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Data Transmission Service:Data migration guide

Last Updated:Jun 02, 2026

Use Alibaba Cloud DTS data migration to move data between homogeneous or heterogeneous sources for cloud migration, cross-instance transfer, or database splitting and scale-out.

Background

Data migration process

Follow these steps to migrate data with DTS.

Process

Description

  1. Preparations

Prepare source and destination database environments before migration.

  1. Configure a migration task

Configure the migration task in the DTS console.

  1. View task progress

Monitor schema, full, and incremental migration progress in the console.

  1. Switchover process

Switch over services and prepare a rollback plan to minimize business impact.

  1. End the migration task

End the migration task after migration and switchover are complete, if it is no longer needed.