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AWS redshift documentation change

Service: redshift · 2026-05-13 · Documentation low

File: redshift/latest/dg/data-sharing-within-account-CF.md

Summary

Updated node requirements from 'RA3 nodes' to 'RG or RA3 nodes' for producer/consumer clusters in data sharing documentation

Security assessment

Change only expands supported node types without mentioning security vulnerabilities, risks, or mitigations. No evidence of security incident response.

Diff

diff --git a/redshift/latest/dg/data-sharing-within-account-CF.md b/redshift/latest/dg/data-sharing-within-account-CF.md
index 080c3b21b..f86cfe4d6 100644
--- a//redshift/latest/dg/data-sharing-within-account-CF.md
+++ b//redshift/latest/dg/data-sharing-within-account-CF.md
@@ -19 +19 @@ If you want to start sharing data in an AWS account by running SQL statements to
-Before running the data sharing CloudFormation stack, you must be logged in with a user that has permission to create an IAM role and a Lambda function. You also need two Amazon Redshift clusters in the same account. You use one, the _producer_ , to share the sample data, and the other, the _consumer_ , to read it. The primary requirement for these clusters is that each use RA3 nodes. For additional requirements, see [Considerations for data sharing in Amazon Redshift](./datashare-considerations.html).
+Before running the data sharing CloudFormation stack, you must be logged in with a user that has permission to create an IAM role and a Lambda function. You also need two Amazon Redshift clusters in the same account. You use one, the _producer_ , to share the sample data, and the other, the _consumer_ , to read it. The primary requirement for these clusters is that each use RG or RA3 nodes. For additional requirements, see [Considerations for data sharing in Amazon Redshift](./datashare-considerations.html).
@@ -25 +25 @@ For more information about getting started setting up an Amazon Redshift cluster
-Before launching your CloudFormation stack, make sure you have two Amazon Redshift clusters in the same account and that the clusters use RA3 nodes. Make sure each cluster has a database and a superuser. For more information, see [CREATE DATABASE](./r_CREATE_DATABASE.html) and [superuser](./r_superusers.html).
+Before launching your CloudFormation stack, make sure you have two Amazon Redshift clusters in the same account and that the clusters use RG or RA3 nodes. Make sure each cluster has a database and a superuser. For more information, see [CREATE DATABASE](./r_CREATE_DATABASE.html) and [superuser](./r_superusers.html).
@@ -66 +66 @@ If an error occurs while the stack is created, do the following:
-  * Make sure that your cluster has RA3 nodes.
+  * Make sure that your cluster has RG or RA3 nodes.