AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate SAA-C03 — Topic 1 Question 601

Question

A company runs its critical database on an Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance. The company wants to migrate to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL with minimal downtime and data loss. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

Accepted Answer

Correct answer: B. The correct answer is B. Option B: Create an Aurora read replica of the RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance. Promote the Aurora read replicate to a new Aurora PostgreSQL DB cluster. Amazon Aurora is a high-performance managed relational database with built-in replication and failover. Amazon RDS is a managed relational database that handles patching, backups and failover.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate SAA-C03 — Question 601