16 March,2022 by Rambler
- Babelfish for Aurora PotgreSQL : Single -Mode versus Multiple - mode ? This will impact how many user database can co-exist on a single Babelfish Instance .
To illustrate the point , If you're accessing a Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL in single-mode , you will be able to have a single user database , if you attempt to create more than 1 database , the following message will appear
Only one user database allowed under single-db mode. User database "xxxxxxx" already exists
Single-Mode considerations
- can only create 1 t-sql database in Babelfish
- schemas are created as regular PostgreSQL schemas in Babelfish database
- The other impact is that the SQL Server schema names remain the same in the babelfish db. The schema names remain the same as in SQL Server. From a migration perspective this makes it straightforward. If you were using dbo and myschename1 in SQL Server , the same references will apply in Babelfish
Multiple-Mode considerations
- can create multiple t-sql databases (with a unique set of schemas per database)
- a t-sql schema is created as PostgreSQL schema for name conflict
- In comparison to single mode , if you were to configure Babelfish as multiple mode , although you will see the schema names through SQL Server as the same , they will be referenced as dbname_schemaname when viewed through PostgreSQL. So if you have a database called - myDB1 with myschema1 and myschema2 , when it's migrated to Babelfish , from a SQL Server perspective the references remain the same. But through PostgreSQL the schema reference become myDB1_myschema1 and myDB1_myschema2
The migration-mode (single or multiple) is stored in the migration-mode parameter. Once you've set it and built the Babelfish instance it isn't possible to change it
By default - it's set at single mode
How can you check the current migration mode on an AWS Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL?
Using the Amazon RDS interface => Go to the Parameter groups and find the relevant Parameter Group for the Babelfish instance. Click on the Parameter Group and search for the "migration mode" parameter . The current value will be in the Values column
Read more on Babelfish for Aurora PotgreSQL
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