Migrating a database from Yandex Managed Service for MySQL® to Object Storage

With Data Transfer, you can transfer data from a Managed Service for MySQL® source cluster to Yandex Object Storage object storage.

To transfer data:

1. Prepare the source cluster.
2. Set up and activate the transfer.
3. Test your transfer.

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

Required paid resourcesRequired paid resources

The support cost for this solution includes:

• Managed Service for MySQL® cluster fee: using computing resources allocated to hosts and disk space (see Managed Service for MySQL® pricing).
• Fee for using public IP addresses if public access is enabled for cluster hosts (see Virtual Private Cloud pricing).
• Fee for an Object Storage bucket: data storage and data operations (see Object Storage pricing).
• Fee per transfer: Based on computational resource usage and the number of data rows transferred (see Data Transfer pricing).

Getting startedGetting started

Set up the infrastructure:

Prepare the source clusterPrepare the source cluster

1. If you created the infrastructure manually, you must now prepare your source cluster.

2. Connect to the Managed Service for MySQL® source cluster.

3. Add test data to the database. As an example, we'll use a table with information transmitted by car sensors.

   Create a table:

   CREATE TABLE measurements (
       device_id varchar(200) NOT NULL,
       datetime timestamp NOT NULL,
       latitude real NOT NULL,
       longitude real NOT NULL,
       altitude real NOT NULL,
       speed real NOT NULL,
       battery_voltage real,
       cabin_temperature real NOT NULL,
       fuel_level real,
       PRIMARY KEY (device_id)
   );
   

   Populate the table with data:

   INSERT INTO measurements VALUES
       ('iv9a94th6rzt********', '2022-06-05 17:27:00', 55.70329032, 37.65472196,  427.5,    0, 23.5, 17, NULL),
       ('rhibbh3y08qm********', '2022-06-06 09:49:54', 55.71294467, 37.66542005, 429.13, 55.5, NULL, 18, 32);
   

Set up and activate the transferSet up and activate the transfer

1. Create a target endpoint:

   • Database type: Object Storage.

   • Endpoint settings:

     • Connection settings:

       • Bucket: Enter the name of the Object Storage bucket.

       • Service account: Select or create a service account with the storage.uploader role.

     • Folder name: measurements.

2. Create a source endpoint and transfer:

   Manually

   Terraform

   1. Create a source endpoint:

      • Database type: MySQL.

      • Endpoint parameters:

        • Connection settings:

          • Connection type: Managed Service for MySQL cluster.

            Select your source cluster from the list and specify its connection settings.

        • (Optional) Included tables, Excluded tables: Specify regular expressions for tables both subject and not subject to transfer.

   2. Create the Snapshot type transfer and configure it to use the previously created endpoints.

   3. Activate the transfer.

   1. In the data-transfer-mmy-objs.tf file, specify these variables:

      • target_endpoint_id: ID of the target endpoint.
      • transfer_enabled: Set to 1 to create a transfer.
      • (Optional) include_tables_regex, exclude_tables_regex: Regular expressions for tables both subject and not subject to transfer.

   2. Validate your Terraform configuration files using this command:

      terraform validate
      

      Terraform will display any configuration errors detected in your files.

   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.

      The transfer will activate automatically upon creation.

Test your transferTest your transfer

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

2. Make sure the data has been moved from the Managed Service for MySQL® source cluster to the Object Storage bucket:

   1. In the management console, select the folder where the bucket is located.
   2. In the list of services, select Object Storage.
   3. Select the bucket from the list.
   4. Navigate to the Objects tab.
   5. Make sure that the Object Storage bucket contains the measurements directory with the <source_cluster_database_name>_measurements object with test data.

Delete the resources you createdDelete the resources you created

Some resources incur charges. To avoid unnecessary charges, delete the resources you no longer need:

1. Delete the transfer.
2. Delete the target endpoint.

Delete other resources using the method matching their creation method: