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describe-db-engine-versions¶

Description¶

Describes the properties of specific versions of DB engines.

Synopsis¶

  describe-db-engine-versions
[--engine <value>]
[--engine-version <value>]
[--db-parameter-group-family <value>]
[--filters <value>]
[--default-only | --no-default-only]
[--list-supported-character-sets | --no-list-supported-character-sets]
[--list-supported-timezones | --no-list-supported-timezones]
[--include-all | --no-include-all]
[--cli-input-json <value>]
[--starting-token <value>]
[--page-size <value>]
[--max-items <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]

Options¶

--engine (string)

The database engine to return version details for.

Valid Values:

aurora-mysql

aurora-postgresql

custom-oracle-ee

custom-oracle-ee-cdb

custom-oracle-se2

custom-oracle-se2-cdb

db2-ae

db2-se

mariadb

mysql

oracle-ee

oracle-ee-cdb

oracle-se2

oracle-se2-cdb

postgres

sqlserver-ee

sqlserver-se

sqlserver-ex

sqlserver-web

--engine-version (string)

A specific database engine version to return details for.

Example: 5.1.49

--db-parameter-group-family (string)

The name of a specific DB parameter group family to return details for.

Constraints:

If supplied, must match an existing DB parameter group family.

--filters (list)

A filter that specifies one or more DB engine versions to describe.

Supported filters:

db-parameter-group-family - Accepts parameter groups family names. The results list only includes information about the DB engine versions for these parameter group families.

engine - Accepts engine names. The results list only includes information about the DB engine versions for these engines.

engine-mode - Accepts DB engine modes. The results list only includes information about the DB engine versions for these engine modes. Valid DB engine modes are the following:

global

multimaster

parallelquery

provisioned

serverless

engine-version - Accepts engine versions. The results list only includes information about the DB engine versions for these engine versions.

status - Accepts engine version statuses. The results list only includes information about the DB engine versions for these statuses. Valid statuses are the following:

available

deprecated

(structure)

A filter name and value pair that is used to return a more specific list of results from a describe operation. Filters can be used to match a set of resources by specific criteria, such as IDs. The filters supported by a describe operation are documented with the describe operation.

Note
Currently, wildcards are not supported in filters.

The following actions can be filtered:

DescribeDBClusterBacktracks

DescribeDBClusterEndpoints

DescribeDBClusters

DescribeDBInstances

DescribeDBRecommendations

DescribeDBShardGroups

DescribePendingMaintenanceActions

Name -> (string)

The name of the filter. Filter names are case-sensitive.

Values -> (list)

One or more filter values. Filter values are case-sensitive.

(string)

Shorthand Syntax:

Name=string,Values=string,string ...

JSON Syntax:

[
  {
    "Name": "string",
    "Values": ["string", ...]
  }
  ...
]

--default-only | --no-default-only (boolean)

Specifies whether to return only the default version of the specified engine or the engine and major version combination.

--list-supported-character-sets | --no-list-supported-character-sets (boolean)

Specifies whether to list the supported character sets for each engine version.

If this parameter is enabled and the requested engine supports the CharacterSetName parameter for CreateDBInstance , the response includes a list of supported character sets for each engine version.

For RDS Custom, the default is not to list supported character sets. If you enable this parameter, RDS Custom returns no results.

--list-supported-timezones | --no-list-supported-timezones (boolean)

Specifies whether to list the supported time zones for each engine version.

If this parameter is enabled and the requested engine supports the TimeZone parameter for CreateDBInstance , the response includes a list of supported time zones for each engine version.

For RDS Custom, the default is not to list supported time zones. If you enable this parameter, RDS Custom returns no results.

--include-all | --no-include-all (boolean)

Specifies whether to also list the engine versions that aren't available. The default is to list only available engine versions.

--cli-input-json (string) Performs service operation based on the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, the CLI values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally.

--starting-token (string)

A token to specify where to start paginating. This is the NextToken from a previously truncated response.

For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .

--page-size (integer)

The size of each page to get in the AWS service call. This does not affect the number of items returned in the command's output. Setting a smaller page size results in more calls to the AWS service, retrieving fewer items in each call. This can help prevent the AWS service calls from timing out.

For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .

--max-items (integer)

The total number of items to return in the command's output. If the total number of items available is more than the value specified, a NextToken is provided in the command's output. To resume pagination, provide the NextToken value in the starting-token argument of a subsequent command. Do not use the NextToken response element directly outside of the AWS CLI.

For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.

Global Options¶

--debug (boolean)

Turn on debug logging.

--endpoint-url (string)

Override command's default URL with the given URL.

--no-verify-ssl (boolean)

By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.

--no-paginate (boolean)

Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.

--output (string)

The formatting style for command output.

json
text
table

--query (string)

A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.

--profile (string)

Use a specific profile from your credential file.

--region (string)

The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.

--version (string)

Display the version of this tool.

--color (string)

Turn on/off color output.

on
off
auto

--no-sign-request (boolean)

Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.

--ca-bundle (string)

The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.

--cli-read-timeout (int)

The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-connect-timeout (int)

The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

Examples¶

Note

To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.

Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal's quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .

To describe the DB engine versions for the MySQL DB engine

The following describe-db-engine-versions example displays details about each of the DB engine versions for the specified DB engine.

aws rds describe-db-engine-versions \
    --engine mysql

Output:

{
    "DBEngineVersions": [
        {
            "Engine": "mysql",
            "EngineVersion": "5.5.46",
            "DBParameterGroupFamily": "mysql5.5",
            "DBEngineDescription": "MySQL Community Edition",
            "DBEngineVersionDescription": "MySQL 5.5.46",
            "ValidUpgradeTarget": [
                {
                    "Engine": "mysql",
                    "EngineVersion": "5.5.53",
                    "Description": "MySQL 5.5.53",
                    "AutoUpgrade": false,
                    "IsMajorVersionUpgrade": false
                },
                {
                    "Engine": "mysql",
                    "EngineVersion": "5.5.54",
                    "Description": "MySQL 5.5.54",
                    "AutoUpgrade": false,
                    "IsMajorVersionUpgrade": false
                },
                {
                    "Engine": "mysql",
                    "EngineVersion": "5.5.57",
                    "Description": "MySQL 5.5.57",
                    "AutoUpgrade": false,
                    "IsMajorVersionUpgrade": false
                },
                ...some output truncated...
            ]
        }

For more information, see What Is Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)? in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

Output¶

Marker -> (string)

An optional pagination token provided by a previous request. If this parameter is specified, the response includes only records beyond the marker, up to the value specified by MaxRecords .

DBEngineVersions -> (list)

A list of DBEngineVersion elements.

(structure)

This data type is used as a response element in the action DescribeDBEngineVersions .

Engine -> (string)

The name of the database engine.

EngineVersion -> (string)

The version number of the database engine.

DBParameterGroupFamily -> (string)

The name of the DB parameter group family for the database engine.

DBEngineDescription -> (string)

The description of the database engine.

DBEngineVersionDescription -> (string)

The description of the database engine version.

DefaultCharacterSet -> (structure)

The default character set for new instances of this engine version, if the CharacterSetName parameter of the CreateDBInstance API isn't specified.

CharacterSetName -> (string)

The name of the character set.

CharacterSetDescription -> (string)

The description of the character set.

Image -> (structure)

The EC2 image

ImageId -> (string)

A value that indicates the ID of the AMI.

Status -> (string)

A value that indicates the status of a custom engine version (CEV).

DBEngineMediaType -> (string)

A value that indicates the source media provider of the AMI based on the usage operation. Applicable for RDS Custom for SQL Server.

SupportedCharacterSets -> (list)

A list of the character sets supported by this engine for the CharacterSetName parameter of the CreateDBInstance operation.

(structure)

This data type is used as a response element in the action DescribeDBEngineVersions .

CharacterSetName -> (string)

The name of the character set.

CharacterSetDescription -> (string)

The description of the character set.

SupportedNcharCharacterSets -> (list)

A list of the character sets supported by the Oracle DB engine for the NcharCharacterSetName parameter of the CreateDBInstance operation.

(structure)

This data type is used as a response element in the action DescribeDBEngineVersions .

CharacterSetName -> (string)

The name of the character set.

CharacterSetDescription -> (string)

The description of the character set.

ValidUpgradeTarget -> (list)

A list of engine versions that this database engine version can be upgraded to.

(structure)

The version of the database engine that a DB instance can be upgraded to.

Engine -> (string)

The name of the upgrade target database engine.

EngineVersion -> (string)

The version number of the upgrade target database engine.

Description -> (string)

The version of the database engine that a DB instance can be upgraded to.

AutoUpgrade -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the target version is applied to any source DB instances that have AutoMinorVersionUpgrade set to true.

This parameter is dynamic, and is set by RDS.

IsMajorVersionUpgrade -> (boolean)

Indicates whether upgrading to the target version requires upgrading the major version of the database engine.

SupportedEngineModes -> (list)

A list of the supported DB engine modes for the target engine version.

(string)

SupportsParallelQuery -> (boolean)

Indicates whether you can use Aurora parallel query with the target engine version.

SupportsGlobalDatabases -> (boolean)

Indicates whether you can use Aurora global databases with the target engine version.

SupportsBabelfish -> (boolean)

Indicates whether you can use Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL with the target engine version.

SupportsLimitlessDatabase -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the DB engine version supports Aurora Limitless Database.

SupportsLocalWriteForwarding -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the target engine version supports forwarding write operations from reader DB instances to the writer DB instance in the DB cluster. By default, write operations aren't allowed on reader DB instances.

Valid for: Aurora DB clusters only

SupportsIntegrations -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the DB engine version supports zero-ETL integrations with Amazon Redshift.

SupportedTimezones -> (list)

A list of the time zones supported by this engine for the Timezone parameter of the CreateDBInstance action.

(structure)

A time zone associated with a DBInstance or a DBSnapshot . This data type is an element in the response to the DescribeDBInstances , the DescribeDBSnapshots , and the DescribeDBEngineVersions actions.

TimezoneName -> (string)

The name of the time zone.

ExportableLogTypes -> (list)

The types of logs that the database engine has available for export to CloudWatch Logs.

(string)

SupportsLogExportsToCloudwatchLogs -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the engine version supports exporting the log types specified by ExportableLogTypes to CloudWatch Logs.

SupportsReadReplica -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the database engine version supports read replicas.

SupportedEngineModes -> (list)

A list of the supported DB engine modes.

(string)

SupportedFeatureNames -> (list)

A list of features supported by the DB engine.

The supported features vary by DB engine and DB engine version.

To determine the supported features for a specific DB engine and DB engine version using the CLI, use the following command:

aws rds describe-db-engine-versions --engine <engine_name> --engine-version <engine_version>

For example, to determine the supported features for RDS for PostgreSQL version 13.3 using the CLI, use the following command:

aws rds describe-db-engine-versions --engine postgres --engine-version 13.3

The supported features are listed under SupportedFeatureNames in the output.

(string)

Status -> (string)

The status of the DB engine version, either available or deprecated .

SupportsParallelQuery -> (boolean)

Indicates whether you can use Aurora parallel query with a specific DB engine version.

SupportsGlobalDatabases -> (boolean)

Indicates whether you can use Aurora global databases with a specific DB engine version.

MajorEngineVersion -> (string)

The major engine version of the CEV.

DatabaseInstallationFilesS3BucketName -> (string)

The name of the Amazon S3 bucket that contains your database installation files.

DatabaseInstallationFilesS3Prefix -> (string)

The Amazon S3 directory that contains the database installation files. If not specified, then no prefix is assumed.

DBEngineVersionArn -> (string)

The ARN of the custom engine version.

KMSKeyId -> (string)

The Amazon Web Services KMS key identifier for an encrypted CEV. This parameter is required for RDS Custom, but optional for Amazon RDS.

CreateTime -> (timestamp)

The creation time of the DB engine version.

TagList -> (list)

A list of tags.

For more information, see Tagging Amazon RDS resources in the Amazon RDS User Guide or Tagging Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS resources in the Amazon Aurora User Guide .

(structure)

Metadata assigned to an Amazon RDS resource consisting of a key-value pair.

For more information, see Tagging Amazon RDS resources in the Amazon RDS User Guide or Tagging Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS resources in the Amazon Aurora User Guide .

Key -> (string)

A key is the required name of the tag. The string value can be from 1 to 128 Unicode characters in length and can't be prefixed with aws: or rds: . The string can only contain only the set of Unicode letters, digits, white-space, '_', '.', ':', '/', '=', '+', '-', '@' (Java regex: "^([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-@]*)$").

Value -> (string)

A value is the optional value of the tag. The string value can be from 1 to 256 Unicode characters in length and can't be prefixed with aws: or rds: . The string can only contain only the set of Unicode letters, digits, white-space, '_', '.', ':', '/', '=', '+', '-', '@' (Java regex: "^([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-@]*)$").

SupportsBabelfish -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the engine version supports Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL.

CustomDBEngineVersionManifest -> (string)

JSON string that lists the installation files and parameters that RDS Custom uses to create a custom engine version (CEV). RDS Custom applies the patches in the order in which they're listed in the manifest. You can set the Oracle home, Oracle base, and UNIX/Linux user and group using the installation parameters. For more information, see JSON fields in the CEV manifest in the Amazon RDS User Guide .

SupportsLimitlessDatabase -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the DB engine version supports Aurora Limitless Database.

SupportsCertificateRotationWithoutRestart -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the engine version supports rotating the server certificate without rebooting the DB instance.

SupportedCACertificateIdentifiers -> (list)

A list of the supported CA certificate identifiers.

For more information, see Using SSL/TLS to encrypt a connection to a DB instance in the Amazon RDS User Guide and Using SSL/TLS to encrypt a connection to a DB cluster in the Amazon Aurora User Guide .

(string)

SupportsLocalWriteForwarding -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the DB engine version supports forwarding write operations from reader DB instances to the writer DB instance in the DB cluster. By default, write operations aren't allowed on reader DB instances.

Valid for: Aurora DB clusters only

SupportsIntegrations -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the DB engine version supports zero-ETL integrations with Amazon Redshift.

ServerlessV2FeaturesSupport -> (structure)

Specifies any Aurora Serverless v2 properties or limits that differ between Aurora engine versions. You can test the values of this attribute when deciding which Aurora version to use in a new or upgraded DB cluster. You can also retrieve the version of an existing DB cluster and check whether that version supports certain Aurora Serverless v2 features before you attempt to use those features.

MinCapacity -> (double)

If the minimum capacity is 0 ACUs, the engine version supports the automatic pause/resume feature of Aurora Serverless v2.

MaxCapacity -> (double)

Specifies the upper Aurora Serverless v2 capacity limit for a particular engine version. Depending on the engine version, the maximum capacity for an Aurora Serverless v2 cluster might be 256 or 128 .

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