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Convert data from Percona to Redshift
Login to Percona and Redshift -> Select source Percona tables -> Set target Redshift tables -> Convert Percona to Redshift
Choose source Percona database and logon.
Choose target Redshift database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source Percona.
2. List target Redshift tables.
3. Select Redshift tables to import.
4. Convert data from Percona to Redshift.
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See also:
Percona → Redshift reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Percona | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | integer |
| Bigint | BIGINT | bigint |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | DOUBLE | double precision |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | varchar(n) |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | varchar(max) |
| Date | DATE | date |
| Datetime | DATETIME | timestamp |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | (none) |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | boolean |
| JSON | JSON | super |
Dialect differences
Both Percona and Redshift are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Percona | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | 5439 |
| identifiers | `backtick` | "double quotes" |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | timestamp, date |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | VARCHAR(MAX) |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- Percona values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Redshift.
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