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Amazon RDS - DB Instances

A DB instance is an isolated database environment running in the cloud which can contain
multiple user-created databases. It can be accessed using the same client tools and
applications used to access a standalone database instance. But there is restriction on how
many DB instances of what type you can have for a single customer account. The below
diagram illustrates the different combinations based on the type of license you opt for.

Each DB instance is identified by a customer supplied name called DB instance identifier. It is

unique for the customer for a given AWS region.

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DB Instance Classes

Depending on the need of the processing power and memory requirement, there is a variety of
instance classes offered by AWS for the RDS service.

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Instance Class Number of Memory Range in Bandwidth Range in

Vcpu GB Mbps

Standard 1 to 64 1.7 to 256 450 to 10000

Memory Optimized 2 to 128 17.1 to 3904 500 to 14000

Burstable 1 to 8 1 to 32 Low to Moderate

Performance

When there is a need of more processing power than memory requirement you can choose the
standard instance class with a higher number of virtual CPUs. But in the case of very high
memory requirement you can choose Memory optimized class with appropriate number of
VCPUs. Choosing a correct class not only impacts the speed of the processing but also the cost
of using service. The burstable performance class is needed when you have a minimal
processing requirement and the data size in not in peta bytes.

DB Instance Status

The DB Instance status indicates the health of the DB. It’s value can be seen from the AWS
console or using AWS CLI command describe-db-instances. The important status values of DB
instances and their meaning is described below.

DB Instance Meaning Is the Instance

Status Billed?

Creating The instance is being created. The instance is inaccessible No

while it is being created.

Deleting The instance is being deleted. No

Failed The instance has failed and Amazon RDS can't recover it. No

Available The instance is healthy and available. Yes

Backing-up The instance is currently being backed up. Yes

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