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In this article:

  • Required paid resources
  • Getting started
  • Set up your transfer
  • Test the transfer
  • Delete the resources you created
  1. Tutorials
  2. Migrating and copying data
  3. Migrating data from Yandex Managed Service for PostgreSQL

Migrating data from Yandex Managed Service for PostgreSQL to Yandex Managed Service for OpenSearch using Yandex Data Transfer

Written by
Yandex Cloud
Updated at May 13, 2025
  • Required paid resources
  • Getting started
  • Set up your transfer
  • Test the transfer
  • Delete the resources you created

You can migrate a database from Yandex Managed Service for PostgreSQL to Yandex Managed Service for OpenSearch using Yandex Data Transfer. To do this:

  1. Set up your transfer.
  2. Test the transfer.

If you no longer need the resources you created, delete them.

Required paid resourcesRequired paid resources

The support cost includes:

  • Managed Service for PostgreSQL cluster fee: Using computing resources allocated to hosts and disk space (see Managed Service for PostgreSQL pricing).
  • Managed Service for OpenSearch cluster fee: Using computing resources allocated to hosts (including hosts with the MANAGER role) and disk space (see Managed Service for OpenSearch pricing).
  • Fee for using public IP addresses for cluster hosts (see Virtual Private Cloud pricing).
  • Per-transfer fee: Using computing resources and the number of transferred data rows (see Data Transfer pricing).

Getting startedGetting started

Set up your infrastructure:

Manually
Terraform
  1. Create a source Managed Service for PostgreSQL cluster in any applicable configuration with publicly available hosts and the following settings:

    • DB name: db1.
    • Username: pg-user.
    • Password: <source_password>.
  2. Create a Managed Service for OpenSearch target cluster in any suitable configuration with publicly available hosts.

  3. Get an SSL certificate to connect to the Managed Service for OpenSearch target cluster.

  4. Configure security groups for connection to the Managed Service for PostgreSQL source cluster and the Managed Service for OpenSearch target cluster.

  1. If you do not have Terraform yet, install it.

  2. Get the authentication credentials. You can add them to environment variables or specify them later in the provider configuration file.

  3. Configure and initialize a provider. There is no need to create a provider configuration file manually, you can download it.

  4. Place the configuration file in a separate working directory and specify the parameter values. If you did not add the authentication credentials to environment variables, specify them in the configuration file.

  5. Download the postgresql-to-opensearch.tf configuration file to the same working directory.

    This file describes:

    • Network.
    • Subnet.
    • Security group for connection to clusters.
    • Managed Service for PostgreSQL source cluster.
    • Managed Service for OpenSearch target cluster.
    • Source endpoint.
    • Transfer.
  6. In the postgresql-to-opensearch.tf file, specify the values of the following variables:

    • folder_id: Folder ID.

    • pg_password: PostgreSQL user password.

    • mos_version: OpenSearch version.

    • mos_password: OpenSearch user password.

    • profile_name: Name of your CLI profile.

      If you do not have the Yandex Cloud (CLI) command line interface yet, install and initialize it.

  7. Make sure the Terraform configuration files are correct using this command:

    terraform validate
    

    If there are any errors in the configuration files, Terraform will point them out.

  8. Create the required infrastructure:

    1. Run this command to view the planned changes:

      terraform plan
      

      If you described the configuration correctly, the terminal will display a list of the resources to update and their parameters. This is a verification step that does not apply changes to your resources.

    2. If everything looks correct, apply the changes:

      1. Run this command:

        terraform apply
        
      2. Confirm updating the resources.

      3. Wait for the operation to complete.

    All the required resources will be created in the specified folder. You can check resource availability and their settings in the management console.

Set up your transferSet up your transfer

  1. Connect to the Managed Service for PostgreSQL cluster, create a table named x_tab in the db1 database and populate it with data:

    CREATE TABLE x_tab
    (
        id NUMERIC PRIMARY KEY,
        name CHAR(5)
    );
    INSERT INTO x_tab (id, name) VALUES
      (40, 'User1'),
      (41, 'User2'),
      (42, 'User3'),
      (43, 'User4'),
      (44, 'User5');
    
  2. Create a target endpoint with the following parameters:

    • Connection type: Managed Service for OpenSearch cluster.
    • Managed Service for OpenSearch cluster: Select a Managed Service for OpenSearch cluster from the list.
    • User: admin.
    • Password: <user_password>.
  3. Create a source endpoint and transfer:

    Manually
    Terraform
    1. Create a source endpoint of the PostgreSQL type and specify the cluster connection parameters in it:

      • Installation type: Managed Service for PostgreSQL cluster.
      • Managed Service for PostgreSQL cluster: <PostgreSQL_source_cluster_name> from the drop-down list.
      • Database: db1.
      • User: pg-user.
      • Password: <user_password>.
    2. Create a transfer of the Snapshot type that will use the created endpoints.

    3. Activate the transfer.

    1. In the postgresql-to-opensearch.tf file, specify the values of the following variables:

      • target_endpoint_id: Target endpoint ID.
      • transfer_enabled: 1 to create a transfer.
    2. Make sure the Terraform configuration files are correct using this command:

      terraform validate
      

      If there are any errors in the configuration files, Terraform will point them out.

    3. Create the required infrastructure:

      1. Run this command to view the planned changes:

        terraform plan
        

        If you described the configuration correctly, the terminal will display a list of the resources to update and their parameters. This is a verification step that does not apply changes to your resources.

      2. If everything looks correct, apply the changes:

        1. Run this command:

          terraform apply
          
        2. Confirm updating the resources.

        3. Wait for the operation to complete.

      Once created, your transfer will be activated automatically.

Test the transferTest the transfer

  1. Wait for the transfer status to change to Completed.

  2. Connect to the target cluster using OpenSearch Dashboards.

  3. Select the Global tenant.

  4. Create a new index template named public.x_tab:

    1. Open the control panel by clicking .
    2. Under Management, select Stack Management.
    3. Go to the Index Patterns section and click Create index pattern.
    4. In the Index pattern name field, specify public.x_tab and click Next step.
    5. Click Create index pattern.
  5. Open the control panel by clicking .

  6. Under OpenSearch Dashboards, select Discover.

  7. The dashboard that opens should contain data from the Managed Service for PostgreSQL database.

Delete the resources you createdDelete the resources you created

Some resources are not free of charge. To avoid paying for them, delete the resources you no longer need:

Delete the target endpoint.

Delete the other resources depending on how they were created:

Manually
Terraform
  1. Delete the Managed Service for OpenSearch cluster.
  2. Delete the Managed Service for PostgreSQL cluster.
  3. Delete the source endpoint.
  4. Delete the transfer.
  1. In the terminal window, go to the directory containing the infrastructure plan.

    Warning

    Make sure the directory has no Terraform manifests with the resources you want to keep. Terraform deletes all resources that were created using the manifests in the current directory.

  2. Delete resources:

    1. Run this command:

      terraform destroy
      
    2. Confirm deleting the resources and wait for the operation to complete.

    All the resources described in the Terraform manifests will be deleted.

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