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Perform pre-migration check

Learn how to find potential errors before starting your database migration process. This can be done by using either the Aiven CLI or the Aiven REST API.

Error example
{
    "migration": {
        "error": "Migration process failed",
        "method": "",
        "seconds_behind_master": null,
        "source_active": true,
        "status": "done"
    },
    "migration_detail": []
}
-----Response End-----
STATUS METHOD ERROR
====== ====== ========================
done Migration process failed

Aiven CLI​

Step 1: Create a task to perform the migration check

You can create the task of migration, for example, from a MySQL DB to an Aiven service (project: MY_PROJECT_NAME, service: mysql):

avn service task-create --operation migration_check --source-service-uri mysql://user:password@host:port/databasename --project MY_PROJECT_NAME mysql

You can see the information about the task including the ID.

TASK_TYPE              SUCCESS  TASK_ID
=====================  =======  ====================================
mysql_migration_check  null     e2df7736-66c5-4696-b6c9-d33a0fc4cbed
tip

List the options via the -h menu, for example, to ignore certain databases for the check. Note that filter databases are supported by MySQL only at the moment.

Step 2: Retrieve your task's status

You can check the status of your task by running:

avn service task-get --task-id e2df7736-66c5-4696-b6c9-d33a0fc4cbed --project MY_PROJECT_NAME mysql

It lists whether the operation succeeds and more information about the migration.

TASK_TYPE              SUCCESS  TASK_ID                               RESULT
=====================  =======  ====================================  ====================================================================================
mysql_migration_check  true     e2df7736-66c5-4696-b6c9-d33a0fc4cbed  All pre-checks passed successfully, preferred migration method will be [Replication]

Aiven REST API​

The same checks can be performed via the REST API. Read more: