Database Migration Service prerequisites

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Available in VPC

View supported specifications, supported databases and pricing information, etc., for smooth use of Database Migration Service.

Cloud environment specifications

The following details are about the cloud environments supported by Database Migration Service:

Item Specifications
Region (zone) Korea
Platform VPC
Languages Korean, Japanese, English
Note

For more information on the VPC environment, see service introduction on NAVER Cloud Platform portal, and for more information on whether the VPC environments are supported for each service, see Ncloud user environment guide.

Supported databases

Database Migration Service supports MySQL and MariaDB database migration.

  • It is recommended to migrate between databases with the same major version.
  • For Cloud DB for MySQL, up to 6 TB can be used for Block Storage.
  • For normal use, the total data capacity, including backup files created during migration, must not exceed 6 TB.

The following describes Whether migration is supported depending on the detailed settings of source DB:

  • Database, TABLE's character set: euckr, utf8 and utf8mb4 supported
  • mysqldump backup method: table, view, stored procedure, function and trigger migration supported
  • mydumper backup method: table, stored procedure, function and trigger migration supported
  • TABLE ENGINE: MyISAM, BLACKHOLE, FEDERATED, ARCHIVE and MEMORY are not supported.
  • User account information, MySQL config items and event migration are not supported
Note

No action is to be taken for the following problems encountered during Database Migration Service operations:

  • System failures stemming from the customer input errors (such as requests for access to non-existent files), violations of precautionary measures specified by the company in the terms of service or user guides, or service utilization exceeding usage limits (for example: overloading database instances beyond operational capacity, or creating excessive tables that substantially increase migration time).
  • Prolonged migration periods due to source DB size limitations.
  • Database system conflicts, operational disruptions, or completely non-functional database instances that originate from external database engine software components that constitutes this service.

Pricing information

Database Migration Service is a free service that does not incur additional charges. However, the following costs may be incurred depending your service usage:

  • Fees based on the storage usage of target DB Server.
  • Fees based on the network usage if source DB is a database within NAVER Cloud Platform.

For details about the Database Migration Service's pricing standard, refer to the Portal > Services > Database > Database Migration Service.