
Aurora Serverless v1 databases can now be upgraded to Aurora Serverless v2 with minimal downtime using a new migration path that converts to provisioned Aurora, upgrades the database version, and adds a serverless instance.


<div><p>This article provides a step-by-step guide for upgrading Amazon Aurora Serverless v1 databases to v2 with minimal downtime using a new migration path.</p><ul><li>New upgrade path enables migration with only 30-second failover window</li><li>Convert Serverless v1 to provisioned Aurora cluster first</li><li>Enable binary logging by creating custom parameter group with binlog_format=MIXED</li><li>Upgrade database version using blue/green deployments for zero-downtime major version upgrades</li><li>Add Serverless v2 instance and configure scaling (min/max ACUs)</li><li>Failover to new Serverless v2 instance, then remove temporary provisioned instance</li><li>Test thoroughly before final blue/green switchover</li><li>Clean up old resources after successful migration</li></ul><p>This new migration approach significantly reduces operational complexity and downtime compared to previous Serverless v1 to v2 migration methods.</p></div>


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