Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports cross-Region replicas with additional storage volumes

Amazon RDS for Oracle

Now supports cross-Region replicas with additional storage volumes. Customers can add up to three storage volumes, each with up to 64 TiB, in addition to the primary storage volume for their database instance, totaling up to 256 TiB storage.

When creating a cross-Region replica for a database instance with additional storage volumes, Amazon RDS for Oracle automatically configures the same storage layout on the replica. Changes to additional storage volumes can be applied on both the primary instance and the replica using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDK.

In disaster recovery situations, you can promote a cross-Region replica to serve as the new standalone database or execute a switchover to reverse roles between the primary database and the replica to meet low recovery point objective (RPO) and recovery time objective (RTO) for business-critical applications.

What to do

• Verify Oracle Database Enterprise Edition (EE) and Oracle Active Data Guard licenses for replicas in mounted and read-only modes, respectively.
• Consult your legal team or licensing expert to ensure compliance with Oracle license requirements.
• Explore the new storage flexibility and cross-Region replica capabilities in the Amazon RDS for Oracle User Guide.

Source: AWS release notes

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