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All RDS databases instances provisioned within your AWS account should be using the latest generation of instance classes in order to get the best performance with lower costs.

Risk Level

Medium

Address

Reliability, Security

Compliance Standards

CBP

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

To remediate the misconfiguration of RDS instances not using the latest generation of instance classes in AWS, you can follow these steps using the AWS Management Console:

  1. Log in to the AWS Management Console: Go to https://aws.amazon.com/ and log in to your AWS account using your credentials.

  2. Navigate to RDS Service: Click on the “Services” dropdown menu at the top of the page and select “RDS” under the Database category.

  3. Select the RDS Instance: In the RDS dashboard, select the RDS instance that you want to update to the latest generation of instance classes.

  4. Modify the Instance: Click on the instance ID of the RDS instance to go to its details page. Then, click on the “Modify” button at the top of the page.

  5. Choose Instance Class: In the Modify RDS Instance page, scroll down to the “DB Instance Class” section. Click on the dropdown menu and select the latest generation of instance class that you want to use for your RDS instance.

  6. Apply Changes: Review the other configuration settings if needed, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Continue” button.

  7. Apply Immediately or Schedule: Choose whether you want to apply the changes immediately or schedule the modification for a later time. Select the appropriate option and click on the “Modify DB Instance” button.

  8. Monitor the Modification: The modification process will start, and you can monitor the progress on the RDS dashboard. Once the modification is complete, the RDS instance will be using the latest generation of instance classes.

By following these steps, you can remediate the misconfiguration of RDS instances not using the latest generation of instance classes in AWS.

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