If ec2 instance is spinned up in an subnet,subnet's NACl rules imply to the instances of that subnet,But where in case of rds, "subnet group" is attached to the rds instance. if I have 2 subnet's in subnet's group. In this scenario, which subnet's NACL rules are applied to the rds ?
When you launch an RDS instance each instance will only be launched in a single subnet, the cluster on the overhand will spread instances across the subnets i.e. read replicas and Multi-AZ.
Each instance if you look at its properties will have availability zone, by using this you can limit down to the availability zone of the host. Assuming you only have a single subnet per AZ in your subnet group you can then identify the subnet.
If you have multiple subnets per AZ you would need to DIG (or ping) the RDS instances hostname to get the IP address. Then you would need to filter to determine which range it is in.
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I created two subnets without any preference of the availability zone(AZ). So, now I have two subnets in one AZ. I know that I can extend the VPC and create new subnets but I simply want to move a subnet into a different zone. Is there any way I can move a subnet to a different AZ on AWS?
This is not possible.
An Availability Zone is nominated when the Subnet is created. It is not possible to change the AZ on a Subnet.
You should either create another subnet, or delete the subnet and recreate it in a different AZ.
For Subnets in the same VPC, is Region independent?
I would like to set up more than two fully independent Availability Zones for Elastic Load Balancer(ELB).
Is it possible?
Yes:
Within a Region you create a VPC
The VPC is a logical concept and spans AZs
You then create subnets within the VPC for each AZ
Each AZ is a physically separate datacentre from another, normally 3 AZs or more per region
When you set up an ELB, you select the subnets that you want to use, select a subnet in each AZ
ELB will add instances across all 3 (or more) subnets/AZs
I wish to implement my website in AWS virtual private cloud (VPC) with the following requirement:
The web tier will use an Auto Scaling group across multiple Availability Zones (AZs).
The database will use Multi-AZ RDS MySQL and should not be publicly accessible.
What is the minimal number of subnets required?
I assume one subnet = one AZ. Having said that, I will be needing 2 subnets for the RDS instance and one for my web tier which might have to sit in the public subnets? so total 3 minimal?
You have two options:
Do everything in Public Subnets, using Security Groups to protect your database, or
Use Public & Private Subnets
If both options, you would need:
An Amazon VPC
An Internet Gateway (which connects the VPC to the Internet)
An Elastic Load Balancer
An Auto Scaling group of Amazon EC2 instances running your web tier
An Amazon RDS Multi-AZ database -- you have indicated a preference for MySQL
Also, you would create three security groups:
A Load Balancer security group, permitting inbound traffic from the Internet (0.0.0.0/0) for HTTP (port 80) and presumably HTTPS (port 443)
A Web Tier security group, permitting inbound traffic from the Load Balancer security group on the same ports
A Database security group, permitting inbound traffic from the Web Tier security group on port 3306 (MySQL)
Option 1: Do everything in public subnets
In this option, you can put all services inside a Public Subnet (which is defined as a subnet connected to the Internet via an Internet Gateway).
You wish to implement a multi-AZ solution, so you will need one subnet per AZ. If you choose to use two AZs, this means you will need two subnets. (You could choose to use more than two AZs/subnets, if they are available in your region.)
Deploy your Load Balancer in both subnets. Create your Auto Scaling group to use both subnets. Create an Amazon RDS DB Subnet Group across both subnets for use by the multi-AZ database and launch the database into that DB Subnet Group.
The security groups will ensure that only the Load Balancer is exposed to the Internet. Nothing else will be publicly accessible.
Option 2: Use Public & Private Subnets
Some people prefer using Private Subnets to ensure resources are not exposed to the Internet. This is mostly to remain compatible with traditional on-premises architecture that does not have the concept of a Security Group.
This option would involve:
A Public Subnet in each AZ: Put your Load Balancer in these subnets
A Private Subnet in each AZ: Put your Web Tier Auto Scaling group and your database in these subnets (defined via the DB Subnet Group)
Use the same Security Groups as option 1
But if you put 3 subnet in different AZ as you said that is better for security and accessibility from web-server.
There is no requirement for 3 subnet.
If you put 2 subnet in different AZ and 1 is public and 1 is private that is also able to communicate with each other because of in 1 VPC multi-pal instance can calumniate with each other and different.
But if you put 3 subnet in different AZ as you said that is better for security and accessibility from web-server.
I have one Oracle SE instance that is not multi-az and does not have encryption enabled, and I have an Oracle EE instance that is multi-az and has encryption enabled. The former has the option to change the subnet group through the console (modify instance > network and security), whereas the latter does not. Both instances are in a subnet group within the default vpc, and I have a custom vpc within the same account with another subnet group in it.
What conditions determine whether or not it is possible to change the subnet group of an RDS instance? I have not been able to find any documentation on this so far.
It is the Multi AZ Deployment that is the determining factor. To test this, modify your DB instance and turn off the Multi AZ Deployment. Once it is done, go modify it again and you'll notice you now have the option to change the subnet group.
I haven't found any indication as to the reason for this behavior in the AWS documentation.
As #hackakhan mentioned, you need to have Multi AZ Deployment turned off to modify the DB subnet group of an RDS instance. Unfortunately, the RDS instance will only be migrated to one of the subnets from the new DB subnet group if the new DB subnet group resides in a different VPC. You could create a temporary VPC to migrate away the RDS instance only to migrate it back to your existing VPC and the right DB subnet group within that VPC.
The AWS Premium Support Knowledge Center has a detailed explanation of the steps involved: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/change-vpc-rds-db-instance/
My understanding
RDS instances can't be migrated from one database subnet group to another if:
The destination database subnet group is in the same VPC as the current group
The instance has the multi-availability zone setting enabled
What worked for me
Creating the subnet group within my VPC that would be the eventual home of my RDS instance
Creating a temporary database subnet group in the "DEFAULT" VPC (my RDS instance has previously been a subnet group in a VPC that I had provisioned, not the default one) consisting of the three subnets that belong to the "DEFAULT" VPC—this can be done in the RDS section of the AWS Console, no need to go to the VPC section
Modifying the instance's subnet group to the newly created group (from 2.)
Modifying the instance's subnet group to its eventual home within my original VPC (from 1.)
I was setting up an environment using Elastic Beanstalk and I wanted the hosts to be apart of the default VPC for my account. I didn't really understand what the options meant. See the below image for an example:
Associate Public IP Address - How does this differ from the ELB visibility?
Subnets for ELB and EC2 - What do these do? The set-up wizard requires at least one box is selected. During my setup I selected all of the boxes.
VPC Security Group - How does this differ from the security group of the EC2 hosts. I use the security groups to SSH onto the hosts. Why does the VPC need a security group?
If selected, the ELB will be created with a public IP address associated to it (or the EC2 instance will if you select single instance instead of load balanced during the setup). Visibility is just for ACLs, and won't actually give it a publically accessible IP.
In a common VPC setup, you'll have both public and private subnets with a NAT in between them. Things in the public subnet can usually access the Internet and private subnet. Private subnet can usually just access the local subnet. In a load balanced EB environment, you'd typically place the ELB in the public subnet and the EC2 instance(s) in the private subnet.
VPC security groups are for your resources (anything in your VPC). They're just prefixed with the term VPC so as to distinguish between VPC security groups and legacy EC2 security groups (for EC2 instances that are not part of any VPC). The option in the UI only affects the EC2 resources in your VPC though I believe...not the ELB.