AOSREL02-BP01 Create Multi-AZ with Standby OpenSearch Service domains
Provide high availability and reliability in Amazon OpenSearch Service by creating Multi-AZ with Standby domains, minimizing downtime and simplifying domain management.
Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established: High
Desired outcome: A highly available OpenSearch Service domain is created using Multi-AZ with Standby.
Benefits of establishing this best practice:
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Improved availability: Creating Multi-AZ with Standby OpenSearch Service domains can provide improved high availability, minimizing downtime and improving overall system reliability.
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Simplified domain management: This deployment option simplifies domain management by using multiple Availability Zones and best practices, making it easier to manage and maintain your OpenSearch Service domain.
Implementation guidance
Multi-AZ with Standby is a deployment option for Amazon OpenSearch Service that offers 99.99% availability, consistent performance for production workloads, and simplified domain management by using multiple Availability Zones and best practices.
Implementation steps
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Log in to AWS Management Console.
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Navigate to the Amazon OpenSearch Service console.
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Create a new domain or modify an existing domain:
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For a new domain, choose Create domain.
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You can use the Easy create method available under Domain creation method, which creates a new domain with Multi-AZ with Standby enabled by default.
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If you want to have more control over different creation options, then you can choose Standard create and select Domain with standby in the Deployment option(s) box.
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For an existing domain, select the domain name and choose Actions, then select Edit cluster configuration.
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For an existing domain, choose Domain with standby under Deployment option(s) box.
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You will need to have a minimum of three data nodes to use Multi-AZ with Standby.
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Proceed with other options.