You can use the Commvault software to perform logical dumps of Amazon RDS databases so that you can move the data to storage in the cloud or on-premises to meet your compliance and storage objectives.
The Commvault software uses the native database dump based backup utilities to export the data from the Amazon RDS database and import it to any of the following destinations:
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The same Amazon RDS instance that you backed up
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A new Amazon RDS instance
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An on-premises database instance
Key Features
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Back up the data to a disk in the cloud or on-premises
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End users can restore the data to the same instance, or to another database instance in the cloud or on premises for application needs
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Table-level restore operations from the backup
The solution works with the following databases:
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Amazon Aurora MySQL. For more information, see Amazon Aurora MySQL
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Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. For more information, see Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL.
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MariaDB
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Microsoft SQL Server
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MySQL
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Oracle
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PostgreSQL
Solution Components
The following Commvault entities are part of the solution:
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Entity |
Location |
Function |
Required Commvault packages |
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CommServe server |
On-premises or Amazon cloud |
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CommCell Console The following packages are automatically selected:
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MediaAgent |
On-premises or Amazon cloud |
Moves the data and manages storage. |
MediaAgent |
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Linux proxy server |
Amazon Cloud |
This entity communicates with the Amazon RDS database instance and the CommServe server and MediaAgent. You can have the proxy server handle multiple agent types. |
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Amazon RDS Virtualization Client |
Not Applicable |
This entity is the interface that you use to perform backup operations and restore operations for the Amazon RDS database. |
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