Overview
AWS Mainframe Modernization Data Replication with Precisely for IBM i is a comprehensive database replication solution for IBM iSeries/AS400 environments. It enables customers to replicate data from their IBM DB2 databases in near real-time to target AWS Cloud databases, including RDS and Aurora, for the acceleration of midrange application modernization, migration and augmentation use cases.
Highlights
- Precisely Connect CDC (MIMIX Share) is a comprehensive Change Data Capture (CDC) tool used to build streaming data pipelines to transfer information, in real-time, from where it is generated or resides to where it's needed.
- Near real-time data replication (CDC) from IBM i DB2 databases to the AWS Cloud. Innovation with new business functions, channels, and services based on mainframe data replicated to AWS Cloud, including cloud-based reporting, data warehouses, analytics, AI AND ML
- Enables near-zero downtime and no data loss migrations for midrange-based applications modernized on the AWS Cloud. Provides an intelligent transformations engine that can translate IBM i data formats into target platform formats, enabling customers to leverage existing data assets without having to make significant changes to their target platforms
Details
Pricing
Dimension | Cost/MB |
|---|---|
Amount of Data Transferred | $0.029 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
First Release
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Usage instructions
Connecting to Instance:
To connect to your instance, you will need to use RDP over port 3389. The default user for logging in is Administrator. For further information about the standard AWS method of connecting to an AWS EC2 Windows instance, see the information described here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/connecting_to_windows_instance.html
Basic configuration of the environment includes:
a. Initializing the replication service. b. Network connectivity between your IBM i environment and AWS. c. Installing Replication Agent Binaries on your IBM i. d. Define and execute replication pipelines. Please see AWS Mainframe Modernization Data Replication with Precisely for IBM i documentation for further configuration information: AWS Mainframe Modernization Data Replication with Precisely for IBM i
Additional Details:
- There are no security keys or credentials in place that need to be rotated
- There is no customer data that is collected in order for this software to function
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