**Example 1: To create a blue/green deployment for an RDS for MySQL DB instance** The following ``create-blue-green-deployment`` example creates a blue/green deployment for a MySQL DB instance. :: aws rds create-blue-green-deployment \ --blue-green-deployment-name bgd-cli-test-instance \ --source arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:db:my-db-instance \ --target-engine-version 8.0 \ --target-db-parameter-group-name mysql-80-group Output:: { "BlueGreenDeployment": { "BlueGreenDeploymentIdentifier": "bgd-v53303651eexfake", "BlueGreenDeploymentName": "bgd-cli-test-instance", "Source": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:db:my-db-instance", "SwitchoverDetails": [ { "SourceMember": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:db:my-db-instance" }, { "SourceMember": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:db:my-db-instance-replica-1" }, { "SourceMember": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:db:my-db-instance-replica-2" }, { "SourceMember": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:db:my-db-instance-replica-3" } ], "Tasks": [ { "Name": "CREATING_READ_REPLICA_OF_SOURCE", "Status": "PENDING" }, { "Name": "DB_ENGINE_VERSION_UPGRADE", "Status": "PENDING" }, { "Name": "CONFIGURE_BACKUPS", "Status": "PENDING" }, { "Name": "CREATING_TOPOLOGY_OF_SOURCE", "Status": "PENDING" } ], "Status": "PROVISIONING", "CreateTime": "2022-02-25T21:18:51.183000+00:00" } } For more information, see `Creating a blue/green deployment <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/blue-green-deployments-creating.html>`__ in the *Amazon RDS User Guide*. **Example 2: To create a blue/green deployment for an Aurora MySQL DB cluster** The following ``create-blue-green-deployment`` example creates a blue/green deployment for an Aurora MySQL DB cluster. :: aws rds create-blue-green-deployment \ --blue-green-deployment-name my-blue-green-deployment \ --source arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster:my-aurora-mysql-cluster \ --target-engine-version 8.0 \ --target-db-cluster-parameter-group-name ams-80-binlog-enabled \ --target-db-parameter-group-name mysql-80-cluster-group Output:: { "BlueGreenDeployment": { "BlueGreenDeploymentIdentifier": "bgd-wi89nwzglccsfake", "BlueGreenDeploymentName": "my-blue-green-deployment", "Source": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster:my-aurora-mysql-cluster", "SwitchoverDetails": [ { "SourceMember": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster:my-aurora-mysql-cluster", "Status": "PROVISIONING" }, { "SourceMember": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:db:my-aurora-mysql-cluster-1", "Status": "PROVISIONING" }, { "SourceMember": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:db:my-aurora-mysql-cluster-2", "Status": "PROVISIONING" }, { "SourceMember": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:db:my-aurora-mysql-cluster-3", "Status": "PROVISIONING" }, { "SourceMember": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster-endpoint:my-excluded-member-endpoint", "Status": "PROVISIONING" }, { "SourceMember": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster-endpoint:my-reader-endpoint", "Status": "PROVISIONING" } ], "Tasks": [ { "Name": "CREATING_READ_REPLICA_OF_SOURCE", "Status": "PENDING" }, { "Name": "DB_ENGINE_VERSION_UPGRADE", "Status": "PENDING" }, { "Name": "CREATE_DB_INSTANCES_FOR_CLUSTER", "Status": "PENDING" }, { "Name": "CREATE_CUSTOM_ENDPOINTS", "Status": "PENDING" } ], "Status": "PROVISIONING", "CreateTime": "2022-02-25T21:12:00.288000+00:00" } } For more information, see `Creating a blue/green deployment <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/blue-green-deployments-creating.html>`__ in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.