You can import an existing dataset into your Redis Cloud instance from an existing Redis server or an RDB file.

Note:
Expired keys are not imported. As a result, the number of keys in the source and destination databases can be different after the import is complete.

Import from a Redis server

To import a dataset from any publicly available Redis server:

  1. Select Databases from the admin console menu and then select the target database from the database list.
  2. In the Danger Zone, select Import.
  3. Enter the source database details:
    • Source type - Select Redis.
    • Redis Hostname/IP Address - Enter the hostname or the public IP address of the source Redis server.
    • Redis port - Enter the port of the source Redis server if it is not the default value of 6379.
    • Password - Enter the password, if required by the Redis database.
  4. Select Import.

Import from an RDB file

If you have an RDB or a compressed RDB file from a Redis database, you can import data from that file into your Redis Enterprise Cloud database.

Via FTP or HTTP

To import an RDB file stored on an FTP or HTTP server:

  1. Select Databases from the admin console menu and then select your database from the list.

  2. In the Danger Zone, select Import.

  3. Enter the details for the RDB file:

    • Source type - Select FTP or HTTP.
    • Source path - Enter the URL for the RDB file: <protocol>://[username][:password]@hostname[:port]/[path/]filename.rdb[.gz]

    Where:

    • protocol - Server protocol: ftp, ftps, http, https
    • username - Your username, if necessary
    • password - Your password, if necessary
    • hostname - Hostname or IP address of the server
    • port - Port number of the server, if not 6379
    • path - Path to the file, if necessary
    • filename - Filename of the RDB file, including the .gz suffix if the file is compressed

  4. For sharded databases with multiple RDB files, select Add source to add another RDB file.

  5. Select Import.

Via AWS S3

To use the Redis Cloud admin console to import your data, you must first share the file from the Amazon Web Services (AWS) management console.

To share and import an RDB file that is stored in an AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket:

  1. In the AWS management console, configure the file’s Access Control List to give read-only access to Redis Enterprise Cloud:

    1. Go to the bucket in the AWS S3 console. In the location where the file is stored, select the RDB file.
    2. Select Permissions.
    3. Select Edit.
    4. Select Add grantee.
    5. In the Grantee field, enter: fd1b05415aa5ea3a310265ddb13b156c7c76260dbc87e037a8fc290c3c86b614
    6. In the Read column, select Yes.
    7. Select Save.

    For more info, see Configuring ACLs for objects.

  2. In the Redis Cloud admin console, select the target database from the database list.

  3. In the Danger Zone, select Import.

  4. Enter the details for the RDB file:

    • Source type - Select AWS S3.

    • Source path - Enter the URL for the RDB file: s3://bucketname/[path/]filename.rdb[.gz]

      Where:

      • bucketname - Name of the S3 bucket
      • path - Path to the file, if necessary
      • filename - Filename of the RDB file, including the .gz suffix if the file is compressed

  5. For sharded databases with multiple RDB files, select Add source to add another RDB file.

  6. Select Import.

Via Google Cloud Storage

To use the Redis Cloud admin console to import your data, you must first share the file from the Google Cloud console.

To share and import an RDB file that is stored in a Google Cloud Storage bucket:

  1. In the Google Cloud Storage bucket, edit the file’s Access Control List to give read access to Redis Enterprise Cloud:

    1. Select Edit access in the RDB file menu.
    2. Select Add item.
    3. Enter the user details and access:
      • In the Entity field of the new item, select User.
      • In the Name field of the new item, enter: [email protected]
      • In the Access field of the new item, select Reader.
    4. Select Save.

    For more info, see Set ACLs.

  2. In the Redis Cloud admin console, select the target database from the database list.

  3. In the Danger Zone, select Import.

  4. Enter the details for the RDB file:

    • Source type - Select Google Cloud Storage.

    • Source path - Enter the URL for the RDB file: gs://bucketname/[path/]filename.rdb[.gz]

      Where:

      • bucketname - Name of the GCS bucket
      • path - Path to the file
      • filename - Filename of the RDB file, including the .gz suffix if the file is compressed

  5. For sharded databases with multiple RDB files, select Add source to add another RDB file.

  6. Select Import.

Via Azure Blob Storage container

To import an RDB file stored in a Microsoft Azure Blog storage container:

  1. In the Redis Cloud admin console, select the target database from the database list.

  2. In the Danger Zone, select Import.

  3. Enter the details for the RDB file:

    • Source type - Select Azure Blob Storage.

    • Source path - Enter the URL for the RDB file: abs://:[email protected]_account_name/[container/]filename.rdb[.gz]

      Where:

      • storage_account_access_key - Primary access key to the storage account
      • storage_account_name - Name of the storage account
      • url - URL of the storage account
      • container - Name of the container, if necessary
      • filename - Filename of the RDB file, including the .gz suffix if the file is compressed

  4. For sharded databases with multiple RDB files, select Add source to add another RDB file.

  5. Select Import.