Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors Examples See Also

StartMetadataModelImport

Loads the metadata for all the dependent database objects of the parent object.

This operation uses your project's Amazon S3 bucket as a metadata cache to improve performance.

Request Syntax


{
   "MigrationProjectIdentifier": "string",
   "Origin": "string",
   "Refresh": boolean,
   "SelectionRules": "string"
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

MigrationProjectIdentifier

The migration project name or Amazon Resource Name (ARN).

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 255.

Required: Yes

Origin

Whether to load metadata to the source or target database.

Type: String

Valid Values: SOURCE | TARGET

Required: Yes

Refresh

If true, Amazon DMS loads metadata for the specified objects from the source database.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

SelectionRules

A value that specifies the database objects to import.

Type: String

Required: Yes

Response Syntax


{
   "RequestIdentifier": "string"
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

RequestIdentifier

The identifier for the import operation.

Type: String

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

AccessDeniedFault

Amazon DMS was denied access to the endpoint. Check that the role is correctly configured.

message

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidResourceStateFault

The resource is in a state that prevents it from being used for database migration.

message

HTTP Status Code: 400

KMSKeyNotAccessibleFault

Amazon DMS cannot access the KMS key.

message

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceAlreadyExistsFault

The resource you are attempting to create already exists.

message
resourceArn

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceNotFoundFault

The resource could not be found.

message

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceQuotaExceededFault

The quota for this resource quota has been exceeded.

message

HTTP Status Code: 400

S3AccessDeniedFault

Insufficient privileges are preventing access to an Amazon S3 object.

HTTP Status Code: 400

S3ResourceNotFoundFault

A specified Amazon S3 bucket, bucket folder, or other object can't be found.

HTTP Status Code: 400

Examples

Example

This example illustrates one usage of StartMetadataModelImport.

Sample Request


awsdms start-metadata-model-import --migration-project-identifier
arn:aws:dms:us-east-1:012345678901:migration-project:EXAMPLEABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ012345 
--selection-rules "{\"rules\": [{\"rule-type\": \"selection\",\"rule-id\": \"1\",\"rule-name\": \"1\",\"object-locator\": {\"server-name\": \"aurora-pg.cluster-0A1B2C3D4E5F.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com\", \"schema-name\": \"schema1\", \"table-name\": \"Cities\"},\"rule-action\": \"explicit\"} ]}" 
--origin SOURCE --refresh false