Synchronize data from RDS for MySQL to AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL

Precautions

During initial full data synchronization, DTS consumes read and write resources from both the source and destination databases, increasing the database load. If your databases have low performance, have low specifications, or are under high transaction loads (for example, the source database has a large number of slow SQL queries or tables without primary keys, or the destination database has deadlocks), the additional pressure may degrade performance or even cause service outages. Before you start, evaluate the performance of your source and destination databases. We recommend that you run the data synchronization task during off-peak hours, for example, when the CPU utilization of both databases is below 30%.

Billing

Limitations

• You can select only tables as synchronization objects.

• DTS does not support the synchronization of the following data types: BIT, VARBIT, GEOMETRY, ARRAY, UUID, TSQUERY, TSVECTOR, TXID_SNAPSHOT, and POINT.

• Tables with prefix indexes cannot be synchronized and may cause task failure.

• During data synchronization, do not use online DDL tools such as gh-ost or pt-online-schema-change to perform schema changes on the synchronization objects. Otherwise, the synchronization task will fail.

Supported SQL operations

• DML operations: INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE.

• DDL operation: ADD COLUMN.

  Note

  The CREATE TABLE operation is not supported. To synchronize a new table, you must add it as a synchronization object.

Supported synchronization topologies

• One-to-one, one-way synchronization.

• One-to-many, one-way synchronization.

• Many-to-one, one-way synchronization.

Term mappings

Procedure

1. Purchase a data synchronization task. For more information, see Purchase process.

   Note

   On the purchase page, set the source instance to MySQL, the destination instance to AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL, and the synchronization topology to One-way Synchronization.

2. Log on to the DTS console.

3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Data Synchronization.

4. At the top of the Synchronization Tasks page, select the region where the destination instance is located.

5. Find your data synchronization task and click Configure Synchronization Channel.

6. Configure the source and destination instances for the synchronization task.

   Section	Parameter	Description
   N/A	Synchronization Task Name	DTS automatically generates a task name. You can specify a descriptive name for easy identification. The name does not have to be unique.
   Source Instance Details	Instance Type	Select RDS Instance.
   	Instance Region	The region of the source instance, which was specified when you purchased the data synchronization instance. This parameter cannot be changed.
   	Instance ID	Select the ID of the source RDS instance.
   	Database Account	Enter the database account of the source ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance. Note If the database engine of the source RDS instance is MySQL 5.5 or MySQL 5.6, the Database Account and Database Password parameters are not available.
   	Database Password	Enter the password of the database account.
   	Connection Method	Select Non-encrypted or SSL-encrypted. If you select SSL-encrypted, you must enable SSL encryption for the RDS instance in advance. For more information, see Set SSL encryption.
   Destination Instance Details	Instance Type	Fixed as AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL. No configuration is required.
   	Instance Region	The region of the destination instance, which was specified when you purchased the data synchronization instance. This parameter cannot be changed.
   	Instance ID	Select the ID of the destination AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL instance.
   	Database Name	Enter the name of the destination database.
   	Database Account	Enter the initial account of the AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL instance. For more information, see Create and manage users. Note You can also enter an account that has the RDS_SUPERUSER permission. For more information about how to create such an account, see Manage user permissions.
   	Database Password	Enter the password of the database account.

7. In the lower-right corner of the page, click Set Whitelist and Next.

   If the source or destination database is an Alibaba Cloud database instance, such as an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL or ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance, DTS automatically adds the CIDR blocks of DTS servers to the IP address whitelist of the instance. If the source or destination database is a self-managed database hosted on an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance, DTS automatically adds the CIDR blocks of DTS servers to the security group rules of the ECS instance, and you must make sure that the ECS instance can access the database. If the self-managed database is hosted on multiple ECS instances, you must manually add the CIDR blocks of DTS servers to the security group rules of each ECS instance. If the source or destination database is a self-managed database that is deployed in a data center or provided by a third-party cloud service provider, you must manually add the CIDR blocks of DTS servers to the IP address whitelist of the database to allow DTS to access the database. For more information, see Whitelist DTS server IP addresses.

   Warning

   Adding the public IP address blocks of the DTS service, either automatically or manually, may pose security risks. Using this product, you acknowledge that you understand and accept the potential security risks and that you must implement basic security measures. These measures include, but are not limited to, strengthening password security, limiting the ports open to each CIDR block, using authentication for internal API calls, and regularly checking and restricting unnecessary CIDR blocks. Alternatively, you can connect through a private network using a leased line, VPN Gateway, or Smart Access Gateway.

8. Configure the synchronization policy and objects.

   Category	Parameter	Description
   Synchronization policy	Initial synchronization	By default, you must select both Initial Schema Synchronization and Initial Full Data Synchronization. After the precheck is complete, DTS initializes the schema and data of the selected objects in the destination instance. This establishes the baseline for subsequent incremental synchronization.
   	Processing mode for existing target tables	Clear Target Table Skips the Schema Name Conflict check item during the precheck phase. Clears the data in the destination table before full initialization. This is suitable for production synchronization after you complete testing the synchronization task. Ignore Errors and Proceed Skips the Schema Name Conflict check item during the precheck phase. During full data initialization, data is appended directly. This applies to data aggregation scenarios where data from multiple tables is synchronized into a single table.
   	Synchronization type	Select the operation types to synchronize based on your business requirements: Insert Update Delete AlterTable
   Select synchronization objects	N/A	In the Source Objects box, select the tables to synchronize, and then click the > icon () to move them to the Selected Objects box. Note You can select objects only at the table level. If you need the column names in the destination table to be different from those in the source table, use the field mapping feature of DTS. For more information, see Set object names in the destination instance.
   Object name mapping	N/A	Change the names of synchronized objects in the destination instance. For more information, see Map databases, tables, and columns.
   Replicate temporary tables during DMS online DDL operations	N/A	If you use Data Management (DMS) to perform online DDL changes on the source database, you can choose whether to synchronize the temporary tables generated by the DDL changes. Yes: Synchronizes the temporary tables generated by online DDL changes. Note If a large amount of temporary table data is generated by online DDL changes, the data synchronization task may be delayed. No: Does not synchronize the temporary tables generated by online DDL changes. Only the original DDL operations from the source database are synchronized. Note This option causes tables in the destination database to be locked.
   Retry duration for failed connections	N/A	If DTS cannot connect to the source or destination instance, it retries for 720 minutes (12 hours) by default. You can also specify a custom retry duration. If DTS reconnects to the source or destination instance within the specified duration, the synchronization task automatically resumes. Otherwise, the task fails. Note You are billed for task run time during connection retries. Customize the retry duration based on your business needs, or release the DTS instance as soon as the source and destination instances are released.

9. Set the primary key and distribution columns for the synchronized tables in the AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL instance.

   After you complete the settings, the Status column displays Defined. After you confirm the settings, click Pre-check and Start.

   Note

   This page appears only if you selected Initial Schema Synchronization in the previous step. For more information about primary key and distribution columns, see Table constraints and Table distribution.

10. After completing the preceding configurations, click Precheck and Start in the lower-right corner of the page.

    Note

    • A precheck runs before the synchronization task starts, and you can only start the task after it passes.

    • If the precheck fails, click the icon next to the failed item to view the details.

      • You can fix the issues based on the cause and run the precheck again.

      • If you do not need to fix the items that triggered warnings, you can click Ignore or Ignore Warnings and Rerun Precheck to skip the warnings and run the precheck again.

11. After the Precheck dialog box shows that Precheck Passed, close the Precheck dialog box. The synchronization task starts.

12. Wait for the task to complete initialization and enter the Synchronizing state.

    You can view the status of the data synchronization task on the Data Synchronization page.