Creating a DB cluster parameter group Modifying parameters in a DB cluster parameter group Resetting parameters in a DB cluster parameter group Copying a DB cluster parameter group Listing DB cluster parameter groups Viewing parameter values for a DB cluster parameter group Deleting a DB cluster parameter group

Working with DB cluster parameter groups for Multi-AZ DB clusters

Multi-AZ DB clusters use DB cluster parameter groups. The following sections describe configuring and managing DB cluster parameter groups.

Topics

Creating a DB cluster parameter group
Modifying parameters in a DB cluster parameter group
Resetting parameters in a DB cluster parameter group
Copying a DB cluster parameter group
Listing DB cluster parameter groups
Viewing parameter values for a DB cluster parameter group
Deleting a DB cluster parameter group

Creating a DB cluster parameter group

You can create a new DB cluster parameter group using the AWS Management Console, the AWS CLI, or the RDS API.

After you create a DB cluster parameter group, wait at least 5 minutes before creating a DB cluster that uses that DB cluster parameter group. Doing this allows Amazon RDS to fully create the parameter group before it is used by the new DB cluster. You can use the Parameter groups page in the Amazon RDS console or the describe-db-cluster-parameters command to verify that your DB cluster parameter group is created.

The following limitations apply to the DB cluster parameter group name:

The name must be 1 to 255 letters, numbers, or hyphens.

Default parameter group names can include a period, such as default.aurora-mysql5.7. However, custom parameter group names can't include a period.
The first character must be a letter.
The name can't end with a hyphen or contain two consecutive hyphens.

To create a DB cluster parameter group

Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/.
In the navigation pane, choose Parameter groups.
Choose Create parameter group.

The Create parameter group window appears.
In the Parameter group family list, select a DB parameter group family
In the Type list, select DB cluster parameter group.
In the Group name box, enter the name of the new DB cluster parameter group.
In the Description box, enter a description for the new DB cluster parameter group.
Choose Create.

To create a DB cluster parameter group, use the AWS CLI create-db-cluster-parameter-group command.

The following example creates a DB cluster parameter group named mydbclusterparametergroup for RDS for MySQL version 8.0 with a description of "My new cluster parameter group."

Include the following required parameters:

--db-cluster-parameter-group-name
--db-parameter-group-family
--description

To list all of the available parameter group families, use the following command:


aws rds describe-db-engine-versions --query "DBEngineVersions[].DBParameterGroupFamily"

Note

The output contains duplicates.

Example

For Linux, macOS, or Unix:


aws rds create-db-cluster-parameter-group \
    --db-cluster-parameter-group-name mydbclusterparametergroup \
    --db-parameter-group-family mysql8.0 \
    --description "My new cluster parameter group"

For Windows:


aws rds create-db-cluster-parameter-group ^
    --db-cluster-parameter-group-name mydbclusterparametergroup ^
    --db-parameter-group-family mysql8.0 ^
    --description "My new cluster parameter group"

This command produces output similar to the following:


{
    "DBClusterParameterGroup": {
        "DBClusterParameterGroupName": "mydbclusterparametergroup",
        "DBParameterGroupFamily": "mysql8.0",
        "Description": "My new cluster parameter group",
        "DBClusterParameterGroupArn": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster-pg:mydbclusterparametergroup2"
    }
}

To create a DB cluster parameter group, use the RDS API CreateDBClusterParameterGroup action.

Include the following required parameters:

DBClusterParameterGroupName
DBParameterGroupFamily
Description

Modifying parameters in a DB cluster parameter group

You can modify parameter values in a customer-created DB cluster parameter group. You can't change the parameter values in a default DB cluster parameter group. Changes to parameters in a customer-created DB cluster parameter group are applied to all DB clusters that are associated with the DB cluster parameter group.

To modify a DB cluster parameter group

Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/.
In the navigation pane, choose Parameter groups.
In the list, choose the parameter group that you want to modify.
For Parameter group actions, choose Edit.
Change the values of the parameters you want to modify. You can scroll through the parameters using the arrow keys at the top right of the dialog box.

You can't change values in a default parameter group.
Choose Save changes.
Reboot the primary (writer) DB instance in the cluster to apply the changes to it.
Then reboot the reader DB instances to apply the changes to them.

To modify a DB cluster parameter group, use the AWS CLI modify-db-cluster-parameter-group command with the following required parameters:

--db-cluster-parameter-group-name
--parameters

The following example modifies the server_audit_logging and server_audit_logs_upload values in the DB cluster parameter group named mydbclusterparametergroup.

Example

For Linux, macOS, or Unix:


aws rds modify-db-cluster-parameter-group \
    --db-cluster-parameter-group-name mydbclusterparametergroup \
    --parameters "ParameterName=server_audit_logging,ParameterValue=1,ApplyMethod=immediate" \
                 "ParameterName=server_audit_logs_upload,ParameterValue=1,ApplyMethod=immediate"

For Windows:


aws rds modify-db-cluster-parameter-group ^
    --db-cluster-parameter-group-name mydbclusterparametergroup ^
    --parameters "ParameterName=server_audit_logging,ParameterValue=1,ApplyMethod=immediate" ^
                 "ParameterName=server_audit_logs_upload,ParameterValue=1,ApplyMethod=immediate"

The command produces output like the following:


DBCLUSTERPARAMETERGROUP  mydbclusterparametergroup

To modify a DB cluster parameter group, use the RDS API ModifyDBClusterParameterGroup command with the following required parameters:

DBClusterParameterGroupName
Parameters

Resetting parameters in a DB cluster parameter group

You can reset parameters to their default values in a customer-created DB cluster parameter group. Changes to parameters in a customer-created DB cluster parameter group are applied to all DB clusters that are associated with the DB cluster parameter group.

Note

In a default DB cluster parameter group, parameters are always set to their default values.

To reset parameters in a DB cluster parameter group to their default values

Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/.
In the navigation pane, choose Parameter groups.
In the list, choose the parameter group.
For Parameter group actions, choose Edit.
Choose the parameters that you want to reset to their default values. You can scroll through the parameters using the arrow keys at the top right of the dialog box.

You can't reset values in a default parameter group.
Choose Reset and then confirm by choosing Reset parameters.
Reboot the primary DB instance in the DB cluster to apply the changes to all of the DB instances in the DB cluster.

To reset parameters in a DB cluster parameter group to their default values, use the AWS CLI reset-db-cluster-parameter-group command with the following required option: --db-cluster-parameter-group-name.

To reset all of the parameters in the DB cluster parameter group, specify the --reset-all-parameters option. To reset specific parameters, specify the --parameters option.

The following example resets all of the parameters in the DB parameter group named mydbparametergroup to their default values.

Example

For Linux, macOS, or Unix:


aws rds reset-db-cluster-parameter-group \
    --db-cluster-parameter-group-name mydbparametergroup \
    --reset-all-parameters

For Windows:


aws rds reset-db-cluster-parameter-group ^
    --db-cluster-parameter-group-name mydbparametergroup ^
    --reset-all-parameters

The following example resets the server_audit_logging and server_audit_logs_upload to their default values in the DB cluster parameter group named mydbclusterparametergroup.

Example

For Linux, macOS, or Unix:


aws rds reset-db-cluster-parameter-group \
    --db-cluster-parameter-group-name mydbclusterparametergroup \
    --parameters "ParameterName=server_audit_logging,ApplyMethod=immediate" \
                 "ParameterName=server_audit_logs_upload,ApplyMethod=immediate"

For Windows:


aws rds reset-db-cluster-parameter-group ^
    --db-cluster-parameter-group-name mydbclusterparametergroup ^
    --parameters "ParameterName=server_audit_logging,ParameterValue=1,ApplyMethod=immediate" ^
                 "ParameterName=server_audit_logs_upload,ParameterValue=1,ApplyMethod=immediate"

The command produces output like the following:


DBClusterParameterGroupName  mydbclusterparametergroup

To reset parameters in a DB cluster parameter group to their default values, use the RDS API ResetDBClusterParameterGroup command with the following required parameter: DBClusterParameterGroupName.

To reset all of the parameters in the DB cluster parameter group, set the ResetAllParameters parameter to true. To reset specific parameters, specify the Parameters parameter.

Copying a DB cluster parameter group

You can copy custom DB cluster parameter groups that you create. Copying a parameter group is a convenient solution when you have already created a DB cluster parameter group and you want to include most of the custom parameters and values from that group in a new DB cluster parameter group. You can copy a DB cluster parameter group by using the AWS CLI copy-db-cluster-parameter-group command or the RDS API CopyDBClusterParameterGroup operation.

After you copy a DB cluster parameter group, wait at least 5 minutes before creating a DB cluster that uses that DB cluster parameter group. Doing this allows Amazon RDS to fully copy the parameter group before it is used by the new DB cluster. You can use the Parameter groups page in the Amazon RDS console or the describe-db-cluster-parameters command to verify that your DB cluster parameter group is created.

Note

You can't copy a default parameter group. However, you can create a new parameter group that is based on a default parameter group.

You can't copy a DB cluster parameter group to a different AWS account or AWS Region.

To copy a DB cluster parameter group

Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/.
In the navigation pane, choose Parameter groups.
In the list, choose the custom parameter group that you want to copy.
For Parameter group actions, choose Copy.
In New DB parameter group identifier, enter a name for the new parameter group.
In Description, enter a description for the new parameter group.
Choose Copy.

To copy a DB cluster parameter group, use the AWS CLI copy-db-cluster-parameter-group command with the following required parameters:

--source-db-cluster-parameter-group-identifier
--target-db-cluster-parameter-group-identifier
--target-db-cluster-parameter-group-description

The following example creates a new DB cluster parameter group named mygroup2 that is a copy of the DB cluster parameter group mygroup1.

Example

For Linux, macOS, or Unix:


aws rds copy-db-cluster-parameter-group \
    --source-db-cluster-parameter-group-identifier mygroup1 \
    --target-db-cluster-parameter-group-identifier mygroup2 \
    --target-db-cluster-parameter-group-description "DB parameter group 2"

For Windows:


aws rds copy-db-cluster-parameter-group ^
    --source-db-cluster-parameter-group-identifier mygroup1 ^
    --target-db-cluster-parameter-group-identifier mygroup2 ^
    --target-db-cluster-parameter-group-description "DB parameter group 2"

To copy a DB cluster parameter group, use the RDS API CopyDBClusterParameterGroup operation with the following required parameters:

SourceDBClusterParameterGroupIdentifier
TargetDBClusterParameterGroupIdentifier
TargetDBClusterParameterGroupDescription

Listing DB cluster parameter groups

You can list the DB cluster parameter groups you've created for your AWS account.

Note

Default parameter groups are automatically created from a default parameter template when you create a DB cluster for a particular DB engine and version. These default parameter groups contain preferred parameter settings and can't be modified. When you create a custom parameter group, you can modify parameter settings.

To list all DB cluster parameter groups for an AWS account

Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/.
In the navigation pane, choose Parameter groups.

The DB cluster parameter groups appear in the list with DB cluster parameter group for Type.

To list all DB cluster parameter groups for an AWS account, use the AWS CLI describe-db-cluster-parameter-groups command.

Example

The following example lists all available DB cluster parameter groups for an AWS account.


aws rds describe-db-cluster-parameter-groups

The following example describes the mydbclusterparametergroup parameter group.

For Linux, macOS, or Unix:


aws rds describe-db-cluster-parameter-groups \
    --db-cluster-parameter-group-name mydbclusterparametergroup

For Windows:


aws rds describe-db-cluster-parameter-groups ^
    --db-cluster-parameter-group-name mydbclusterparametergroup

The command returns a response like the following:


{
    "DBClusterParameterGroups": [
        {
            "DBClusterParameterGroupName": "mydbclusterparametergroup2",
            "DBParameterGroupFamily": "mysql8.0",
            "Description": "My new cluster parameter group",
            "DBClusterParameterGroupArn": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster-pg:mydbclusterparametergroup"
        }
    ]
}

To list all DB cluster parameter groups for an AWS account, use the RDS API DescribeDBClusterParameterGroups action.

Viewing parameter values for a DB cluster parameter group

You can get a list of all parameters in a DB cluster parameter group and their values.

To view the parameter values for a DB cluster parameter group

Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/.
In the navigation pane, choose Parameter groups.

The DB cluster parameter groups appear in the list with DB cluster parameter group for Type.
Choose the name of the DB cluster parameter group to see its list of parameters.

To view the parameter values for a DB cluster parameter group, use the AWS CLI describe-db-cluster-parameters command with the following required parameter.

--db-cluster-parameter-group-name

Example

The following example lists the parameters and parameter values for a DB cluster parameter group named mydbclusterparametergroup, in JSON format.

The command returns a response like the following:


aws rds describe-db-cluster-parameters --db-cluster-parameter-group-name mydbclusterparametergroup


{
    "Parameters": [
        {
            "ParameterName": "activate_all_roles_on_login",
            "ParameterValue": "0",
            "Description": "Automatically set all granted roles as active after the user has authenticated successfully.",
            "Source": "engine-default",
            "ApplyType": "dynamic",
            "DataType": "boolean",
            "AllowedValues": "0,1",
            "IsModifiable": true,
            "ApplyMethod": "pending-reboot",
            "SupportedEngineModes": [
                "provisioned"
            ]
        },
        {
            "ParameterName": "allow-suspicious-udfs",
            "Description": "Controls whether user-defined functions that have only an xxx symbol for the main function can be loaded",
            "Source": "engine-default",
            "ApplyType": "static",
            "DataType": "boolean",
            "AllowedValues": "0,1",
            "IsModifiable": false,
            "ApplyMethod": "pending-reboot",
            "SupportedEngineModes": [
                "provisioned"
            ]
        },
...

To view the parameter values for a DB cluster parameter group, use the RDS API DescribeDBClusterParameters command with the following required parameter.

DBClusterParameterGroupName

In some cases, the allowed values for a parameter aren't shown. These are always parameters where the source is the database engine default.

To view the values of these parameters, you can run the following SQL statements:

MySQL:


-- Show the value of a particular parameter
mysql$ SHOW VARIABLES LIKE '%parameter_name%';

-- Show the values of all parameters
mysql$ SHOW VARIABLES;

PostgreSQL:


-- Show the value of a particular parameter
postgresql=> SHOW parameter_name;

-- Show the values of all parameters
postgresql=> SHOW ALL;

Deleting a DB cluster parameter group

You can delete a DB cluster parameter group using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or RDS API. A DB cluster parameter group parameter group is eligible for deletion only if it isn't associated with a DB cluster.

To delete parameter groups

Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/.
In the navigation pane, choose Parameter groups.

The parameter groups appear in a list.
Choose the name of the DB cluster parameter groups to be deleted.
Choose Actions and then Delete.
Review the parameter group names and then choose Delete.

To delete a DB cluster parameter group, use the AWS CLI delete-db-cluster-parameter-group command with the following required parameter.

--db-parameter-group-name

Example

The following example deletes a DB cluster parameter group named mydbparametergroup.


aws rds delete-db-cluster-parameter-group --db-parameter-group-name mydbparametergroup

To delete a DB cluster parameter group, use the RDS API DeleteDBClusterParameterGroup command with the following required parameter.

DBParameterGroupName

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