DBS-C01 Deployment and Migration Practice Question
A company is migrating an on-premises PostgreSQL database to Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL. Which TWO AWS services can be used to assess the source database for compatibility and migration readiness?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse AWS DMS (which handles data migration and can perform some schema conversion via its built-in transformation rules) with the assessment and schema conversion capabilities of SCT, but DMS alone does not provide a detailed compatibility assessment report or code-level conversion analysis.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)
AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) is designed to assess source databases for compatibility by analyzing the schema, code objects, and dependencies, then generating a detailed assessment report that identifies conversion complexity and migration readiness. For PostgreSQL to Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL migrations, SCT validates that the source schema is compatible with the target RDS engine version and highlights any deprecated features or required modifications.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Amazon Kinesis
Why it's wrong here
Kinesis is for streaming data.
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AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)
Why this is correct
SCT assesses and converts schema.
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AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
Why this is correct
DMS can assess source database compatibility.
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AWS Glue
Why it's wrong here
Glue is for ETL, not for database compatibility.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why it's wrong here
CloudWatch monitors metrics, not compatibility.
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