Want to migrate from Redshift to Percona?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Redshift to Percona converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Redshift to Percona, Easy and Fast.
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- Create Percona tables with auto mapping data types. Create Percona indexes.
Migrate from Redshift to Percona
Login to Redshift -> Login to Percona -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Redshift to Percona
Choose source Redshift database and logon.
Choose target Percona database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source Redshift.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Percona tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from Redshift to Percona.
Create Percona tables. Copy Redshift data to Percona. Create Percona indexes.
FAQ
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See also:
Redshift → Percona reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Redshift | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | INT |
| Bigint | bigint | BIGINT |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | double precision | DOUBLE |
| Text | varchar(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | varchar(max) | LONGTEXT |
| Date | date | DATE |
| Datetime | timestamp | DATETIME |
| Binary | (none) | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | boolean | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | super | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both Redshift and Percona are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Redshift | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5439 | 3306 |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | `backtick` |
| dates | timestamp, date | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | VARCHAR(MAX) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | — | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
No counterpart
- Percona has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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