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DBS-C01 · Question #296

A database specialist needs to move an Amazon RDS DB instance from one AWS account to another AWS account. Which solution will meet this requirement with the LEAST operational effort?

The correct answer is B. Create a DB snapshot of the DB instance. Share the snapshot with the destination AWS account. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/migrate-an-amazon-rds-db- instance-to-another-vpc-or-account.html

Submitted by packet_pusher· Mar 6, 2026Deployment and Migration

Question

A database specialist needs to move an Amazon RDS DB instance from one AWS account to another AWS account. Which solution will meet this requirement with the LEAST operational effort?

Options

  • AUse AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) to migrate the DB instance from the source
  • BCreate a DB snapshot of the DB instance. Share the snapshot with the destination AWS account.
  • CCreate a Multi-AZ deployment for the DB instance. Create a read replica for the DB instance in
  • DUse AWS DataSync to back up the DB instance in the source AWS account. Use AWS Resource

How the community answered

(52 responses)
  • A
    8% (4)
  • B
    87% (45)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/migrate-an-amazon-rds-db- instance-to-another-vpc-or-account.html

Topics

#RDS#cross-account migration#DB snapshot#database transfer

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