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Secure a Multi-AZ RDS Instance

In this hands-on lab, you are asked to secure a Multi-AZ RDS instance. After completing this lab, students will have hands-on experience converting a single Availability Zone RDS instance to a secure Multi-AZ instance.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 1h 45m
Last updated
Clock icon Aug 05, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Enable Data Encryption

    Enable data encryption on the existing instance with the following:

    • Copy an existing snapshot to an encrypted snapshot.
    • Restore the encrypted snapshot to an encrypted instance.

  2. Challenge

    Convert to Multi-AZ

    Convert the newly restored instance to a Multi-AZ instance.

  3. Challenge

    Ensure Connectivity

    Ensure connectivity to the instance by checking the security group and connecting from the EC2 node using the psql client.

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Pluralsight Skills gives leaders confidence they have the skills needed to execute technology strategy. Technology teams can benchmark expertise across roles, speed up release cycles and build reliable, secure products. By leveraging our expert content, skill assessments and one-of-a-kind analytics, keep up with the pace of change, put the right people on the right projects and boost productivity. It's the most effective path to developing tech skills at scale.

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