Using Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL flexible server as a source for Amazon DMS - Amazon Database Migration Service
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Using Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL flexible server as a source for Amazon DMS

With Amazon DMS, you can use Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL flexible server as a source in much the same way as you do MySQL.

For information about versions of Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL flexible server that Amazon DMS supports as a source, see Sources for Amazon DMS.

For more information about using a customer-managed MySQL-compatible database with Amazon DMS, see Using a self-managed MySQL-compatible database as a source for Amazon DMS.

Limitations when using Azure MySQL as a source for Amazon Database Migration Service

  • The defaut value for the Azure MySQL flexible server system variable sql_generate_invisible_primary_key is ON, and the server automatically adds a generated invisible primary key (GIPK) to any table that is created without an explicit primary key. Amazon DMS doesn’t support ongoing replication for MySQL tables with GIPK constraints.