SAP-C02 AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) Practice Question
A company is migrating a large-scale e-commerce platform to AWS. The platform uses a MySQL database with a 2 TB dataset. They want to modernize to Amazon Aurora MySQL with minimal downtime. Which THREE steps should they take? (Select THREE.)
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Why each option matters
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Use AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) to convert the existing schema to Aurora MySQL
To migrate a large MySQL database to Amazon Aurora MySQL with minimal downtime, the recommended steps are to use AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) to convert the schema to Aurora-compatible format and AWS DMS with ongoing replication using Change Data Capture (CDC) to synchronize data with near-zero downtime. Setting up an Aurora Replica from the source MySQL instance (Option B) is not possible because Aurora Replicas are only within Aurora, not from an external MySQL source. Options C and D are incorrect as they do not target Aurora.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Use AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) to convert the existing schema to Aurora MySQL
Why this is correct
Correct. AWS SCT helps convert the existing MySQL schema to be compatible with Aurora MySQL, addressing any differences in storage engines, partitioning, or other features.
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Set up an Aurora Replica from the source MySQL instance
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Aurora Replicas are read replicas within an Aurora DB cluster and cannot be set up from an external MySQL instance. To replicate data from an external source, use AWS DMS with CDC.
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Use Amazon RDS for MySQL instead of Aurora
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Using Amazon RDS for MySQL does not modernize to Aurora. The goal is to migrate to Aurora MySQL specifically.
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Migrate the database to Amazon DynamoDB
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Amazon DynamoDB is a NoSQL database and is not suitable for migrating an existing relational MySQL database with a 2TB dataset without significant re-architecture.
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Use AWS DMS with ongoing replication using Change Data Capture (CDC)
Why this is correct
Correct. AWS DMS with ongoing replication using CDC allows continuous synchronization of changes from the source MySQL database to the target Aurora MySQL, minimizing downtime during cutover.
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