Support for SQL Server Integration Services in Amazon RDS for SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a component that you can use to perform a broad range of data migration tasks. SSIS is a platform for data integration and workflow applications. It features a data warehousing tool used for data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL). You can also use this tool to automate maintenance of SQL Server databases and updates to multidimensional cube data.
SSIS projects are organized into packages saved as XML-based .dtsx files. Packages can contain control flows and data flows. You use data flows to represent ETL operations. After deployment, packages are stored in SQL Server in the SSISDB database. SSISDB is an online transaction processing (OLTP) database in the full recovery mode.
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports running SSIS directly on an RDS DB instance. You can enable SSIS on an existing or new DB instance. SSIS is installed on the same DB instance as your database engine.
RDS supports SSIS for SQL Server Standard and Enterprise Editions on the following versions:
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SQL Server 2019, version 15.00.4043.16.v1 and higher
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SQL Server 2017, version 14.00.3223.3.v1 and higher
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SQL Server 2016, version 13.00.5426.0.v1 and higher
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Limitations and recommendations
The following limitations and recommendations apply to running SSIS on RDS for SQL Server:
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The DB instance must have an associated parameter group with the
clr enabled
parameter set to 1. For more information, see Modifying the parameter for SSIS.Note
If you enable the
clr enabled
parameter on SQL Server 2017 or 2019, you can't use the common language runtime (CLR) on your DB instance. For more information, see Features not supported and features with limited support. -
The following control flow tasks are supported:
Analysis Services Execute DDL Task
Analysis Services Processing Task
Bulk Insert Task
Check Database Integrity Task
Data Flow Task
Data Mining Query Task
Data Profiling Task
Execute Package Task
Execute SQL Server Agent Job Task
Execute SQL Task
Execute T-SQL Statement Task
Notify Operator Task
Rebuild Index Task
Reorganize Index Task
Shrink Database Task
Transfer Database Task
Transfer Jobs Task
Transfer Logins Task
Transfer SQL Server Objects Task
Update Statistics Task
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Only project deployment is supported.
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Running SSIS packages by using SQL Server Agent is supported.
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SSIS log records can be inserted only into user-created databases.
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Use only the
D:\S3
folder for working with files. Files placed in any other directory are deleted. Be aware of a few other file location details:-
Place SSIS project input and output files in the
D:\S3
folder. -
For the Data Flow Task, change the location for
BLOBTempStoragePath
andBufferTempStoragePath
to a file inside theD:\S3
folder. The file path must start withD:\S3\
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Ensure that all parameters, variables, and expressions used for file connections point to the
D:\S3
folder. -
On Multi-AZ instances, files created by SSIS in the
D:\S3
folder are deleted after a failover. For more information, see Multi-AZ limitations for S3 integration. -
Upload the files created by SSIS in the
D:\S3
folder to your Amazon S3 bucket to make them durable.
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Import Column and Export Column transformations and the Script component on the Data Flow Task aren't supported.
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You can't enable dump on running SSIS packages, and you can't add data taps on SSIS packages.
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The SSIS Scale Out feature isn't supported.
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You can't deploy projects directly. We provide RDS stored procedures to do this. For more information, see Deploying an SSIS project.
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Build SSIS project (.ispac) files with the
DoNotSavePasswords
protection mode for deploying on RDS. -
SSIS isn't supported on Always On instances with read replicas.
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You can't back up the SSISDB database that is associated with the
SSIS
option. -
Importing and restoring the SSISDB database from other instances of SSIS isn't supported.
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You can connect to other SQL Server DB instances or to an Oracle data source. Connecting to other database engines, such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, isn't supported for SSIS on RDS for SQL Server. For more information on connecting to an Oracle data source, see Linked Servers with Oracle OLEDB.
Enabling SSIS
You enable SSIS by adding the SSIS option to your DB instance. Use the following process:
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Create a new option group, or choose an existing option group.
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Add the
SSIS
option to the option group. -
Create a new parameter group, or choose an existing parameter group.
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Modify the parameter group to set the
clr enabled
parameter to 1. -
Associate the option group and parameter group with the DB instance.
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Enable Amazon S3 integration.
Note
If a database with the name SSISDB or a reserved SSIS login already exists on the DB instance, you can't enable SSIS on the instance.
Creating the option group for SSIS
To work with SSIS, create an option group or modify an option group that corresponds to the SQL Server edition and version of the DB instance that you plan to use. To do this, use the Amazon Web Services Management Console or the Amazon CLI.
The following procedure creates an option group for SQL Server Standard Edition 2016.
To create the option group
Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/rds/
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In the navigation pane, choose Option groups.
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Choose Create group.
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In the Create option group window, do the following:
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For Name, enter a name for the option group that is unique within your Amazon account, such as
ssis-se-2016
. The name can contain only letters, digits, and hyphens. -
For Description, enter a brief description of the option group, such as
SSIS option group for SQL Server SE 2016
. The description is used for display purposes. -
For Engine, choose sqlserver-se.
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For Major engine version, choose 13.00.
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Choose Create.
The following procedure creates an option group for SQL Server Standard Edition 2016.
To create the option group
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Run one of the following commands.
For Linux, macOS, or Unix:
aws rds create-option-group \ --option-group-name
ssis-se-2016
\ --engine-namesqlserver-se
\ --major-engine-version13.00
\ --option-group-description "SSIS option group for SQL Server SE 2016
"For Windows:
aws rds create-option-group ^ --option-group-name
ssis-se-2016
^ --engine-namesqlserver-se
^ --major-engine-version13.00
^ --option-group-description "SSIS option group for SQL Server SE 2016
"
Adding the SSIS option to the option group
Next, use the Amazon Web Services Management Console or the Amazon CLI to add the SSIS
option to your option
group.
To add the SSIS option
Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/rds/
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In the navigation pane, choose Option groups.
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Choose the option group that you just created, ssis-se-2016 in this example.
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Choose Add option.
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Under Option details, choose SSIS for Option name.
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Under Scheduling, choose whether to add the option immediately or at the next maintenance window.
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Choose Add option.
To add the SSIS option
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Add the
SSIS
option to the option group.For Linux, macOS, or Unix:
aws rds add-option-to-option-group \ --option-group-name
ssis-se-2016
\ --options OptionName=SSIS \ --apply-immediatelyFor Windows:
aws rds add-option-to-option-group ^ --option-group-name
ssis-se-2016
^ --options OptionName=SSIS ^ --apply-immediately
Creating the parameter group for SSIS
Create or modify a parameter group for the clr enabled
parameter that
corresponds to the SQL Server edition and version of the DB instance that you plan
to use for SSIS.
The following procedure creates a parameter group for SQL Server Standard Edition 2016.
To create the parameter group
Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/rds/
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In the navigation pane, choose Parameter groups.
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Choose Create parameter group.
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In the Create parameter group pane, do the following:
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For Parameter group family, choose sqlserver-se-13.0.
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For Group name, enter an identifier for the parameter group, such as
ssis-sqlserver-se-13
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For Description, enter
clr enabled parameter group
.
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Choose Create.
The following procedure creates a parameter group for SQL Server Standard Edition 2016.
To create the parameter group
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Run one of the following commands.
For Linux, macOS, or Unix:
aws rds create-db-parameter-group \ --db-parameter-group-name
ssis-sqlserver-se-13
\ --db-parameter-group-family "sqlserver-se-13.0
" \ --description "clr enabled parameter group
"For Windows:
aws rds create-db-parameter-group ^ --db-parameter-group-name
ssis-sqlserver-se-13
^ --db-parameter-group-family "sqlserver-se-13.0
" ^ --description "clr enabled parameter group
"
Modifying the parameter for SSIS
Modify the clr enabled
parameter in the parameter group that corresponds to
the SQL Server edition and version of your DB instance. For SSIS, set the clr
enabled
parameter to 1.
The following procedure modifies the parameter group that you created for SQL Server Standard Edition 2016.
To modify the parameter group
Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/rds/
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In the navigation pane, choose Parameter groups.
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Choose the parameter group, such as ssis-sqlserver-se-13.
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Under Parameters, filter the parameter list for
clr
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Choose clr enabled.
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Choose Edit parameters.
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From Values, choose 1.
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Choose Save changes.
The following procedure modifies the parameter group that you created for SQL Server Standard Edition 2016.
To modify the parameter group
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Run one of the following commands.
For Linux, macOS, or Unix:
aws rds modify-db-parameter-group \ --db-parameter-group-name
ssis-sqlserver-se-13
\ --parameters "ParameterName='clr enabled',ParameterValue=1
,ApplyMethod=immediate"For Windows:
aws rds modify-db-parameter-group ^ --db-parameter-group-name
ssis-sqlserver-se-13
^ --parameters "ParameterName='clr enabled',ParameterValue=1
,ApplyMethod=immediate"
Associating the option group and parameter group with your DB instance
To associate the SSIS option group and parameter group with your DB instance, use the Amazon Web Services Management Console or the Amazon CLI
Note
If you use an existing instance, it must already have an Active Directory domain and Amazon Identity and Access Management (IAM) role associated with it. If you create a new instance, specify an existing Active Directory domain and IAM role. For more information, see Working with Active Directory with RDS for SQL Server.
To finish enabling SSIS, associate your SSIS option group and parameter group with a new or existing DB instance:
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For a new DB instance, associate them when you launch the instance. For more information, see Creating an Amazon RDS DB instance.
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For an existing DB instance, associate them by modifying the instance. For more information, see Modifying an Amazon RDS DB instance.
You can associate the SSIS option group and parameter group with a new or existing DB instance.
To create an instance with the SSIS option group and parameter group
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Specify the same DB engine type and major version as you used when creating the option group.
For Linux, macOS, or Unix:
aws rds create-db-instance \ --db-instance-identifier
myssisinstance
\ --db-instance-classdb.m5.2xlarge
\ --enginesqlserver-se
\ --engine-version13.00.5426.0.v1
\ --allocated-storage100
\ --manage-master-user-password \ --master-usernameadmin
\ --storage-typegp2
\ --license-modelli
\ --domain-iam-role-namemy-directory-iam-role
\ --domainmy-domain-id
\ --option-group-namessis-se-2016
\ --db-parameter-group-namessis-sqlserver-se-13
For Windows:
aws rds create-db-instance ^ --db-instance-identifier
myssisinstance
^ --db-instance-classdb.m5.2xlarge
^ --enginesqlserver-se
^ --engine-version13.00.5426.0.v1
^ --allocated-storage100
^ --manage-master-user-password ^ --master-usernameadmin
^ --storage-typegp2
^ --license-modelli
^ --domain-iam-role-namemy-directory-iam-role
^ --domainmy-domain-id
^ --option-group-namessis-se-2016
^ --db-parameter-group-namessis-sqlserver-se-13
To modify an instance and associate the SSIS option group and parameter group
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Run one of the following commands.
For Linux, macOS, or Unix:
aws rds modify-db-instance \ --db-instance-identifier
myssisinstance
\ --option-group-namessis-se-2016
\ --db-parameter-group-namessis-sqlserver-se-13
\ --apply-immediatelyFor Windows:
aws rds modify-db-instance ^ --db-instance-identifier
myssisinstance
^ --option-group-namessis-se-2016
^ --db-parameter-group-namessis-sqlserver-se-13
^ --apply-immediately
Enabling S3 integration
To download SSIS project (.ispac) files to your host for deployment, use S3 file integration. For more information, see Integrating an Amazon RDS for SQL Server DB instance with Amazon S3.
Administrative permissions on SSISDB
When the instance is created or modified with the SSIS option, the result is an SSISDB database with the ssis_admin and ssis_logreader roles granted to the master user. The master user has the following privileges in SSISDB:
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alter on ssis_admin role
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alter on ssis_logreader role
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alter any user
Because the master user is a SQL-authenticated user, you can't use the master user for executing SSIS packages. The master user can use these privileges to create new SSISDB users and add them to the ssis_admin and ssis_logreader roles. Doing this is useful for giving access to your domain users for using SSIS.
Setting up a Windows-authenticated user for SSIS
The master user can use the following code example to set up a Windows-authenticated login
in SSISDB and grant the required procedure permissions. Doing this grants
permissions to the domain user to deploy and run SSIS packages, use S3 file transfer
procedures, create credentials, and work with the SQL Server Agent proxy. For more
information, see Credentials (database engine)
Note
You can grant some or all of the following permissions as needed to Windows-authenticated users.
-- Create a server-level SQL login for the domain user, if it doesn't already exist USE [master] GO CREATE LOGIN [
mydomain
\user_name
] FROM WINDOWS GO -- Create a database-level account for the domain user, if it doesn't already exist USE [SSISDB] GO CREATE USER [mydomain
\user_name
] FOR LOGIN [mydomain
\user_name
] -- Add SSIS role membership to the domain user ALTER ROLE [ssis_admin] ADD MEMBER [mydomain
\user_name
] ALTER ROLE [ssis_logreader] ADD MEMBER [mydomain
\user_name
] GO -- Add MSDB role membership to the domain user USE [msdb] GO CREATE USER [mydomain
\user_name
] FOR LOGIN [mydomain
\user_name
] -- Grant MSDB stored procedure privileges to the domain user GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.rds_msbi_task TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT SELECT ON msdb.dbo.rds_fn_task_status TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.rds_task_status TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.rds_cancel_task TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.rds_download_from_s3 TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.rds_upload_to_s3 TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.rds_delete_from_filesystem TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.rds_gather_file_details TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.sp_add_proxy TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.sp_update_proxy TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.sp_grant_login_to_proxy TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.sp_revoke_login_from_proxy TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.sp_delete_proxy TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.sp_enum_login_for_proxy to [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.sp_enum_proxy_for_subsystem TO [mydomain
\user_name
] with grant option GRANT EXEC ON msdb.dbo.rds_sqlagent_proxy TO [mydomain
\user_name
] WITH GRANT OPTION -- Add the SQLAgentUserRole privilege to the domain user USE [msdb] GO ALTER ROLE [SQLAgentUserRole] ADD MEMBER [mydomain
\user_name
] GO -- Grant the ALTER ANY CREDENTIAL privilege to the domain user USE [master] GO GRANT ALTER ANY CREDENTIAL TO [mydomain
\user_name
] GO
Deploying an SSIS project
On RDS, you can't deploy SSIS projects directly by using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or SSIS procedures. To download project files from Amazon S3 and then deploy them, use RDS stored procedures.
To run the stored procedures, log in as any user that you granted permissions for running the stored procedures. For more information, see Setting up a Windows-authenticated user for SSIS.
To deploy the SSIS project
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Download the project (.ispac) file.
exec msdb.dbo.rds_download_from_s3 @s3_arn_of_file='arn:aws-cn:s3:::
bucket_name
/ssisproject
.ispac', [@rds_file_path='D:\S3\ssisproject
.ispac'], [@overwrite_file=1]; -
Submit the deployment task, making sure of the following:
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The folder is present in the SSIS catalog.
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The project name matches the project name that you used while developing the SSIS project.
exec msdb.dbo.rds_msbi_task @task_type='SSIS_DEPLOY_PROJECT', @folder_name='
DEMO
', @project_name='ssisproject
', @file_path='D:\S3\ssisproject
.ispac'; -
Monitoring the status of a deployment task
To track the status of your deployment task, call the rds_fn_task_status
function. It takes two parameters. The first parameter should always be
NULL
because it doesn't apply to SSIS. The second parameter accepts a
task ID.
To see a list of all tasks, set the first parameter to NULL
and the second
parameter to 0
, as shown in the following example.
SELECT * FROM msdb.dbo.rds_fn_task_status(NULL,
0
);
To get a specific task, set the first parameter to NULL
and the second
parameter to the task ID, as shown in the following example.
SELECT * FROM msdb.dbo.rds_fn_task_status(NULL,
42
);
The rds_fn_task_status
function returns the following information.
Output parameter |
Description |
---|---|
|
The ID of the task. |
|
|
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Not applicable to SSIS tasks. |
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The progress of the task as a percentage. |
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The amount of time spent on the task, in minutes. |
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The status of the task. Possible statuses are the following:
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Additional information about the task. If an error occurs during processing, this column contains information about the error. |
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The date and time that the task status was last updated. |
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The date and time that the task was created. |
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Not applicable to SSIS tasks. |
|
Not applicable to SSIS tasks. |
|
Not applicable to SSIS tasks. |
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Not applicable to SSIS tasks. |
|
Not applicable to SSIS tasks. |
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Metadata associated with the SSIS task. |
Using SSIS
After deploying the SSIS project into the SSIS catalog, you can run packages directly from SSMS or schedule them by using SQL Server Agent. You must use a Windows-authenticated login for executing SSIS packages. For more information, see Setting up a Windows-authenticated user for SSIS.
Topics
Setting database connection managers for SSIS projects
When you use a connection manager, you can use these types of authentication:
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For local database connections using Amazon Managed Active Directory, you can use SQL authentication or Windows authentication. For Windows authentication, use
as the server name of the connection string.DB_instance_name
.fully_qualified_domain_name
An example is
myssisinstance.corp-ad.example.com
, wheremyssisinstance
is the DB instance name andcorp-ad.example.com
is the fully qualified domain name. -
For remote connections, always use SQL authentication.
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For local database connections using self-managed Active Directory, you can use SQL authentication or Windows authentication. For Windows authentication, use
or.
as the server name of the connection string.LocalHost
Creating an SSIS proxy
To be able to schedule SSIS packages using SQL Server Agent, create an SSIS credential and an SSIS proxy. Run these procedures as a Windows-authenticated user.
To create the SSIS credential
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Create the credential for the proxy. To do this, you can use SSMS or the following SQL statement.
USE [master] GO CREATE CREDENTIAL [SSIS_Credential] WITH IDENTITY = N'
mydomain
\user_name
', SECRET = N'mysecret
' GONote
IDENTITY
must be a domain-authenticated login. Replace
with the password for the domain-authenticated login.mysecret
Whenever the SSISDB primary host is changed, alter the SSIS proxy credentials to allow the new host to access them.
To create the SSIS proxy
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Use the following SQL statement to create the proxy.
USE [msdb] GO EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_proxy @proxy_name=N'SSIS_Proxy',@credential_name=N'SSIS_Credential',@description=N'' GO
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Use the following SQL statement to grant access to the proxy to other users.
USE [msdb] GO EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_grant_login_to_proxy @proxy_name=N'SSIS_Proxy',@login_name=N'
mydomain
\user_name
' GO -
Use the following SQL statement to give the SSIS subsystem access to the proxy.
USE [msdb] GO EXEC msdb.dbo.rds_sqlagent_proxy @task_type='GRANT_SUBSYSTEM_ACCESS',@proxy_name='SSIS_Proxy',@proxy_subsystem='SSIS' GO
To view the proxy and grants on the proxy
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Use the following SQL statement to view the grantees of the proxy.
USE [msdb] GO EXEC sp_help_proxy GO
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Use the following SQL statement to view the subsystem grants.
USE [msdb] GO EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_enum_proxy_for_subsystem GO
Scheduling an SSIS package using SQL Server Agent
After you create the credential and proxy and grant SSIS access to the proxy, you can create a SQL Server Agent job to schedule the SSIS package.
To schedule the SSIS package
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You can use SSMS or T-SQL for creating the SQL Server Agent job. The following example uses T-SQL.
USE [msdb] GO DECLARE @jobId BINARY(16) EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_job @job_name=N'MYSSISJob', @enabled=1, @notify_level_eventlog=0, @notify_level_email=2, @notify_level_page=2, @delete_level=0, @category_name=N'[Uncategorized (Local)]', @job_id = @jobId OUTPUT GO EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobserver @job_name=N'MYSSISJob',@server_name=N'(local)' GO EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep @job_name=N'MYSSISJob',@step_name=N'ExecuteSSISPackage', @step_id=1, @cmdexec_success_code=0, @on_success_action=1, @on_fail_action=2, @retry_attempts=0, @retry_interval=0, @os_run_priority=0, @subsystem=N'SSIS', @command=N'/ISSERVER "\"\SSISDB\MySSISFolder\MySSISProject\MySSISPackage.dtsx\"" /SERVER "\"my-rds-ssis-instance.corp-ad.company.com/\"" /Par "\"$ServerOption::LOGGING_LEVEL(Int16)\"";1 /Par "\"$ServerOption::SYNCHRONIZED(Boolean)\"";True /CALLERINFO SQLAGENT /REPORTING E', @database_name=N'master', @flags=0, @proxy_name=N'SSIS_Proxy' GO
Revoking SSIS access from the proxy
You can revoke access to the SSIS subsystem and delete the SSIS proxy using the following stored procedures.
To revoke access and delete the proxy
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Revoke subsystem access.
USE [msdb] GO EXEC msdb.dbo.rds_sqlagent_proxy @task_type='REVOKE_SUBSYSTEM_ACCESS',@proxy_name='SSIS_Proxy',@proxy_subsystem='SSIS' GO
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Revoke the grants on the proxy.
USE [msdb] GO EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_revoke_login_from_proxy @proxy_name=N'SSIS_Proxy',@name=N'
mydomain
\user_name
' GO -
Delete the proxy.
USE [msdb] GO EXEC dbo.sp_delete_proxy @proxy_name = N'SSIS_Proxy' GO
Disabling SSIS
To disable SSIS, remove the SSIS
option from its option group.
Important
Removing the option doesn't delete the SSISDB database, so you can safely remove the option without losing the SSIS projects.
You can re-enable the SSIS
option after removal to reuse the SSIS
projects that were previously deployed to the SSIS catalog.
The following procedure removes the SSIS
option.
To remove the SSIS option from its option group
Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/rds/
. -
In the navigation pane, choose Option groups.
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Choose the option group with the
SSIS
option (ssis-se-2016
in the previous examples). -
Choose Delete option.
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Under Deletion options, choose SSIS for Options to delete.
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Under Apply immediately, choose Yes to delete the option immediately, or No to delete it at the next maintenance window.
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Choose Delete.
The following procedure removes the SSIS
option.
To remove the SSIS option from its option group
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Run one of the following commands.
For Linux, macOS, or Unix:
aws rds remove-option-from-option-group \ --option-group-name
ssis-se-2016
\ --options SSIS \ --apply-immediatelyFor Windows:
aws rds remove-option-from-option-group ^ --option-group-name
ssis-se-2016
^ --options SSIS ^ --apply-immediately
Dropping the SSISDB database
After removing the SSIS option, the SSISDB database isn't deleted. To drop the SSISDB
database, use the rds_drop_ssis_database
stored procedure after removing
the SSIS option.
To drop the SSIS database
-
Use the following stored procedure.
USE [msdb] GO EXEC dbo.rds_drop_ssis_database GO
After dropping the SSISDB database, if you re-enable the SSIS option you get a fresh SSISDB catalog.