Select the appropriate tutorial based upon which MySQL-EBS ServerTemplates you're going to use.
Warning! The v2 ServerTemplates are currently in Beta and should not be used in production environments.
What's new in the v2 ServerTemplate?
- Support for EBS stripes. One of the benefits of EBS stripes is enhanced disk performance. For a more specific discussion, please see AWS Forums (search topic: EBS stripe).
- Restore from a slave backup. Previously, a backup (EBS Snapshot) of the Master-DB was required in order to launch a Slave-DB. The v2 ServerTemplate is designed to launch a new Slave-DB using the most recent backup regardless of whether it's from a master or slave. The ability to restore from a slave backup will reduce the amount of time needed for database replication. As a result, the Slave-DB server should come online faster and become in-sync with the Master-DB within a shorter timeframe.