is it possible to configure the replication from AWS RDS mysql 5.7 read replica to AWS RDS mysql 8.0 by using CALL mysql.rds_set_external_master ()

Question

Hi Team,

I explain here briefly, I will stop the replication from read replica to Rds mysql 5.7 master db. and take a backup and note the binlog position and restore the backup in rds mysql 8.0. then after by using this sp 
**CALL mysql.rds_set_external_master ();** 
I able to configure the replication from master RDS Mysql 5.7 to RDS mysql 8.0 but my question is I able to create a read replica from read replica so shall i able to do the same thing? like take backup from read replica after stop the replica from read replica to read replica and note the binlog position then from RDS mysql 5.7 read replica to rds mysql 8.0. if not then I want to know a technical explanation.

Thanks & Regards
Aravind

Answer

It is possible. But why would you not just use the managed service to create a read replica within RDS? You can just create a managed read replica from the 5.7 source and upgrade it to 8.0

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create-db-instance-read-replica

is it possible to configure the replication from AWS RDS mysql 5.7 read replica to AWS RDS mysql 8.0 by using CALL mysql.rds_set_external_master ()

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