Purpose

RDS operational checklist for connectivity, backups, SSL, and performance triage.

Cross-links

• EKS app deployment often connects to RDS: Amazon EKS Operations
• Lab drills: AWS Operations Sandbox

Connectivity Checklist

• [ ] Publicly accessible is not enough: verify subnet routes, security groups, and NACL return traffic.
• [ ] Prefer private subnets and inbound rules from the application security group.
• [ ] Confirm SSL requirements and engine-specific parameters such as rds.force_ssl when used.

Operations Checklist

• [ ] Set backup retention, deletion protection, and final snapshot behavior deliberately.
• [ ] Track parameter group changes that enter pending-reboot.
• [ ] Enable CloudWatch metrics plus Database Insights or Performance Insights depending on support needs.

MySQL Client Export

mysql -h <endpoint> -P 3306 -u <user> -p --ssl-ca=global-bundle.pem <db> -e "SELECT * FROM products" > products.csv

Verified References

RDS Performance Insights / Database Insights

Connecting to an RDS DB instance