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This data type is used as a response element in the action DescribeDBEngineVersions .

  • Engine (string) --

    The name of the database engine.

  • EngineVersion (string) --

    The version number of the database engine.

  • DBParameterGroupFamily (string) --

    The name of the DB parameter group family for the database engine.

  • DBEngineDescription (string) --

    The description of the database engine.

  • DBEngineVersionDescription (string) --

    The description of the database engine version.

  • DefaultCharacterSet (dict) --

    The default character set for new instances of this engine version, if the CharacterSetName parameter of the CreateDBInstance API isn't specified.

    • CharacterSetName (string) --

      The name of the character set.

    • CharacterSetDescription (string) --

      The description of the character set.

  • Image (dict) --

    The EC2 image

  • DBEngineMediaType (string) --

    A value that indicates the source media provider of the AMI based on the usage operation. Applicable for RDS Custom for SQL Server.

  • SupportedCharacterSets (list) --

    A list of the character sets supported by this engine for the CharacterSetName parameter of the CreateDBInstance operation.

  • SupportedNcharCharacterSets (list) --

    A list of the character sets supported by the Oracle DB engine for the NcharCharacterSetName parameter of the CreateDBInstance operation.

  • ValidUpgradeTarget (list) --

    A list of engine versions that this database engine version can be upgraded to.

  • SupportedTimezones (list) --

    A list of the time zones supported by this engine for the Timezone parameter of the CreateDBInstance action.

    • (dict) --

      A time zone associated with a DBInstance or a DBSnapshot . This data type is an element in the response to the DescribeDBInstances , the DescribeDBSnapshots , and the DescribeDBEngineVersions actions.

  • ExportableLogTypes (list) --

    The types of logs that the database engine has available for export to CloudWatch Logs.

    • (string) --
  • SupportsLogExportsToCloudwatchLogs (boolean) --

    A value that indicates whether the engine version supports exporting the log types specified by ExportableLogTypes to CloudWatch Logs.

  • SupportsReadReplica (boolean) --

    Indicates whether the database engine version supports read replicas.

  • SupportedEngineModes (list) --

    A list of the supported DB engine modes.

    • (string) --
  • SupportedFeatureNames (list) --

    A list of features supported by the DB engine.

    The supported features vary by DB engine and DB engine version.

    To determine the supported features for a specific DB engine and DB engine version using the CLI, use the following command:

    aws rds describe-db-engine-versions --engine <engine_name> --engine-version <engine_version>

    For example, to determine the supported features for RDS for PostgreSQL version 13.3 using the CLI, use the following command:

    aws rds describe-db-engine-versions --engine postgres --engine-version 13.3

    The supported features are listed under SupportedFeatureNames in the output.

    • (string) --
  • Status (string) --

    The status of the DB engine version, either available or deprecated .

  • SupportsParallelQuery (boolean) --

    A value that indicates whether you can use Aurora parallel query with a specific DB engine version.

  • SupportsGlobalDatabases (boolean) --

    A value that indicates whether you can use Aurora global databases with a specific DB engine version.

  • MajorEngineVersion (string) --

    The major engine version of the CEV.

  • DatabaseInstallationFilesS3BucketName (string) --

    The name of the Amazon S3 bucket that contains your database installation files.

  • DatabaseInstallationFilesS3Prefix (string) --

    The Amazon S3 directory that contains the database installation files. If not specified, then no prefix is assumed.

  • DBEngineVersionArn (string) --

    The ARN of the custom engine version.

  • KMSKeyId (string) --

    The Amazon Web Services KMS key identifier for an encrypted CEV. This parameter is required for RDS Custom, but optional for Amazon RDS.

  • CreateTime (datetime) --

    The creation time of the DB engine version.

  • TagList (list) --

    A list of tags. For more information, see Tagging Amazon RDS Resources in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

    • (dict) --

      Metadata assigned to an Amazon RDS resource consisting of a key-value pair.

      For more information, see Tagging Amazon RDS Resources in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

      • Key (string) --

        A key is the required name of the tag. The string value can be from 1 to 128 Unicode characters in length and can't be prefixed with aws: or rds: . The string can only contain only the set of Unicode letters, digits, white-space, '_', '.', ':', '/', '=', '+', '-', '@' (Java regex: "^([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-@]*)$").

      • Value (string) --

        A value is the optional value of the tag. The string value can be from 1 to 256 Unicode characters in length and can't be prefixed with aws: or rds: . The string can only contain only the set of Unicode letters, digits, white-space, '_', '.', ':', '/', '=', '+', '-', '@' (Java regex: "^([\p{L}\p{Z}\p{N}_.:/=+\-@]*)$").

  • SupportsBabelfish (boolean) --

    A value that indicates whether the engine version supports Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL.

  • CustomDBEngineVersionManifest (string) --

    JSON string that lists the installation files and parameters that RDS Custom uses to create a custom engine version (CEV). RDS Custom applies the patches in the order in which they're listed in the manifest. You can set the Oracle home, Oracle base, and UNIX/Linux user and group using the installation parameters. For more information, see JSON fields in the CEV manifest in the Amazon RDS User Guide .

  • SupportsCertificateRotationWithoutRestart (boolean) --

    A value that indicates whether the engine version supports rotating the server certificate without rebooting the DB instance.

  • SupportedCACertificateIdentifiers (list) --

    A list of the supported CA certificate identifiers.

    For more information, see Using SSL/TLS to encrypt a connection to a DB instance in the Amazon RDS User Guide and Using SSL/TLS to encrypt a connection to a DB cluster in the Amazon Aurora User Guide .

    • (string) --