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Configure cross-account Amazon S3 as a source or target for AWS DMS

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This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to configure a cross-account Amazon S3 bucket as a source or target for AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS), both for provisioned replication instances and AWS DMS Serverless.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Solution overview and architecture diagram
  • Prerequisites for configuring cross-account S3 access
  • Detailed steps for setting up resources in Account A (AWS DMS) and Account B (S3 bucket)
  • Testing the connection between AWS DMS and the cross-account S3 bucket
  • Using AWS DMS Serverless with a cross-account S3 target
  • Cleaning up the resources created
  • Conclusion highlighting the benefits of this setup for data migration and analytics use cases


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