RDS Extended Support allows you to continue running a database on a major engine version past theAurora end of standard support date for an additional cost.

You can only enroll a database in RDS Extended Support by enabling RDS Extended Support when you firstcreate orrestore a DB instance. You can't update your RDS Extended Support enrollment status on existing DB instances unless you are restoring them.

If you enabled RDS Extended Support during the creation or restoration of a DB instance, then after theAurora end of standard support date,Amazon Aurora will automatically enroll the DB instance in RDS Extended Support. Automatic enrollment into RDS Extended Support doesn't change the database engine and doesn't impact the uptime or performance of your DB instance.

RDS Extended Support provides the following updates and technical support:

This paid offering gives you more time to upgrade to a supported major engine version. For example, the Aurora end of standard support date for Aurora MySQL version 2 is October 31, 2024. However, you aren't ready to manually upgrade to Aurora MySQL version 3 before that date. In this case, Amazon Aurora automatically enrolls your cluster in RDS Extended Support on October 31, 2024, and you can continue to run Aurora MySQL version 2. Starting December 1, 2024, Amazon Aurora automatically charges you for RDS Extended Support.

RDS Extended Support is available for up to 3 years past thecommunity end of life date for a major engine version (3 years and 4 months for Aurora MySQL version 2). After this time, if you haven't upgraded your major engine version to a supported version, thenAmazon Aurora will automatically upgrade your major engine version. We recommend that you upgrade to a supported major engine version as soon as possible.

For more information about the Aurora end of standard support dates and the RDS end of Extended Support dates, seeRelease calendar for Aurora MySQL major versions andRelease calendar for Aurora PostgreSQL major versions.

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