When using the AMI to configure an Extractor or Applier, it is important to ensure all the necessary target/source database pre-requisites are in place.
For extraction, ensure your source MySQL Instance is configured as per the Database specific notes in Section B.4, “MySQL Database Setup”
In addition, for Amazon based extraction, pay particular attention to Section B.4.6, “MySQL Unprivileged Users”
For preparing the target database, specific notes for target pre-requisities, where appropriate, are detailed within each applier deployment section found at Chapter 4, Deploying Appliers
Once you have prepared your sources and targets, you can now launch the relevant AMI's from the Marketplace
Within your AWS Dashboard, you can find the AMI by searching within the Marketplace for "Continuent"
Select the Extractor AMI and the Target AMI based on your choice of target database. Each AMI is restricted to only configure an applier based on the choice of target. There are no restrictions on extraction, providing the necessary pre-requisities are in place.
Ensure you select a Security group that allows communication to the source and target databases, the require network ports are detailed in Section B.3.3.1, “Network Ports”