You can call the UpgradeDBInstanceEngineVersion operation to upgrade the database engine version of an ApsaraDB RDS instance.

Note The fee that you must pay after the upgrade varies based on the new and old instance types and storage types.

If the instance is a primary instance that is attached with a read-only or disaster recovery instance, you must upgrade the database engine version of the read-only or disaster recovery instance before you upgrade the database engine version of the primary instance.

Before you call this operation, make sure that the following requirements are met:

  • The instance must be in the Running state.
  • The source database engine version must be MySQL 5.5, and the destination database engine version must be MySQL 5.6.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes UpgradeDBInstanceEngineVersion

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to UpgradeDBInstanceEngineVersion.

DBInstanceId String Yes rm-uf6wjk5xxxxxxx

The ID of the instance.
EngineVersion String Yes 5.6

The destination database engine version to which you want to upgrade the instance. Valid values: 5.6.

ClientToken String No ETnLKlblzczshOTUbOCzxxxxxxxxxx

The client token that is used to ensure the idempotence of the request. You can use the client to generate the value, but you must ensure that it is unique among different requests. The token can only contain ASCII characters and cannot exceed 64 characters in length.

EffectiveTime String No Immediate

The time when you want the upgrade to take effect. Valid values:

  • Immediate: The upgrade takes effect immediately.
  • MaintainTime: The upgrade takes effect during the specified maintenance window. For more information, see ModifyDBInstanceMaintainTime.

Default value: Immediate.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
TaskId String 10254125

The ID of the upgrade task.
RequestId String 65BDA532-28AF-4122-AA39-B382721EEE64

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://rds.aliyuncs.com/? Action=UpgradeDBInstanceEngineVersion
&DBInstanceId=rm-uf6wjk5xxxxxxx
&EngineVersion=5.6
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<UpgradeDBInstanceEngineVersionResponse>
      <RequestId> 65BDA532-28AF-4122-AA39-B382721EEE64</RequestId>
      <TaskId>10254125</TaskId></UpgradeDBInstanceEngineVersionResponse>

JSON format 

{
    "RequestId": " 65BDA532-28AF-4122-AA39-B382721EEE64",
    "TaskId": "10254125"
}

Error codes

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