Using data tiering - Amazon MemoryDB

Using data tiering

When creating a cluster, you use data tiering by selecting a node type from the r6gd family, such as db.r6gd.xlarge. Selecting that node type automatically enables data tiering.

For more information on creating a cluster, see Step 2: Create a cluster.

When creating a cluster using the AWS CLI, you use data tiering by selecting a node type from the r6gd family, such as db.r6gd.xlarge and setting the --data-tiering parameter.

You cannot opt out of data tiering when selecting a node type from the r6gd family. If you set the --no-data-tiering parameter, the operation will fail.

For Linux, macOS, or Unix:

aws memorydb create-cluster \ --cluster-name my-cluster \ --node-type db.r6gd.xlarge \ --engine valkey \ --acl-name my-acl \ --subnet-group my-sg \ --data-tiering

For Windows:

aws memorydb create-cluster ^ --cluster-name my-cluster ^ --node-type db.r6gd.xlarge ^ --engine valkey ^ --acl-name my-acl ^ --subnet-group my-sg --data-tiering

After running this operation, you will see a response similar to the following:

{ "Cluster": { "Name": "my-cluster", "Status": "creating", "NumberOfShards": 1, "AvailabilityMode": "MultiAZ", "ClusterEndpoint": { "Port": 6379 }, "NodeType": "db.r6gd.xlarge", "EngineVersion": "7.2", "EnginePatchVersion": "7.2.6", "Engine": "valkey" "ParameterGroupName": "default.memorydb-valkey7", "ParameterGroupStatus": "in-sync", "SubnetGroupName": "my-sg", "TLSEnabled": true, "ARN": "arn:aws:memorydb:us-east-1:xxxxxxxxxxxxxx:cluster/my-cluster", "SnapshotRetentionLimit": 0, "MaintenanceWindow": "wed:03:00-wed:04:00", "SnapshotWindow": "04:30-05:30", "ACLName": "my-acl", "DataTiering":"true", "AutoMinorVersionUpgrade": true } }