for MariaDB and MySQL DB instances. For more information, see Analyzing statistics of running queries. | February 4, 2020 |
Support for exporting DB snapshot data to Amazon S3 for MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL | Amazon RDS supports exporting DB snapshot data to Amazon S3 for MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. For more information, see Exporting DB snapshot data to Amazon S3. | January 23, 2020 |
Amazon RDS for MySQL supports Kerberos authentication | You can now use Kerberos authentication to authenticate users when they connect to your Amazon RDS for MySQL DB instances. For more information, see Using Kerberos authentication for MySQL. | January 21, 2020 |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights supports viewing more SQL text for Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server | Amazon RDS Performance Insights now supports viewing more SQL text in the Performance Insights dashboard for Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server DB instances. For more information, see Viewing more SQL text in the Performance Insights dashboard. | December 17, 2019 |
Amazon RDS proxy | You can reduce the overhead of connection management on your cluster, and reduce the chance of "too many connections" errors, by using the Amazon RDS Proxy. You associate each proxy with an RDS DB instance or Aurora DB cluster. Then you use the proxy endpoint in the connection string for your application. The Amazon RDS Proxy is currently in a public preview state. It supports the RDS for MySQL database engine. For more information, see Managing connections with Amazon RDS proxy (preview). | December 3, 2019 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts (preview) | With Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts, you can create AWS-managed relational databases in your on-premises data centers. RDS on Outposts enables you to run RDS databases on AWS Outposts. For more information, see Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts (preview). | December 3, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports cross-region read replicas | Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports cross-region read replicas with Active Data Guard. For more information, see Working with read replicas and Working with Oracle read replicas. | November 26, 2019 |
Performance Insights supports analyzing statistics of running Oracle queries | You can now analyze statistics of running queries with Performance Insights for Oracle DB instances. For more information, see Analyzing statistics of running queries. | November 25, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports publishing logs to CloudWatch Logs | You can configure your Amazon RDS for SQL Server DB instance to publish log events directly to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. For more information, see Publishing SQL Server logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. | November 25, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports new DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running SQL Server that use the db.x1e and db.x1 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance class support for Microsoft SQL Server. | November 25, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports differential and log restores | You can restore differential backups and logs using SQL Server native backup and restore. For more information, see Using native backup and restore. | November 25, 2019 |
Multi-AZ supported on Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server in new regions | Multi-AZ on SQL Server is now available in China, Middle East (Bahrain), and Europe (Stockholm). For more information, see Multi-AZ deployments for Microsoft SQL Server. | November 22, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server now supports bulk insert and S3 integration | You can transfer files between a SQL Server DB instance and an Amazon S3 bucket. Then you can use Amazon S3 with SQL Server features such as bulk insert. For more information, see Integrating an Amazon RDS for SQL Server DB instance with Amazon S3. | November 21, 2019 |
Performance Insights counters for Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server | You can now add performance counters to your Performance Insights charts for Microsoft SQL Server DB instances. For more information, see Performance Insights counters for Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server. | November 12, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server supports new DB instance class sizes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running SQL Server that use the 8xlarge and 16xlarge instance sizes for the db.m5 and db.r5 DB instance classes. Instance sizes ranging from small to 2xlarge are now available for the db.t3 instance class. For more information, see DB instance class support for Microsoft SQL Server. | November 11, 2019 |
Support for PostgreSQL snapshot upgrades | If you have existing manual DB snapshots of your Amazon RDS PostgreSQL DB instances, you can now upgrade them to a later version of the PostgreSQL database engine. For more information, see Upgrading a PostgreSQL DB snapshot. | November 7, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports a new major version | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle Database 19c (19.0). For more information, see Oracle Database 19c with Amazon RDS. | November 7, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL version 12.0 in the database preview environment | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL Version 12.0 in the Database Preview Environment. For more information, see PostgreSQL version 12.0 in the database preview environment. | November 1, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports Kerberos authentication | You can now use Kerberos authentication to authenticate users when they connect to your Amazon RDS DB instance running PostgreSQL. For more information, see Using Kerberos authentication with Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL. | October 28, 2019 |
OEM Management Agent database tasks for Oracle DB instances | Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instances now support procedures to invoke certain EMCTL commands on the Management Agent. For more information, see OEM agent database tasks. | October 24, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports PostgreSQL transportable databases | PostgreSQL Transportable Databases provide an extremely fast method of migrating an RDS PostgreSQL database between two DB instances. For more information, see Transporting PostgreSQL databases between DB instances. | October 8, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Kerberos authentication | You can now use Kerberos authentication to authenticate users when they connect to your Amazon RDS DB instance running Oracle. For more information, see Using Kerberos authentication with Amazon RDS for Oracle. | September 30, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL version 12 beta 3 in the database preview environment | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL Version 12 Beta 3 in the Database Preview Environment. For more information, see PostgreSQL version 12 beta 3 on Amazon RDS in the database preview environment. | August 28, 2019 |
Support for MySQL 8.0.16 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.16. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | August 19, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports a new major version | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle Database 18c (18.0). For more information, see Oracle Database 18c with Amazon RDS. | August 15, 2019 |
Management Agent for OEM 13c release 3 | Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instances now support the Management Agent for Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Cloud Control 13c Release 3. For more information, see Oracle Management Agent for Enterprise Manager cloud control. | August 7, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL version 12 beta 2 in the database preview environment | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL Version 12 Beta 2 in the Database Preview Environment. For more information, see PostgreSQL version 12 beta 2 on Amazon RDS in the database preview environment. | August 6, 2019 |
Amazon RDS supports server collations for SQL Server | Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports a selection of collations for new DB instances. For more information, see Collations and character sets for Microsoft SQL Server. | July 29, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle APEX version 19.1.v1 | Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Oracle Application Express (APEX) version 19.1.v1. For more information, see Oracle application Express. | June 28, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL version 13 beta 1 in the database preview environment | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL Version 13 Beta 1 in the Database Preview Environment. For more information, see PostgreSQL 13 versions. | June 22, 2019 |
Amazon RDS storage autoscaling | Storage autoscaling for Amazon RDS DB instances enables Amazon RDS to automatically expand the storage associated with a DB instance to reduce the chance of out-of-space conditions. For information about storage autoscaling, see Working with storage for Amazon RDS DB instances. | June 20, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports db.z1d DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle that use the db.z1d DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance class. | June 13, 2019 |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights supports viewing more SQL text for Amazon RDS for Oracle | Amazon RDS Performance Insights now supports viewing more SQL text in the Performance Insights dashboard for Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instances. For more information, see Viewing more SQL text in the Performance Insights dashboard. | June 10, 2019 |
Amazon RDS adds support native restores of SQL Server databases up to 16 TB | You can now do native restores of up to 16 TB from SQL Server to Amazon RDS. For more information, see Amazon RDS for SQL Server: Limitations and recommendations. | June 4, 2019 |
Amazon RDS adds support for Microsoft SQL Server audit | Using Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server, you can audit server and database level events using SQL Server Audit, and view the results on your DB instance or send the audit log files directly to Amazon S3. For more information, see SQL Server Audit. | May 23, 2019 |
Improvements to Amazon RDS recommendations | Amazon RDS has improved its automated recommendations for database resources. For example, Amazon RDS now provides recommendations for database parameters. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS recommendations. | May 22, 2019 |
Support for more databases per DB instance for Amazon RDS for SQL Server | You can create up to 30 databases on each of your DB instances running Microsoft SQL Server. For more information, see Limits for Microsoft SQL Server DB instances. | May 21, 2019 |
Support for 64 TiB and 80k IOPS of storage for Amazon RDS for MariaDB, MySQL and PostgreSQL | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances for MariaDB, MySQL and PostgreSQL with up to 64 TiB of storage and up to 80,000 provisioned IOPS. For more information, see DB instance storage. | May 20, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for MySQL supports upgrade prechecks | When you upgrade a DB instance from MySQL 5.7 to MySQL 8.0, Amazon RDS performs prechecks for incompatibilities. For more information, see Prechecks for upgrades from MySQL 5.7 to 8.0. | May 17, 2019 |
Support for the MySQL password validation plugin | You can now use the MySQL | May 16, 2019 |
Performance Insights counters for Amazon RDS for Oracle | You can now add performance counters to your Performance Insights charts for Oracle DB instances. For more information, see Performance Insights counters for Amazon RDS for Oracle. | May 8, 2019 |
Support for per-second billing | Amazon RDS is now billed in 1-second increments in all AWS Regions except AWS GovCloud (US) for on-demand instances. For more information, see DB instance billing for Amazon RDS. | April 25, 2019 |
Support for importing data from Amazon S3 for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL | You can now import data from Amazon S3 file into a table in an RDS PostgreSQL DB instance. For more information, see Importing Amazon S3 data into an RDS PostgreSQL DB instance. | April 24, 2019 |
Support for restoring 5.7 backups from Amazon S3 | You can now create a backup of your MySQL version 5.7 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 a MySQL DB instance. | April 17, 2019 |
Support for multiple major version upgrades for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL | With Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, you can now choose from multiple major versions when you upgrade the DB engine. This feature enables you to skip ahead to a newer major version when you upgrade select PostgreSQL engine versions. For more information, see Upgrading the PostgreSQL DB engine. | April 16, 2019 |
Support for 64 TiB of storage for Amazon RDS for Oracle | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances for Oracle with up to 64 TiB of storage and up to 80,000 provisioned IOPS. For more information, see DB instance storage. | April 4, 2019 |
Support for MySQL 8.0.15 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.15. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | April 3, 2019 |
Support for MariaDB 10.3.13 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.3.13. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | April 3, 2019 |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 deprecated on Amazon RDS | Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is deprecated, coinciding with the Microsoft plan to terminate extended support for this version on July 9, 2019. Any existing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 snapshots are to be automatically upgraded to the latest minor version of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 starting on June 1, 2019. For more information, see Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 support on Amazon RDS . | April 2, 2019 |
Always On availability groups supported in Microsoft SQL Server 2017 | You can now use Always On Availability Groups in SQL Server 2017 Enterprise Edition 14.00.3049.1 or later. For more information, see Multi-AZ deployments for Microsoft SQL Server. | March 29, 2019 |
View volume metrics | You can now view metrics for the Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volumes, which are the physical devices used for database and log storage. For more information, see Viewing Enhanced Monitoring. | March 20, 2019 |
Support for MySQL 5.7.25 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 5.7.25. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | March 19, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports RMAN DBA tasks | Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) DBA tasks, including RMAN backups. For more information, see Common DBA Recovery Manager (RMAN) tasks for Oracle DB instances. | March 14, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports version 11.1 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running PostgreSQL version 11.1. For more information, see PostgreSQL version 11.1 on Amazon RDS. | March 12, 2019 |
Multiple-file restore is available in Amazon RDS for SQL Server | You can now restore from multiple files with Amazon RDS for SQL Server. For more information, see Restoring a database. | March 11, 2019 |
MariaDB 10.2.21 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.2.21. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | March 11, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports read replicas | Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports read replicas with Active Data Guard. For more information, see Working with read replicas and Working with Oracle read replicas. | March 11, 2019 |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights is available for Amazon RDS for MariaDB | Amazon RDS Performance Insights is now available for Amazon RDS for MariaDB. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Performance Insights. | March 11, 2019 |
MySQL 8.0.13 and 5.7.24 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL versions 8.0.13 and 5.7.24. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | March 8, 2019 |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights is available for Amazon RDS for SQL Server | Amazon RDS Performance Insights is now available for Amazon RDS for SQL Server. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Performance Insights. | March 4, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Amazon S3 integration | You can now transfer files between an Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instance and an Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, see Integrating Amazon RDS for Oracle and Amazon S3. | February 26, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for MySQL and Amazon RDS for MariaDB support db.t3 DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL or MariaDB that use the db.t3 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance class. | February 20, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for MySQL and Amazon RDS for MariaDB support db.r5 DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL or MariaDB that use the db.r5 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance class. | February 20, 2019 |
Performance Insights counters for RDS for MySQL and PostgreSQL | You can now add performance counters to your Performance Insights charts for MySQL and PostgreSQL DB instances. For more information, see Performance Insights dashboard components. | February 19, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports adaptive autovacuum parameter tuning | Adaptive autovacuum parameter tuning with Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL helps prevent transaction ID wraparound by adjusting autovacuum parameter values automatically. For more information, see Reducing the likelihood of transaction ID wraparound. | February 12, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle APEX versions 18.1.v1 and 18.2.v1 | Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Oracle Application Express (APEX) versions 18.1.v1 and 18.2.v1. For more information, see Oracle application Express. | February 11, 2019 |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights supports viewing more SQL text for RDS for MySQL | Amazon RDS Performance Insights now supports viewing more SQL text in the Performance Insights dashboard for MySQL DB instances. For more information, see Viewing more SQL text in the Performance Insights dashboard. | February 6, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports db.t3 DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running PostgreSQL that use the db.t3 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance class. | January 25, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports db.t3 DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle that use the db.t3 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance class. | January 25, 2019 |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights supports viewing more SQL text for Amazon RDS PostgreSQL | Amazon RDS Performance Insights now supports viewing more SQL text in the Performance Insights dashboard for Amazon RDS PostgreSQL DB instances. For more information, see Viewing more SQL text in the Performance Insights dashboard. | January 24, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports a new version of SQLT | Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports SQLT version 12.2.180725. For more information, see Oracle SQLT. | January 22, 2019 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports db.r5 DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running PostgreSQL that use the db.r5 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance class. | December 19, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports restricted password management | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL enables you to restrict who can manage user passwords and password expiration
changes by using the parameter | December 19, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports uploading database logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports uploading database logs to CloudWatch Logs. For more information, see Publishing PostgreSQL logs to CloudWatch Logs. | December 10, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports db.r5 DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle that use the db.r5 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance class. | November 20, 2018 |
Retain backups when deleting a DB instance | Amazon RDS supports retaining automated backups when you delete a DB instance. For more information, see Working with backups. | November 15, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports db.m5 DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running PostgreSQL that use the db.m5 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance class. | November 15, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports a new major version | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle version 12.2. For more information, see Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1) with Amazon RDS. | November 13, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports Always On | Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports Always On Availability Groups. For more information, see Multi-AZ deployments for Microsoft SQL Server. | November 8, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports outbound network access using custom DNS servers | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports outbound network access using custom DNS servers. For more information, see Using a custom DNS server for outbound network access. | November 8, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL supports 32 TiB of storage | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances with up to 32 TiB of storage for MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL. For more information, see DB instance storage. | November 7, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports extended data types | You can now enable extended data types on Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle. With extended data types, the maximum size is 32,767 bytes for the VARCHAR2, NVARCHAR2, and RAW data types. For more information, see Using extended data types. | November 6, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports db.m5 DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle that use the db.m5 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance class. | November 2, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle migration from SE, SE1, or SE2 to EE | You can now migrate from any Oracle Database Standard Edition (SE, SE1, or SE2) to Oracle Database Enterprise Edition (EE). For more information, see Migrating between Oracle editions. | October 31, 2018 |
Amazon RDS can now stop Multi-AZ instances | Amazon RDS can now stop a DB instance that is part of a Multi-AZ deployment. Formerly, the stop instance feature had a limitation for multi-AZ instances. For more information, see Stopping an Amazon RDS DB instance temporarily. | October 29, 2018 |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights is available for Amazon RDS for Oracle | Amazon RDS Performance Insights is now available for Amazon RDS for Oracle. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Performance Insights. | October 29, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports PostgreSQL version 11 in the database preview environment | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL version 11 in the Database Preview Environment. For more information, see PostgreSQL version 11 on Amazon RDS in the database preview environment. | October 25, 2018 |
MySQL supports a new major version | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | October 23, 2018 |
MariaDB supports a new major version | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.3. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | October 23, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle JVM | Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports the Oracle Java Virtual Machine (JVM) option. For more information, see Oracle Java virtual machine. | October 16, 2018 |
Custom parameter group for restore and point in time recovery | You can now specify a custom parameter group when you restore a snapshot or perform a point in time recovery operation. For more information, see Restoring from a DB snapshot and Restoring a DB instance to a specified time. | October 15, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports 32 TiB storage | You can now create Oracle RDS DB instances with up to 32 TiB of storage. For more information, see DB instance storage. | October 15, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for MySQL supports GTIDs | Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports global transaction identifiers (GTIDs), which are unique across all DB instances and in a replication configuration. For more information, see Using GTID-based replication for RDS for MySQL. | October 10, 2018 |
MySQL 5.7.23, 5.6.41, and 5.5.61 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL versions 5.7.23, 5.6.41, and 5.5.61. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | October 8, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports a new version of SQLT | Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports SQLT version 12.2.180331. For more information, see Oracle SQLT. | October 4, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports IAM authentication | Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports IAM authentication. For more information see IAM database authentication for MySQL and PostgreSQL. | September 27, 2018 |
You can enable deletion protection for your Amazon RDS DB instances | When you enable deletion protection for a DB instance, the database cannot be deleted by any user. For more information, see Deleting a DB instance. | September 26, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for MySQL and Amazon RDS for MariaDB support db.m5 DB instance classes | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL or MariaDB that use the db.m5 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance class. | September 18, 2018 |
Amazon RDS now supports upgrades to SQL Server 2017 | You can upgrade your existing DB instance to SQL Server 2017 from any version except SQL Server 2008. To upgrade from SQL Server 2008, first upgrade to one of the other versions first. For information, see Upgrading the Microsoft SQL Server DB engine. | September 11, 2018 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL version 11 beta 3 in the database preview environment | In this release, the Write-Ahead Log (WAL) segment size (wal_segment_size) is now set to 64MB. For more
about PostgreSQL version 11 Beta 3, see PostgreSQL 11 beta 3 released | September 7, 2018 |
Amazon Aurora User Guide | The Amazon Aurora User Guide describes all Amazon Aurora concepts and provides instructions on using the various features with both the console and the command line interface. The Amazon RDS User Guide now covers non-Aurora database engines. | August 31, 2018 |
Amazon RDS Performance Insights is available for RDS for MySQL | Amazon RDS Performance Insights is now available for RDS for MySQL. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Performance Insights. | August 28, 2018 |
Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports Aurora Auto Scaling | Auto Scaling of Aurora replicas is now available for Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition. 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 |
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 PostgreSQL read replicas. | June 25, 2018 |
Performance Insights 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 available in western US (northern California) region | Aurora PostgreSQL is now available in the western United States (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.
| Change | Description | Date changed |
|---|---|---|
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 |
| 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 |
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 Aurora MySQL to 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 |
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 classes and RDS for Oracle instance classes. |
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, Using the postgres_fdw extension to access external data. | May 17, 2018 |
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 connection properties using sqlnet.ora parameters. |
May 10, 2018 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 (APEX). |
March 9, 2018 |
Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 Amazon CloudWatch Logs and Publishing MariaDB logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. |
January 17, 2018 |
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. |
January 11, 2018 |
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 |
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition 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 |
Aurora PostgreSQL supports new instance types |
Aurora PostgreSQL now supports new instance types. For the complete list of instance types, see Choosing the DB instance class. |
December 20, 2017 |
Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition 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 |
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 |
Aurora MySQL supports native functions to invoke AWS Lambda functions |
You can call the native functions |
December 11, 2017 |
Added Aurora PostgreSQL HIPAA eligibility |
Aurora PostgreSQL now supports building HIPAA compliant applications. For more information, see Working with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. |
December 6, 2017 |
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 |
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 an Amazon RDS DB instance. |
November 21, 2017 |
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 Amazon RDS DB instance storage. |
November 21, 2017 |
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 Amazon RDS DB instance storage. |
November 21, 2017 |
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 |
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 |
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 classes. |
November 20, 2017 |
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 |
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 a MySQL DB instance. |
November 17, 2017 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Management Agent for OEM 13c |
Amazon RDS for 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 |
| 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 |
| Asynchronous key prefetch for Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition |
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 |
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 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instances support new DB instance classes |
Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instances now support memory optimized next generation (db.r4) instance classes. Amazon RDS for 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 classes and RDS for Oracle instance classes. |
October 23, 2017 |
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 DB instances. |
October 11, 2017 |
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 |
New feature |
If you have existing manual DB snapshots of your Amazon RDS for 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
New feature |
You can now export audit logs from your Amazon Aurora MySQL DB clusters to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. For more information, see Publishing Aurora MySQL logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. |
September 14, 2017 |
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 (APEX). |
September 13, 2017 |
New feature |
You can now use Amazon Aurora to migrate an unencrypted or encrypted DB snapshot or MySQL DB instance to an encrypted Aurora MySQL DB cluster. For more information, see Migrating an RDS for 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 Amazon RDS DB instance storage. |
August 22, 2017 |
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 Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server. |
August 3, 2017 |
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 |
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 |
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 Enabling HugePages for an Oracle DB instance. |
July 7, 2017 |
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 encryption. |
June 27, 2017 |
New feature |
Updated to support Amazon Aurora in the Europe (Frankfurt) region. For more information, see Availability for Amazon Aurora MySQL. |
June 16, 2017 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Preview |
Public preview of Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility. For more information, see Working with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. |
April 19, 2017 |
New feature |
Amazon Aurora now allows you to run 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 online and archived redo logs. |
March 21, 2017 |
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 |
New feature |
You can now share encrypted DB cluster snapshots between accounts in the same region. For more information, see Sharing a DB cluster snapshot. |
March 7, 2017 |
New feature |
You can now replicate encrypted Amazon Aurora MySQL DB clusters to create cross-region Aurora Replicas. For more information, see Replicating Aurora MySQL DB clusters across AWS Regions. |
March 7, 2017 |
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 |
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 |
New feature |
You can now use the Amazon RDS procedure
|
February 17, 2017 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 Configuring UTL_HTTP access using certificates and an Oracle wallet. |
December 5, 2016 |
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 RDS for MySQL. |
November 15, 2016 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 Aurora MySQL with other AWS services. |
October 18, 2016 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 Database 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 |
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 Amazon Aurora endpoints. |
September 8, 2016 |
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 |
New feature |
This release adds support to get an ARN for a resource. For more information, see Getting an existing ARN. |
August 23, 2016 |
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 |
New feature |
Amazon RDS now supports the License Included model for Oracle Standard Edition Two. For more information, see Creating an Amazon RDS DB instance. 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 options. |
August 5, 2016 |
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 |
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 using native backup and restore. |
July 27, 2016 |
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 |
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 |
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 RDS for Oracle . |
June 17, 2016 |
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 |
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 to a Microsoft SQL Server DB instance. |
June 9, 2016 |
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 (São Paulo). For more information, see Multi-AZ deployments for Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server. |
June 9, 2016 |
New feature |
Updated to support MariaDB version 10.1. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS. |
June 1, 2016 |
New feature |
Updated to support Amazon Aurora cross-region DB clusters that are read replicas. For more information, see Replicating Aurora MySQL DB clusters across AWS Regions. |
June 1, 2016 |
New feature |
Enhanced Monitoring is now available for Oracle DB instances. For more information, see Monitoring OS metrics with Enhanced Monitoring and Modifying an Amazon RDS DB instance. |
May 27, 2016 |
New feature |
Updated to support manual snapshot sharing for Amazon Aurora DB cluster snapshots. For more information, see Sharing a DB cluster snapshot. |
May 18, 2016 |
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 |
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 |
New feature |
Enhanced Monitoring is now available for Microsoft SQL Server DB instances. For more information, see Monitoring OS metrics with Enhanced Monitoring. |
April 22, 2016 |
New feature |
Updated to provide an Amazon Aurora Clusters view in the Amazon RDS console. For more information, see Viewing an Aurora DB cluster. |
April 1, 2016 |
New feature |
Updated to support SQL Server Multi-AZ with mirroring in the Asia Pacific (Seoul) region. For more information, see Multi-AZ deployments for Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server. |
March 31, 2016 |
New feature |
Updated to support Amazon Aurora Multi-AZ with mirroring in the Asia Pacific (Seoul) region. For more information, see Availability for Amazon Aurora MySQL. |
March 31, 2016 |
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 |
New feature |
Enhanced Monitoring is now available for PostgreSQL DB instances. For more information, see Monitoring OS metrics with Enhanced Monitoring. |
March 25, 2016 |
New feature |
Microsoft SQL Server DB instances can now use Windows Authentication for user authentication. For more information, see Using Windows Authentication with an Amazon RDS for SQL Server DB instance. |
March 23, 2016 |
New feature |
Enhanced Monitoring is now available in the Asia Pacific (Seoul) region. For more information, see Monitoring OS metrics with Enhanced Monitoring. |
March 16, 2016 |
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 Aurora DB cluster. |
March 2, 2016 |
New feature |
Updated to support local time zone for Aurora DB clusters. For more information, see Local time zone for 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 |
New feature |
Updated to support db.r3 and db.t2 DB instance classes in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) 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 and Sharing a DB snapshot. |
February 11, 2016 |
New feature |
Updated to support Amazon Aurora in the Asia Pacific (Sydney) region. For more information, see Availability for Amazon Aurora MySQL. |
February 11, 2016 |
New feature |
Updated to support SSL for Oracle DB Instances. For more information, see Encrypting client connections with SSL. |
February 9, 2016 |
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 |
New feature |
Updated to support Enhanced Monitoring of OS metrics for MySQL and MariaDB instances and Aurora DB clusters. For more information, see Viewing metrics in the Amazon RDS console. |
December 18, 2015 |
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 classes. |
December 4, 2015 |
New feature |
Updated to support modifying the database port for an existing DB instance. |
December 3, 2015 |
New feature |
Updated to support major version upgrades of the database engine for PostgreSQL instances. For more information, see Upgrading the PostgreSQL DB engine for Amazon RDS. |
November 19, 2015 |
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 |
New feature |
Updated to support manual DB snapshot sharing. For more information, see Sharing a DB snapshot. |
October 28, 2015 |
New feature |
Updated to support Microsoft SQL Server 2014 for the Web, Express, and Standard editions. |
October 26, 2015 |
New feature |
Updated to support the MySQL-based MariaDB database engine. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS. |
October 7, 2015 |
New feature |
Updated to support Amazon Aurora in the Asia Pacific (Tokyo) region. For more information, see Availability for Amazon Aurora MySQL. |
October 7, 2015 |
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 classes. |
September 25, 2015 |
New feature |
Updated to support Oracle DB instances on R3 and T2 DB instance classes. For more information, see DB instance classes. |
August 5, 2015 |
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 |
New feature |
Amazon Aurora has officially released. The Amazon Aurora DB engine supports multiple DB instances in a DB cluster. For detailed information, see What is Amazon Aurora?. |
July 27, 2015 |
New feature |
Updated to support copying tags to DB snapshots. |
July 20, 2015 |
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 |
New feature |
Updated options for reserved DB instances. |
June 15, 2015 |
New feature |
Updated to support using Amazon CloudHSM with Oracle DB instances using TDE. |
January 8, 2015 |
New feature |
Updated to support encrypting data at rest and new API version 2014-10-31. |
January 6, 2015 |
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 What is Amazon Aurora?. |
November 12, 2014 |
New feature |
Updated to support PostgreSQL read replicas. |
November 10, 2014 |
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 burstable 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 |
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 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-West) 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 |
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 |
| New Guide |
This is the first release of the Amazon RDS User Guide. |
June 7, 2010 |
