Step 1: Install the SQL Drivers and AWS Schema Conversion Tool on Your Local Computer - Database Migration Guide

Step 1: Install the SQL Drivers and AWS Schema Conversion Tool on Your Local Computer

First, install the SQL drivers and the AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT) on your local computer. Do the following:

  1. Download the JDBC driver for Microsoft SQL Server mssql-jdbc-7.2.2.jre11.jar.

  2. Download the JDBC driver for Aurora MySQL. Amazon Aurora MySQL uses the MySQL driver.

  3. Install AWS SCT and the required JDBC drivers.

    1. See Installing, verifying, and updating the Schema Conversion Tool, and choose the appropriate link to download AWS SCT.

    2. Start AWS SCT, and choose Settings, Global settings.

    3. In Global settings, choose Drivers, and then choose Browse for Microsoft SQL Server driver path. Locate the JDBC driver for SQL Server, and choose OK.

    4. Choose Browse for MySQL driver path. Locate the JDBC driver you downloaded for Aurora MySQL, and choose OK.

      Locating JDBC Drivers

    5. Choose OK to close the Global settings dialog box.