Sources for AWS DMS
You can use different source data stores in different AWS DMS features. The following sections contain the lists of supported source data stores for each AWS DMS feature.
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Source endpoints for data migration
You can use the following data stores as source endpoints for data migration using AWS DMS.
On-premises and EC2 instance databases
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Oracle versions 10.2 and higher (for versions 10.x), 11g and up to 12.2, 18c, and 19c for the Enterprise, Standard, Standard One, and Standard Two editions
Microsoft SQL Server versions 2005, 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022.
The Enterprise, Standard, Workgroup, Developer, and Web editions support full-load replication.
The Enterprise, Standard (version 2016 and higher), and Developer editions support CDC (ongoing) replication in addition to full-load.
The Express edition isn't supported.
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MySQL versions 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0
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Support for MySQL 8.0 as a source is available in AWS DMS versions 3.4.0 and higher, except when the transaction payload is compressed. Support for Google Cloud for MySQL 8.0 as a source is available in AWS DMS versions 3.4.6 and higher.
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MariaDB (supported as a MySQL-compatible data source) versions 10.0 (only versions 10.0.24 and higher), 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6.
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Support for MariaDB as a source is available in all AWS DMS versions where MySQL is supported.
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PostgreSQL version 9.4 and higher (for versions 9.x), 10.x, 11.x, 12.x, 13.x 14.x, 15.x, and 16.x.
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AWS DMS only supports PostgreSQL version 15.x in versions 3.5.1 and higher. AWS DMS only supports PostgreSQL version 16.x in versions 3.5.3 and higher.
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MongoDB versions 3.x, 4.0, 4.2, 4.4, 5.0, and 6.0
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AWS DMS versions 3.5.0 and higher don't support MongoDB versions prior to 3.6.
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SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) versions 12.5, 15, 15.5, 15.7, 16, and higher
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IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (Db2 LUW) versions:
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Version 9.7, all fix packs
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Version 10.1, all fix packs
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Version 10.5, all fix packs except for Fix Pack 5
Version 11.1, all fix packs
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Version 11.5, Mods (0-8) with only Fix Pack Zero
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IBM Db2 for z/OS version 12
Third-party managed database services:
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Microsoft Azure SQL Database
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Microsoft Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server versions 11.2, 12.15, 13.11, 14.8, and 15.3.
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Microsoft Azure MySQL Flexible Server versions 5.7 and 8.
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Google Cloud for MySQL versions 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0.
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Google Cloud for PostgreSQL versions 9.6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
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OCI MySQL Heatwave version 8.0.34.
Amazon RDS instance databases, and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
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Oracle versions 11g (versions 11.2.0.4 and higher) and up to 12.2, 18c, and 19c for the Enterprise, Standard, Standard One, and Standard Two editions
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Microsoft SQL Server versions 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022 for the Enterprise, Standard, Workgroup, and Developer editions
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AWS DMS doesn't support SQL Server Express. The Web edition is only supported for full-load only replication.
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MySQL versions 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0
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Support for MySQL 8.0 as a source is available in AWS DMS versions 3.4.0 and higher, except when the transaction payload is compressed.
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MariaDB (supported as a MySQL-compatible data source) versions 10.0.24 to 10.0.28, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6.
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Support for MariaDB as a source is available in all AWS DMS versions where MySQL is supported.
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PostgreSQL version 10.x, 11.x, 12.x, 13.x, 14.x, 15.x, and 16.x.
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AWS DMS only supports PostgreSQL version 15.x in versions 3.5.1 and higher. AWS DMS only supports PostgreSQL version 16.x in versions 3.5.3 and higher.
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Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility (supported as a MySQL-compatible data source)
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Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility (supported as a PostgreSQL-compatible data source)
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Amazon S3
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Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) versions 3.6, 4.0, and 5.0.
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Amazon RDS for IBM Db2 LUW.
For information about working with a specific source, see Working with AWS DMS endpoints.
For information about supported target endpoints, see Target endpoints for data migration.
Source databases for DMS Fleet Advisor
DMS Fleet Advisor supports the following source databases.
Microsoft SQL Server version 2012 and up to 2019
MySQL version 5.6 and up to 8
Oracle version 11g Release 2 and up to 12c, 19c, and 21c
PostgreSQL version 9.6 and up to 13
For information about working with a specific source, see Creating database users for AWS DMS Fleet Advisor.
For the list of databases that DMS Fleet Advisor uses to generate target recommendations, see Targets for DMS Fleet Advisor.
Source data providers for DMS Schema Conversion
DMS Schema Conversion supports the following data providers as sources for your migration projects.
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Microsoft SQL Server version 2008 R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2019
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Oracle version 10.2 and higher, 11g and up to 12.2, 18c, and 19c, and Oracle Data Warehouse
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PostgreSQL version 9.2 and higher
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MySQL version 5.5 and higher
Your source data provider can be a self-managed engine running on-premises or on an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance.
For information about working with a specific source, see Creating source data providers in DMS Schema Conversion.
For information about supported target databases, see Target data providers for DMS Schema Conversion.
The AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT) supports more source and target databases than DMS Schema Conversion. For information about databases that AWS SCT supports, see What is the AWS Schema Conversion Tool.
Source data providers for DMS homogeneous data migrations
You can use the following data providers as sources for homogeneous data migrations to on-premises and EC2 instance databases.
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MySQL version 5.7 and 8.0
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MariaDB version 10.2x
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PostgreSQL version 10.4 to 15.x.
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MongoDB version 4.x, 5.x, 6.0
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Amazon DocumentDB version 3.6, 4.0, 5.0
You can use the following data providers as sources for homogeneous data migrations to Amazon Relational Database Service instance databases.
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Aurora MySQL version 5.7 and 8.0
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RDS for MySQL version 5.7 and 8.0
RDS for MariaDB version 10.2.x
Your source data provider can be a self-managed engine running on-premises or on an Amazon EC2 instance. Also, you can use an Amazon RDS DB instance as a source data provider.
For information about working with a specific source, see Creating source data providers for homogeneous data migrations in AWS DMS.
For information about supported target databases, see Target data providers for DMS homogeneous data migrations.
