Medium RDS Regional

RDS DB clusters should be configured for multiple Availability Zones

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Description

Confirms that RDS DB clusters are configured across multiple Availability Zones.


Remediation

Configure the RDS DB cluster for multiple Availability Zones.

Steps

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console.
  2. Select the cluster and choose 'Modify'.
  3. Change the 'Multi-AZ deployment' setting to 'Yes'.
  4. Save the changes.

Compliance

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