AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional — Question 610

A company is planning to migrate its business-critical applications from an on-premises data center to AWS. The company has an on-premises installation of a
Microsoft SQL Server Always On cluster. The company wants to migrate to an AWS managed database service. A solutions architect must design a heterogeneous database migration on AWS.
Which solution will meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Migrate the SQL Server databases to Amazon RDS for MySQL by using backup and restore utilities.
• B. Use an AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized device to transfer data to Amazon S3. Set up Amazon RDS for MySQL. Use S3 integration with SQL Server features, such as BULK INSERT.
• C. Use the AWS Schema Conversion Tool to translate the database schema to Amazon RDS for MeSQL. Then use AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) to migrate the data from on-premises databases to Amazon RDS.
• D. Use AWS DataSync to migrate data over the network between on-premises storage and Amazon S3. Set up Amazon RDS for MySQL. Use S3 integration with SQL Server features, such as BULK INSERT.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Migrating SQL Server databases to Amazon RDS for MySQL can be directly accomplished by utilizing native backup and restore utilities, which support heterogeneous database transfers efficiently. Other approaches involving AWS Snowball (Option B), AWS DataSync (Option D), or AWS SCT and DMS (Option C) either add unnecessary complexity or are not the designated primary solution for this specific migration path.