Restoring Amazon RDS for MySQL to a Different Location (Out of Place)

You can restore a Amazon RDS for MySQL database to a different location (out of place).

To recover only the data, perform the restore by using a full backup.

Prerequisites

Before initiating the out-of-place restores, create the destination instance and start the destination server.

Procedure

1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

   The database Overview tab appears.

2. On the Instances tab, from the Actions row of the instance you want to restore, select Restore.

   Alternatively, click the instance you want to restore, and then click Restore from the Recovery points tile.

   The Backup content page appears.

3. Under Restore type, select one of the following restore types:

   • Cross Instance restore

   • Restore to disk

4. From the Destination Client list, select the destination server for the restore.

5. From the Destination instance list, select the destination instance for the restore.

6. Optional: From the Select MediaAgent list, select a Mediaagent server name.

7. Under Pre or Post options, complete the following:

   • In the Pre recovery command box, enter the name or path of the process to run before the restore. Alternatively, select the file icon on the right side to select a physical client from the Physical client selection list.

   • In the Post recovery command box, enter the name or path of the process to run after the restore. Alternatively, select the file icon on the right side to select a physical client from the Physical client selection list.

   • If you want to initiate the restore as user, move the Run as User toggle button to right.

   • In the User name box, enter a user name you want to run the restore with.

8. To send a notification email when the restore job completes, select the When the job completes, notify me via email.

9. Click Submit.