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How do I use schema conversion tool?

Jim Brown

How do I use schema conversion tool?

Almost all work you do with AWS SCT starts with the following steps:

  1. Install AWS SCT.
  2. Install an AWS SCT agent, if needed.
  3. Familiarize yourself with the user interface of AWS SCT.
  4. Create an AWS SCT project.
  5. Run and then review the Database Migration Assessment Report.
  6. Convert the source database schemas.

What is SCT tool?

The AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT) helps convert your existing database schema from one database engine to another. You can convert from a relational OLTP schema or any supported data warehouse OLAP schema to Amazon RDS (for example, Amazon Aurora MySQL or Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL, among others).

Is AWS schema conversion tool free?

The AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT) is a general purpose tool to help you migrate between database engine types. AWS SCT is a free download available on the AWS website. You can install AWS SCT on any Windows, Fedora, macOS, or Ubuntu server that has access to your source and target databases.

What is a schema in AWS?

A schema is a collection of facets that define what objects can be created in a directory and how they are organized. A schema also enforces data integrity and interoperability. A single schema can be applied to more than one directory at a time. For more information, see Schemas.

How do I install AWS schema conversion tool?

Note: The following steps are for Windows OS to install the AWS SCT.

  1. Download the zip folder, for example, aws-schema-conversion-tool-1.0. latest.
  2. Extract the AWS Schema Conversion Tool . msi file, for example, AWS Schema Conversion Tool-build-number. msi.
  3. Open the folder.
  4. Run the AWS SCT installer file.

What is CDC in AWS DMS?

AWS DMS performs continuous data replication using change data capture (CDC). By using CDC, you can determine and track data that has changed and provide it as a stream of changes that a downstream application can consume and act on.

How do you use redshift schema?

You can perform the following actions:

  1. To create a schema, use the CREATE SCHEMA command.
  2. To change the owner of a schema, use the ALTER SCHEMA command.
  3. To delete a schema and its objects, use the DROP SCHEMA command.
  4. To create a table within a schema, create the table with the format schema_name. table_name.