# Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts support for Amazon RDS features
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The following table describes the Amazon RDS features supported by Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts.


| Feature | Supported | Notes | More information | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| DB instance provisioning | Yes | You can only create DB instances for RDS for SQL Server, RDS for MySQL, RDS for PostgreSQL, or RDS for Oracle DB engines. The following versions are supported:[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/rds-on-outposts.features.html) |  [Creating DB instances for Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts](rds-on-outposts.creating.md)  | 
| Connect to a Microsoft SQL Server DB instance with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio | Yes | Some TLS versions and encryption ciphers might not be secure. To turn them off, follow the instructions in [Configuring SQL Server security protocols and ciphers](SQLServer.Ciphers.md). |  [Connecting to your Microsoft SQL Server DB instance](USER_ConnectToMicrosoftSQLServerInstance.md)  | 
| Modifying the master user password | Yes | None |  [Modifying an Amazon RDS DB instance](Overview.DBInstance.Modifying.md)  | 
| Renaming a DB instance | Yes | None |  [Modifying an Amazon RDS DB instance](Overview.DBInstance.Modifying.md)  | 
| Rebooting a DB instance | Yes | None |  [Rebooting a DB instance](USER_RebootInstance.md)  | 
| Stopping a DB instance | Yes | None |  [Stopping an Amazon RDS DB instance temporarily](USER_StopInstance.md)  | 
| Starting a DB instance | Yes | None |  [Starting an Amazon RDS DB instance that was previously stopped](USER_StartInstance.md)  | 
| Multi-AZ deployments | Yes | Multi-AZ deployments are supported on MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle DB instances.<br />Multi-AZ deployments do not support Direct VPC Routing (DVR). | [Creating DB instances for Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts](rds-on-outposts.creating.md) <br />[Configuring and managing a Multi-AZ deployment for Amazon RDS](Concepts.MultiAZ.md) | 
| DB parameter groups | Yes | None |  [Parameter groups for Amazon RDS](USER_WorkingWithParamGroups.md)  | 
| Read replicas | Yes | Read replicas are supported for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle DB instances.<br />Read replicas do not support Direct VPC Routing (DVR). | [Creating read replicas for Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts](rds-on-outposts.rr.md) | 
| Encryption at rest | Yes | RDS on Outposts doesn't support unencrypted DB instances. |  [Encrypting Amazon RDS resources](Overview.Encryption.md)  | 
| AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) database authentication | No | None |  [IAM database authentication for MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL](UsingWithRDS.IAMDBAuth.md)  | 
| Associating an IAM role with a DB instance | No | None | [add-role-to-db-instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/rds/add-role-to-db-instance.html) AWS CLI command <br />[AddRoleToDBInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_AddRoleToDBInstance.html) RDS API operation | 
| Kerberos authentication | No | None |  [Kerberos authentication](database-authentication.md#kerberos-authentication)  | 
| Tagging Amazon RDS resources | Yes | None |  [Tagging Amazon RDS resources](USER_Tagging.md)  | 
| Option groups | Yes | The following RDS for Oracle options are not supported:[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/rds-on-outposts.features.html) |  [Working with option groups](USER_WorkingWithOptionGroups.md)  | 
| Modifying the maintenance window | Yes | None |  [Maintaining a DB instance](USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.md)  | 
| Automatic minor version upgrade | Yes | None |  [Automatically upgrading the minor engine version](USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Upgrading.md#USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Upgrading.AutoMinorVersionUpgrades)  | 
| Modifying the backup window | Yes | None | [Introduction to backups](USER_WorkingWithAutomatedBackups.md)<br />[Modifying an Amazon RDS DB instance](Overview.DBInstance.Modifying.md) | 
| Changing the DB instance class | Yes | None |  [Modifying an Amazon RDS DB instance](Overview.DBInstance.Modifying.md)  | 
| Changing the allocated storage | Yes | None |  [Modifying an Amazon RDS DB instance](Overview.DBInstance.Modifying.md)  | 
| Storage autoscaling | Yes | None |  [Managing capacity automatically with Amazon RDS storage autoscaling](USER_PIOPS.Autoscaling.md)  | 
| Manual and automatic DB instance snapshots | Yes | You can store automated backups and manual snapshots in your AWS Region. Or you can store them locally on your Outpost.<br />Local backups are supported on MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle DB instances.<br />To store backups on your Outpost, make sure that you have Amazon S3 on Outposts configured.<br />Local backups are not supported for Multi-AZ instance deployments. | [Creating DB instances for Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts](rds-on-outposts.creating.md)<br />[Amazon S3 on Outposts](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/outposts/)<br />[Creating a DB snapshot for a Single-AZ DB instance for Amazon RDS](USER_CreateSnapshot.md) | 
| Restoring from a DB snapshot | Yes | You can store automated backups and manual snapshots for the restored DB instance in the parent AWS Region or locally on your Outpost. | [Considerations for restoring DB instances on Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts](rds-on-outposts.restoring.md)<br />[Restoring to a DB instance](USER_RestoreFromSnapshot.md) | 
| Restoring a DB instance from Amazon S3 | No | None | [Restoring a backup into an Amazon RDS for MySQL DB instance](MySQL.Procedural.Importing.md) | 
| Exporting snapshot data to Amazon S3 | No | None |  [Exporting DB snapshot data to Amazon S3 for Amazon RDS](USER_ExportSnapshot.md)  | 
| Point-in-time recovery | Yes | You can store automated backups and manual snapshots for the restored DB instance in the parent AWS Region or locally on your Outpost, with one exception. | [Considerations for restoring DB instances on Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts](rds-on-outposts.restoring.md)<br />[Restoring a DB instance to a specified time for Amazon RDS](USER_PIT.md) | 
| Enhanced monitoring | No | None |  [Monitoring OS metrics with Enhanced Monitoring](USER_Monitoring.OS.md)  | 
| Amazon CloudWatch monitoring | Yes | You can view the same set of metrics that are available for your databases in the AWS Region. |  [Monitoring Amazon RDS metrics with Amazon CloudWatch](monitoring-cloudwatch.md)  | 
| Publishing database engine logs to CloudWatch Logs | Yes | None |  [Publishing database logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs](USER_LogAccess.Procedural.UploadtoCloudWatch.md)  | 
| Event notification | Yes | None |  [Working with Amazon RDS event notification](USER_Events.md)  | 
| Amazon RDS Performance Insights | No | None |  [Monitoring DB load with Performance Insights on Amazon RDS](USER_PerfInsights.md)  | 
| Viewing or downloading database logs | No | RDS on Outposts doesn't support viewing database logs using the console or describing database logs using the AWS CLI or RDS API.<br />RDS on Outposts doesn't support downloading database logs using the console or downloading database logs using the AWS CLI or RDS API. |  [Monitoring Amazon RDS log files](USER_LogAccess.md)  | 
| Amazon RDS Proxy | No | None |  [Amazon RDS Proxy](rds-proxy.md)  | 
| Stored procedures for Amazon RDS for MySQL | Yes | None |  [RDS for MySQL stored procedure reference](Appendix.MySQL.SQLRef.md)  | 
| Replication with external databases for RDS for MySQL | No | None |  [Configuring binary log file position replication with an external source instance](MySQL.Procedural.Importing.External.Repl.md)  | 
| Native backup and restore for Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server | Yes | None |  [Importing and exporting SQL Server databases using native backup and restore](SQLServer.Procedural.Importing.md)  |