You can use Data Transmission Service (DTS) to migrate data between homogeneous and heterogeneous data sources. Typical scenarios include data migration to Alibaba Cloud, data migration between instances within Alibaba Cloud, and database splitting and scale-out. This topic describes the database types, database versions, and migration types that are supported by the data migration feature.
For more information about data migration in various scenarios, see Overview of data migration scenarios.
Migration types
| Migration type | Description |
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| Schema migration |
DTS migrates the schemas of the required objects from the source database to the destination database. Tables, views, triggers, and stored procedures can be migrated. For schema migration between heterogeneous databases, DTS converts the schema syntax based on the syntax of the source and destination databases. For example, it converts the NUMBER data type in Oracle databases into the DECIMAL data type in MySQL databases. |
| Full data migration | DTS migrates historical data of the required objects from the source database to the
destination database. If you select only schema migration and full data migration,
DTS does not migrate incremental data that was generated in the source database.
Note To ensure data consistency, do not write data to the source database during full data
migration. To ensure service continuity, you must select Schema Migration, Full Data Migration, and Incremental Data Migration when you configure a data migration task.
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| Incremental data migration | DTS retrieves static snapshots that are used for full data migration from the source
database, and migrates the snapshot data to the destination database. Then, DTS synchronizes
incremental data that was generated in the source database to the destination database.
Note During incremental data migration, data is synchronized between the source and destination
databases in real time. The migration task does not automatically stop. You must manually
stop the migration task.
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Supported databases and migration types
A user-created MySQL, SQL Server, or Oracle database can be one of the following types:
- User-created database with a public IP address
- Database that has no public IP address or port number (connected over Database Gateway)
- User-created database that is connected over Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN)
- User-created database that is hosted on ECS
- User-created database that is connected over Express Connect, VPN Gateway, or Smart Access Gateway
| Source database | Destination database | Migration type |
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User-created MySQL database Versions 5.1, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0 |
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ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL All versions |
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PolarDB for MySQL All versions |
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DRDS All versions Note A database in a DRDS instance must be created based on one or more ApsaraDB RDS for
MySQL instances. DTS does not support DRDS databases that are created based on PolarDB
for MySQL clusters.
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HybridDB for MySQL (Previous name: PetaData) All versions |
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AnalyticDB for MySQL Version 2.0 or 3.0 |
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User-created PostgreSQL database Versions 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 10.x, 11.x, and 12 |
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User-created Oracle database (RAC or non-RAC deployment) Versions 9i, 10g, 11g, 12c, 18c, and 19c |
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User-created Kafka database Versions 0.10.1.0 to 1.0.2 |
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ApsaraDB RDS for MariaDB TX Version 10.3 |
ApsaraDB RDS for MariaDB TX Version 10.3 |
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ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL All versions |
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User-created MySQL database Versions 5.1, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0 |
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| ApsaraDB RDS for PPAS
All versions |
PolarDB-O All versions |
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PolarDB for MySQL All versions |
PolarDB for MySQL All versions |
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User-created MySQL database Versions 5.1, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0 |
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ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL All versions |
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AnalyticDB for MySQL Version 2.0 or 3.0 |
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PolarDB-O All versions |
PolarDB-O All versions |
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Versions 9i, 10g, 11g, 12c, 18c, and 19c User-created Oracle database (RAC or non-RAC deployment) |
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User-created SQL Server database Versions 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2017 Note DTS does not support SQL Server clusters or SQL Server Always On availability groups
(AOAGs).
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ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server Versions 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2017 |
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User-created Oracle database (RAC or non-RAC deployment) Versions 9i, 10g, 11g, 12c, 18c, and 19c |
User-created Oracle database (RAC or non-RAC deployment) Versions 9i, 10g, 11g, 12c, 18c, and 19c |
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PolarDB-O All versions |
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ApsaraDB RDS for PPAS Versions 9.3 and 10 |
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User-created MySQL database Versions 5.1, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0 |
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ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL All versions |
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PolarDB for MySQL All versions |
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DRDS All versions Note A database in a DRDS instance must be created based on one or more ApsaraDB RDS for
MySQL instances. DTS does not support DRDS databases that are created based on PolarDB
for MySQL clusters.
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AnalyticDB for MySQL Version 2.0 or 3.0 |
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| AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL |
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Note MongoDB is a NoSQL database that does not require schema migration.
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User-created Redis database (standalone deployment) Versions 2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 4.0, and 5.0 |
User-created Redis database (standalone or cluster deployment) Versions 2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 4.0, and 5.0 |
Note Redis is a NoSQL database that does not require schema migration.
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ApsaraDB for Redis instance (standalone or cluster deployment) Community versions 4.0 and 5.0 |
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| User-created TiDB database |
User-created MySQL database Versions 5.1, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0 |
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ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL All versions |
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PolarDB for MySQL All versions |
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User-created Db2 database Versions 9.7 and 10.5 |
User-created MySQL database Versions 5.1, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0 |
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