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AWS RDS UPDATE ISSUE

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am writing to bring attention to a few delicate issues we have encountered with the AWS RDS service. Earlier this morning, we received the following notification:

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You have 2 Aurora MySQL with a DB engine version that is reaching its end of standard support date. Upgrade this database to a higher DB engine version soon, or opt into AMS extended support when it’s available. We suggest that you upgrade before October 31, 2024.

** Our company utilizes a specific version of MySQL, and it is crucial for us to maintain this version to ensure the continuity of our services. We have already disabled the auto-upgrade feature by switching the "Minor Version Upgrade" option in the DB Maintenance tab to disable mode. As such, we understand that manual updates are the only option available for upgrading MySQL within RDS.

However, we are unsure whether the aforementioned message refers to an automatic MySQL version upgrade or if it pertains to an upgrade of the RDS version itself.

In light of this, I would greatly appreciate your assistance with the following inquiries:

  1. Will Amazon automatically upgrade our MySQL version, regardless of the disabled auto-upgrade option, or is this merely a cautionary notice for users of the service?
  2. If Amazon does indeed automatically upgrade the MySQL version, what steps can we take to avoid this?
  3. Are there any alternative solutions to address this issue?

Your guidance on this matter would be invaluable, and I look forward to your response.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Sincerely,

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asked a year ago136 views
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AWS will not upgrade this database to a supported version, it will only perform minor version upgrades as you have selected. WHat you do need to be aware of, is that when you continue to run a version of a database engine that is EOL, then AWS will automatically enroll you in their RDS Extended Support, if you have not disabled extended support for your database, which is expensive, but will enable you to continue running the end of life version.

Please review https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/extended-support.html carefully, and make sure that you understand the pricing implications for using extended support.

My advice would be that you start to do an immediate review of the effort and cost required to verify compatibility of your application with a newer supported version of your database engine, as you will inevitably have to do this, unless you intend to retire this application shortly.

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  • kim
    a year ago

    Thank you very much for your excellent support.

    After careful consideration, we have decided to maintain the current version of MySQL, even after its End of Life (EOL). The associated costs have already been calculated, and no further changes will be made.

    Based on your responses, I would like to confirm the following:

    1. AWS will not automatically upgrade the version of the database engine unless we enable the option for automatic upgrades.
    2. AWS will automatically apply extended support after EOL on our current database engine for a maximum of 3 years.

    Additionally, could you please clarify what is meant by "if you have not disabled extended support for your database"? Specifically, which dashboard or button should we avoid to ensure this doesn’t become an issue?

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