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    Data Transmission Service:Migrate from RDS SQL Server to RDS MySQL

    Last Updated:Feb 07, 2026

    Data Transmission Service (DTS) supports data migration from RDS SQL Server to RDS MySQL.

    Prerequisites

    • Confirm that DTS supports your version of the RDS SQL Server instance.

      Note

      For more information about supported versions, see Migration solutions overview.

    • Create a destination RDS MySQL instance. The storage space of the destination instance must be larger than the used storage space of the source RDS SQL Server instance. For more information about how to create an instance, see Create an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.

    • If the source instance meets any of the following conditions, split the migration into multiple tasks.

      • The number of databases exceeds 10.

      • Log backups are performed on a single database more than once per hour.

      • DDL operations are performed on a single database more than 100 times per hour.

      • The log volume of a single database exceeds 20 MB/s.

      • Change Data Capture (CDC) needs to be enabled for more than 1,000 tables.

    Notes

    Note

    • During schema migration, DTS migrates foreign keys from the source database to the destination database.

    • During full data migration and incremental data migration, DTS temporarily disables constraint checks and foreign key cascade operations at the session level. If cascade update or delete operations occur in the source database while the task is running, data inconsistency may occur.

    Type

    Description

    Source database limits

    • Bandwidth requirements: The server that hosts the source database must have sufficient outbound bandwidth. Otherwise, the data migration speed is affected.

    • The tables to be migrated must have primary keys or UNIQUE constraints, and the fields must be unique. Otherwise, duplicate data may appear in the destination database.

    • If you migrate table-level objects and need to edit them, such as by mapping table and column names, a single data migration task supports a maximum of 1,000 tables. If you exceed this limit, an error is reported after you submit the task. In this case, split the tables into multiple migration tasks or configure a task to migrate the entire database.

    • A single data migration task supports a maximum of 10 databases. If you exceed this limit, stability and performance issues may occur. In this case, split the databases into multiple migration tasks.

    • If you configure a task to migrate specific objects instead of an entire database, you cannot migrate tables that have the same name but different schema names to the same destination database.

    • For incremental migration, data logs must meet the following requirements:

      • Logs must be enabled. The backup mode must be set to Full. A full physical backup must have been successfully performed.

      • For an incremental migration task, Data Transmission Service (DTS) requires that the data logs of the source database are retained for more than 24 hours. For a task that includes both full migration and incremental migration, DTS requires that the data logs of the source database are retained for at least 7 days. You can change the log retention period to more than 24 hours after the full migration is complete. Otherwise, the DTS task may fail because DTS cannot obtain the data logs. In extreme cases, data inconsistency or data loss may occur. Issues caused by a log retention period that is shorter than the required period are not covered by the DTS Service-Level Agreement (SLA).

    • To enable change data capture (CDC) for the tables to be migrated from the source database, the following conditions must be met. Otherwise, the precheck fails.

      • The value of the `srvname` field in the `sys.sysservers` view must be the same as the return value of the `SERVERPROPERTY` function.

      • If the source database is a self-managed SQL Server instance, the database owner must be `sa`. If the source database is an RDS for SQL Server instance, the database owner must be `sqlsa`.

      • If the source database is Enterprise Edition, it must be SQL Server 2008 or later.

      • If the source database is Standard Edition, it must be SQL Server 2016 SP1 or later.

      • If the source database is SQL Server 2017 (Standard or Enterprise Edition), upgrade the database version.

    • DTS uses the fn_log function to obtain source database logs. This function has performance bottlenecks. Do not clear the source database logs too early. Otherwise, the DTS task may fail.

    • Source database operation limits:

      • During initial schema synchronization and full data migration, do not perform DDL operations to change the schemas of databases or tables. Otherwise, the data migration task fails.

      • If you perform only full data migration, do not write new data to the source instance. Otherwise, data inconsistency occurs between the source and destination databases. To ensure real-time data consistency, select Initial Schema Synchronization, Full Data Migration, and Incremental Data Migration.

    • If the source database is a read-only instance, DDL operations cannot be migrated.

    • If the source database is an Azure SQL Database, a DTS instance can migrate only one database.

    • If the source database is an RDS for SQL Server instance and the migration task includes incremental migration, disable transparent data encryption (TDE) to ensure the stability of the DTS instance. For more information, see Disable TDE.

    • If you use the sp_rename command to rename objects such as stored procedures in the source database before the initial schema synchronization task runs, the task may not work as expected or may fail.

      Note

      Use the ALTER command to rename objects in the database.

    • In hybrid log parsing mode, you cannot consecutively perform multiple operations to add or remove columns in the source database within an interval of less than 10 minutes. For example, if you run the following SQL statements consecutively, the task reports an error.

      ALTER TABLE test_table DROP COLUMN Flag;
ALTER TABLE test_table ADD Remark nvarchar(50) not null default('');

    • If the source database is a Web Edition RDS for SQL Server instance, you must set SQL Server Incremental Synchronization Mode to Incremental Synchronization Based on Logs of Source Database (Heap tables are not supported) when you configure the task.

    • During full data migration, make sure that the READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT transaction processing mode parameter is enabled for the source database. This prevents shared locks from affecting data writes. Otherwise, exceptions such as data inconsistency and instance failures may occur. Exceptions caused by this issue are not covered by the DTS SLA.

    Other limits

    • Complex DDL operations cannot be migrated.

    • Data of the following data types cannot be migrated: CURSOR, ROWVERSION, SQL_VARIANT, HIERARCHYID, POLYGON, GEOMETRY, GEOGRAPHY, and user-defined data types created using the CREATE TYPE command.

    • Objects of the following types cannot be migrated: PROCEDURE, FUNCTION, TRIGGER, DATATYPE, SYNONYM, CATALOG, PLAN_GUIDE, and SEQUENCE.

    • If the number of tables for which CDC is enabled in a single migration task is greater than 1,000, the precheck fails.

    • If the data to be migrated contains content that requires four-byte storage, such as uncommon characters or emojis, the destination database and tables that receive the data must use the utf8mb4 charset.

      Note

      If you use DTS for schema migration, you must set the instance-level parameter character_set_server of the destination database to utf8mb4.

    • If a task includes incremental migration and the data to be written to a single field of a table with CDC enabled exceeds 64 KB, you must run the exec sp_configure 'max text repl size', -1; command to adjust the configuration of the source database in advance.

      Note

      By default, a CDC job can process a single field with a maximum length of 64 KB.

    • Before you migrate data, evaluate the performance of the source and destination databases. We recommend that you migrate data during off-peak hours. Otherwise, DTS consumes read and write resources on the source and destination databases during full data migration, which may increase the database load.

    • If a migration task includes incremental data migration, you cannot reindex. Otherwise, the task may fail or data may be lost.

      Note

      You cannot change the primary keys of tables for which CDC is enabled.

    • If you select Incremental Synchronization Based on Logs of Source Database (Heap tables are not supported) for SQL Server Incremental Synchronization Mode in the Configure Objects stage, the tables to be migrated must have a clustered index that contains primary key columns. The tables to be migrated cannot be heap tables, tables without primary keys, compressed tables, tables with computed columns, or tables with sparse columns. In mixed log parsing mode, these restrictions do not apply.

    • If you set SQL Server Incremental Synchronization Mode to Log-based Parsing for Non-heap Tables and CDC-based Incremental Synchronization for Heap Tables (Hybrid Log-based Parsing) in the Configure Objects step, the following limits also apply:

      • Incremental migration by DTS depends on the CDC component. Make sure that the CDC job in the source database is running. Otherwise, the DTS task fails.

      • By default, the incremental data stored in the CDC component is retained for 3 days. We recommend that you use the exec console.sys.sp_cdc_change_job @job_type = 'cleanup', @retention= <time>; command to adjust the retention period.

        Note

        • <time> specifies the time in minutes.

        • If the number of incremental change SQL statements for a single table in the source database exceeds 10 million per day, we recommend that you set <time> to 1440.

      • In a single migration task, we recommend that you enable CDC for no more than 1,000 tables. Otherwise, task latency or instability may occur.

      • The prerequisite module of an incremental migration task enables CDC for the source database. During this process, the source database may be briefly locked due to the limits of the SQL Server database kernel.

    • If you set SQL Server Incremental Synchronization Mode to Polling and querying CDC instances for incremental synchronization in the Configure Objects step, the following limits also apply:

      • The source database account used by the DTS instance must have the permissions to enable CDC. To enable database-level CDC, you need an account with the sysadmin role. To enable table-level CDC, you need a privileged account.

        Note

        • The privileged account (server administrator) provided by the Azure SQL Database console meets the requirements. For vCore-based databases, all instance types support CDC. For DTU-based databases, only instance types of S3 and later support CDC.

        • The privileged account of Amazon RDS for SQL Server meets the requirements and can be used to enable database-level CDC for stored procedures.

        • Clustered columnstore index tables do not support CDC.

        • The prerequisite module of an incremental migration task enables CDC for the source database. During this process, the source database may be briefly locked due to the limits of the SQL Server database kernel.

      • DTS polls the CDC instance of each table in the source database to obtain incremental data. Therefore, we recommend that you migrate no more than 1,000 tables from the source database. Otherwise, task latency or instability may occur.

      • By default, the incremental data stored in the CDC component is retained for 3 days. We recommend that you use the exec console.sys.sp_cdc_change_job @job_type = 'cleanup', @retention= <time>; command to adjust the retention period.

        Note

        • <time> specifies the time in minutes.

        • If the number of incremental change SQL statements for a single table in the source database exceeds 10 million per day, we recommend that you set <time> to 1440.

      • You cannot consecutively perform operations to add or remove columns. For example, you cannot perform more than two DDL operations to add or remove columns within one minute. Otherwise, the task may fail.

      • You cannot change the CDC instance of the source database. Otherwise, the task may fail or data may be lost.

    • If a DDL statement fails to be written to the destination database, the DTS task continues to run. You need to check the task logs for the failed DDL statement. For more information about how to view task logs, see Query task logs.

    • If you write fields whose column names differ only in case to the same table in the destination MySQL database, the migration result may not be as expected. This is because column names in MySQL databases are case-insensitive.

    • After the data migration is complete (the Status of the instance is Completed), we recommend that you run the analyze table <table_name> command to confirm that all data has been written to the destination table. For example, if an HA switchover is triggered in the destination MySQL database, data may be written only to the memory, causing data loss.

    • To ensure the accuracy of incremental data migration latency, DTS creates the dts_cdc_sync_ddl trigger, the dts_sync_progress heartbeat table, and the dts_cdc_ddl_history DDL storage table in the source database in log parsing mode. In hybrid incremental synchronization mode, DTS creates the dts_cdc_sync_ddl trigger, the dts_sync_progress heartbeat table, and the dts_cdc_ddl_history DDL storage table, and enables database-level CDC and CDC for some tables. We recommend that the data change rate of tables with CDC enabled in the source database does not exceed 1,000 records per second (RPS).

    • Full data migration involves concurrent INSERT operations, which cause table fragmentation in the destination database. Therefore, after full data migration is complete, the table storage space in the destination database is larger than that in the source instance.

    • If multiple DTS instances use the same SQL Server database as the source, their incremental data ingestion modules are independent of each other.

    • If a task fails, DTS support staff will attempt to restore it within eight hours. During restoration, they may restart the task or adjust its parameters.

      Note

      Only DTS task parameters are modified—not database parameters. Parameters that may be adjusted include those listed in Modify instance parameters.

    • SQL Server is a commercial closed-source database. Due to known or unknown format-specific limits, issues may occur when DTS performs CDC and parsing on SQL Server logs. Therefore, before you enable incremental synchronization or migration for a SQL Server source in a production environment, we recommend that you perform a comprehensive proof of concept (POC) test. The test must cover all business change types, table schema changes, and business peak-hour stress tests. Due to the unpredictable nature of the SQL Server log format, you must ensure that the business logic in the production environment is consistent with that in the POC test. This is key to ensuring the high efficiency and stability of DTS.

    Special cases

    If the source instance is an RDS for SQL Server instance, DTS creates an rdsdt_dtsacct account in the source instance for data migration. Do not delete this account or change its password while the task is running. Otherwise, the task may fail. For more information, see System accounts.

    Billing

    Migration type

    Link configuration fee

    Data transfer cost

    Schema migration and full data migration

    Free of charge.

    This example is free of charge.

    Note

    If you set Access Method for the destination database to Public IP Address, you are charged for data transfer. For more information, see Billing overview.

    Incremental data migration

    Charges apply. For more information, see Billing overview.

    SQL operations supported for incremental migration

    Operation type

    SQL operation

    DML

    INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE

    Note

    If an UPDATE operation updates only the large fields, DTS does not migrate the operation.

    DDL

    • CREATE TABLE

    • ALTER TABLE, which includes only ADD COLUMN and DROP COLUMN

    • DROP TABLE

    • CREATE INDEX, DROP INDEX

    Note

    • DDL operations that involve user-defined types cannot be migrated.

    • Online DDL operations cannot be migrated.

    • Transactional DDL operations cannot be migrated. For example, a DDL operation that adds multiple columns in a single SQL statement or an operation that includes both DDL and DML in a single SQL statement may cause data loss.

    • DDL operations that use reserved keywords as attribute names cannot be migrated.

    • DDL operations performed by system stored procedures cannot be migrated.

    • TRUNCATE TABLE operations are not supported.

    • Partitions and functions within table definitions are not supported.

    Permissions required for database accounts

    Database

    Schema migration

    Full migration

    Incremental migration

    RDS SQL Server instance

    Read permissions on the objects to be migrated

    Read permissions on the objects to be migrated

    Owner permissions on the objects to be migrated

    RDS MySQL instance

    Read and write permissions

    You can create a database account and grant permissions as follows:

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to the migration task list page for the destination region using one of the following methods.

      From the DTS console

      1. Log on to the Data Transmission Service (DTS) console.

      2. In the navigation pane on the left, click Data Migration.

      3. In the upper-left corner of the page, select the region where the migration instance is located.

      From the DMS console

      Note

      The actual operations may vary based on the mode and layout of the DMS console. For more information, see Simple mode console and Customize the layout and style of the DMS console.

      1. Log on to the Data Management (DMS) console.

      2. In the top menu bar, choose Data + AI > Data Transmission (DTS) > Data Migration.

      3. To the right of Data Migration Tasks, select the region where the migration instance is located.

    2. Click Create Task to navigate to the task configuration page.

    3. Configure the source and destination databases.

      Warning

      After you select the source and destination instances, we recommend that you carefully read the limits displayed at the top of the page. Otherwise, the task may fail or data inconsistency may occur.

      Category

      Configuration

      Description

      N/A

      Task Name

      DTS automatically generates a task name. We recommend that you specify a descriptive name for easy identification. The name does not need to be unique.

      Source Database

      Select Existing Connection

      • To use a database instance that has been added to the system (created or saved), select the desired database instance from the drop-down list. The database information below will be automatically configured.

        Note

        In the DMS console, this parameter is named Select a DMS database instance..

      • If you have not registered the database instance with the system, or do not need to use a registered instance, manually configure the database information below.

      Database Type

      Select SQL Server.

      Access Method

      Select Alibaba Cloud Instance.

      Instance Region

      Select the region where the source RDS SQL Server instance resides.

      Replicate Data Across Alibaba Cloud Accounts

      This example shows how to migrate data between instances that belong to the same Alibaba Cloud account. Select No.

      RDS Instance ID

      Select the ID of the source RDS SQL Server instance.

      Database Account

      Enter the database account of the source RDS SQL Server instance. For more information about the required permissions, see Permissions required for database accounts.

      Database Password

      Enter the password for the database account.

      Encryption

      Specifies whether to encrypt the connection to the source database. Select Non-encrypted or SSL-encrypted based on your business requirements.

      • If SSL encryption is disabled for the source database, select Non-encrypted.

      • If SSL encryption is enabled for the source database, select SSL-encrypted. By default, DTS trusts the server certificate.

      Destination Database

      Select Existing Connection

      • To use a database instance that has been added to the system (created or saved), select the desired database instance from the drop-down list. The database information below will be automatically configured.

        Note

        In the DMS console, this parameter is named Select a DMS database instance..

      • If you have not registered the database instance with the system, or do not need to use a registered instance, manually configure the database information below.

      Database Type

      Select MySQL.

      Access Method

      Select Alibaba Cloud Instance.

      Instance Region

      Select the region where the destination RDS MySQL instance resides.

      Replicate Data Across Alibaba Cloud Accounts

      This example shows how to migrate data between instances that belong to the same Alibaba Cloud account. Select No.

      RDS Instance ID

      Select the ID of the destination RDS MySQL instance.

      Database Account

      Enter the database account of the destination RDS MySQL instance. For more information about the required permissions, see Permissions required for database accounts.

      Database Password

      Enter the password for the database account.

      Encryption

      Select Non-encrypted or SSL-encrypted based on your database requirements. If you set this parameter to SSL-encrypted, you must enable SSL encryption for the RDS for MySQL instance beforehand. For more information, see Quickly enable SSL encryption using a cloud certificate.

    4. After you complete the configuration, click Test Connectivity and Proceed at the bottom of the page.

      Note

      • Ensure that the IP address segment of the DTS service is automatically or manually added to the security settings of the source and destination databases to allow access from DTS servers. For more information, see Add DTS server IP addresses to a whitelist.

      • If the source or destination database is a self-managed database (the Access Method is not Alibaba Cloud Instance), you must also click Test Connectivity in the CIDR Blocks of DTS Servers dialog box that appears.

    5. Configure the task objects.

      1. On the Configure Objects page, configure the objects that you want to migrate.

        Configuration

        Description

        Migration Types

        • If you only need to perform a full migration, select both Schema Migration and Full Data Migration.

        • To perform a migration with no downtime, select Schema Migration, Full Data Migration, and Incremental Data Migration.

        Note

        • If you do not select Schema Migration, you must ensure that a database and tables to receive the data exist in the destination database. You can also use the object name mapping feature in the Selected Objects box as needed.

        • If you do not select Incremental Data Migration, do not write new data to the source instance during data migration to ensure data consistency.

        Schema Mapping Mode of Source and Destination Databases

        Select a schema mapping mode as needed to map the schemas between the source and destination databases.

        Warning

        Tables in different schemas of the source database cannot have the same name. Otherwise, data inconsistency or task failure may occur.

        SQL Server Incremental Synchronization Mode

        • Log-based Parsing for Non-heap Tables and CDC-based Incremental Synchronization for Heap Tables (Hybrid Log-based Parsing):

          • Advantages:

            • Supports scenarios that involve source heap tables, tables without primary keys, compressed tables, or tables with computed columns.

            • Provides high link stability. This mode can obtain complete DDL statements and supports a wide range of DDL scenarios.

          • Disadvantages:

            • DTS creates the `dts_cdc_sync_ddl` trigger, the `dts_sync_progress` heartbeat table, and the `dts_cdc_ddl_history` DDL storage table in the source database. It also enables database-level CDC and CDC for some tables.

            • You cannot execute `SELECT INTO`, `TRUNCATE`, or `RENAME COLUMN` statements on tables with CDC enabled in the source database. You cannot manually delete triggers created by DTS in the source database.

        • Incremental Synchronization Based on Logs of Source Database (Heap tables are not supported):

          • Advantage:

            This mode is non-intrusive to the source database.

          • Disadvantage:

            This mode does not support scenarios that involve source heap tables, tables without primary keys, compressed tables, or tables with computed columns.

        • Polling and querying CDC instances for incremental synchronization:

          • Advantages:

            • Supports full and incremental migration when the source database is Amazon RDS for SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure SQL Server on Virtual Machine, or Google Cloud SQL for SQL Server.

            • This mode uses the native CDC component of SQL Server to obtain incremental data, which improves the stability of incremental migration and reduces network bandwidth usage.

          • Disadvantages:

            • The source database account used by the DTS instance must have the permissions to enable CDC. Incremental data migration has a latency of about 10 seconds.

            • When you migrate multiple tables across multiple databases, you may encounter stability and performance issues.

        Note

        This parameter is available only if you select Incremental Data Migration for Migration Types.

        The maximum number of tables for which CDC is enabled that DTS supports.

        We recommend that you, based on your business requirements, set the maximum number of tables for which CDC is enabled that a DTS task supports. Default value: 1,000.

        Note

        This parameter is unavailable if you set the SQL Server Incremental Synchronization Mode parameter to Incremental Synchronization Based on Logs of Source Database (Heap tables are not supported).

        Processing Mode of Conflicting Tables

        • Precheck and Report Errors: Checks whether tables with the same names exist in the destination database. If no tables with the same names exist, the precheck is passed. If tables with the same names exist, an error is reported during the precheck, and the data migration task does not start.

          Note

          If a table in the destination database has the same name but cannot be easily deleted or renamed, you can change the name of the table in the destination database. For more information, see Object name mapping.

        • Ignore Errors and Proceed: Skips the check for tables with the same names.

          Warning

          Selecting Ignore Errors and Proceed may cause data inconsistency and business risks. For example:

          • If the table schemas are consistent and a record in the destination database has the same primary key value as a record in the source database:

            • During full migration, DTS keeps the record in the destination database. The record from the source database is not migrated.

            • During incremental migration, DTS does not keep the record in the destination database. The record from the source database overwrites the record in the destination database.

          • If the table schemas are inconsistent, only some columns of data may be migrated, or the migration may fail. Proceed with caution.

        Capitalization of Object Names in Destination Instance

        You can configure the case sensitivity policy for the names of migrated objects, such as databases, tables, and columns, in the destination instance. By default, DTS default policy is selected. You can also choose to keep the case sensitivity consistent with the default policy of the source or destination database. For more information, see Case sensitivity of object names in the destination database.

        Source Objects

        In the Source Objects box, click the objects to migrate, and then click Right arrow to move them to the Selected Objects box.

        Note

        You can select objects to migrate at the database, table, or column level. If you select tables or columns, other objects such as views, triggers, and stored procedures are not migrated to the destination database.

        Selected Objects

        • To rename an object that you want to migrate to the destination instance, right-click the object in the Selected Objects section. For more information, see Individual table column mapping.

        • To rename multiple objects at a time, click Batch Edit in the upper-right corner of the Selected Objects section. For more information, see Map multiple object names at a time.

        Note

        • If you use the object name mapping feature, the migration of other objects that depend on the mapped object may fail.

        • To filter data using a WHERE clause, right-click the table to be migrated in the Selected Objects box and set the filter condition in the dialog box that appears. For more information about how to set the filter condition, see Set filter conditions.

        • To select SQL operations for incremental migration at the database or table level, right-click the object to be migrated in the Selected Objects box and select the desired SQL operations for incremental migration in the dialog box that appears.

      2. Click Next: Advanced Settings to configure advanced parameters.

        Configuration

        Description

        Dedicated Cluster for Task Scheduling

        By default, DTS schedules tasks on a shared cluster. You do not need to select one. If you want more stable tasks, you can purchase a dedicated cluster to run DTS migration tasks.

        Retry Time for Failed Connections

        After the migration task starts, if the connection to the source or destination database fails, DTS reports an error and immediately begins to retry the connection. The default retry duration is 720 minutes. You can customize the retry time to a value from 10 to 1440 minutes. We recommend that you set the duration to more than 30 minutes. If DTS reconnects to the source and destination databases within the specified duration, the migration task automatically resumes. Otherwise, the task fails.

        Note

        • For multiple DTS instances that share the same source or destination, the network retry time is determined by the setting of the last created task.

        • Because you are charged for the task during the connection retry period, we recommend that you customize the retry time based on your business needs, or release the DTS instance as soon as possible after the source and destination database instances are released.

        Retry Time for Other Issues

        After the migration task starts, if a non-connectivity issue, such as a DDL or DML execution exception, occurs in the source or destination database, DTS reports an error and immediately begins to retry the operation. The default retry duration is 10 minutes. You can customize the retry time to a value from 1 to 1440 minutes. We recommend that you set the duration to more than 10 minutes. If the related operations succeed within the specified retry duration, the migration task automatically resumes. Otherwise, the task fails.

        Important

        The value of Retry Time for Other Issues must be less than the value of Retry Time for Failed Connections.

        Enable Throttling for Full Data Migration

        During full migration, DTS consumes read and write resources on the source and destination databases, which may increase the database load. If required, you can enable throttling for the full migration task. You can set Queries per second (QPS) to the source database, RPS of Full Data Migration, and Data migration speed for full migration (MB/s) to reduce the load on the destination database.

        Note

        • This configuration item is available only if you select Full Data Migration for Migration Types.

        • You can also adjust the full migration speed after the migration instance is running.

        Enable Throttling for Incremental Data Migration

        If required, you can also choose to set speed limits for the incremental migration task. You can set RPS of Incremental Data Migration and Data migration speed for incremental migration (MB/s) to reduce the load on the destination database.

        Note

        • This configuration item is available only if you select Incremental Data Migration for Migration Types.

        • You can also adjust the incremental migration speed after the migration instance is running.

        Environment Tag

        You can select an environment tag to identify the instance as needed. In this example, no selection is required.

        Configure ETL

        Choose whether to enable the extract, transform, and load (ETL) feature. For more information, see What is ETL? Valid values:

        Monitoring and Alerting

        Select whether to set alerts and receive alert notifications based on your business needs.

        • No: Does not set an alert.

        • Yes: Configure alerts by setting an alert threshold and an alert notifications. If a migration fails or the latency exceeds the threshold, the system sends an alert notification.

      3. Click Next: Data Validation to configure a data validation task.

        For more information about the data validation feature, see Configure data validation.

    6. Save the task and run a precheck.

      • To view the parameters for configuring this instance when you call the API operation, move the pointer over the Next: Save Task Settings and Precheck button and click Preview OpenAPI parameters in the bubble that appears.

      • If you do not need to view or have finished viewing the API parameters, click Next: Save Task Settings and Precheck at the bottom of the page.

      Note

      • Before the migration task starts, DTS performs a precheck. The task starts only after it passes the precheck.

      • If the precheck fails, click View Details next to the failed check item, fix the issue based on the prompt, and then run the precheck again.

      • If a warning is reported during the precheck:

        • For check items that cannot be ignored, click View Details next to the failed item, fix the issue based on the prompt, and then run the precheck again.

        • For check items that can be ignored, you can click Confirm Alert Details, Ignore, OK, and Precheck Again to skip the alert item and run the precheck again. If you choose to ignore a warning, it may cause issues such as data inconsistency and pose risks to your business.

    7. Purchase the instance.

      1. When the Success Rate is 100%, click Next: Purchase Instance.

      2. On the Purchase page, select the link specification for the data migration instance. For more information, see the following table.

        Category

        Parameter

        Description

        New Instance Class

        Resource Group Settings

        Select the resource group to which the instance belongs. The default value is default resource group. For more information, see What is Resource Management?

        Instance Class

        DTS provides migration specifications with different performance levels. The link specification affects the migration speed. You can select a specification based on your business scenario. For more information, see Data migration link specifications.

      3. After the configuration is complete, read and select Data Transmission Service (Pay-as-you-go) Service Terms.

      4. Click Buy and Start. In the OK dialog box that appears, click OK.

        You can view the progress of the migration task on the Data Migration Tasks list page.

        Note

        • If the migration task does not include incremental migration, it stops automatically after the full migration is complete. After the task stops, its Status changes to Completed.

        • If the migration task includes incremental migration, it does not stop automatically. The incremental migration task continues to run. While the incremental migration task is running, the Status of the task is Running.