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Service: solutions · 2026-05-19 · Documentation low

File: solutions/latest/migration-assistant-for-amazon-opensearch-service/solution-overview.md

Summary

Updated solution overview to include Amazon OpenSearch Serverless, added details about EKS deployment, revised version compatibility matrix with new groupings and footnotes, expanded migration capabilities, and added new benefit about workflow-driven EKS migrations.

Security assessment

The changes focus on feature enhancements (Serverless support, EKS deployment), version compatibility updates, and migration process improvements. There's no evidence of security vulnerability fixes, security patches, or new security features. The modifications are operational/functional in nature.

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@@ -9 +9 @@
-OpenSearch is widely adopted for log analytics and search functionalities. However, self-managing OpenSearch can be operationally demanding. Amazon OpenSearch Service offer more manageable alternatives, but transitioning to these services or updating to the latest OpenSearch version has historically been complex. Also, it can be difficult for a customer to predict the outcome of a migration. The Migration Assistant for Amazon OpenSearch Service solution addresses these challenges - it simplifies the migration process, ensures integrity, and validates performance post-migration.
+OpenSearch is widely adopted for log analytics and search functionalities. However, self-managing OpenSearch can be operationally demanding. Amazon OpenSearch Service and Amazon OpenSearch Serverless offer more manageable alternatives, but transitioning to these services or updating to the latest OpenSearch version has historically been complex. Also, it can be difficult for a customer to predict the outcome of a migration. The Migration Assistant for Amazon OpenSearch Service solution addresses these challenges - it simplifies the migration process, ensures integrity, and validates performance post-migration.
@@ -11 +11 @@ OpenSearch is widely adopted for log analytics and search functionalities. Howev
-The Migration Assistant for Amazon OpenSearch Service solution is a toolkit designed to ease the transition to OpenSearch, facilitate upgrades to the latest OpenSearch versions, and refine cluster configurations based on observed traffic patterns. Whether you’re looking to set up a proof-of-concept in AWS, transition production workloads with confidence, or enhance your current OpenSearch clusters, this guide provides references to step-by-step instructions, best practices, and insights to leverage the full potential of the OpenSearch migrations package.
+The Migration Assistant for Amazon OpenSearch Service solution is a workflow-driven toolkit designed to ease the transition to Amazon OpenSearch Service and Amazon OpenSearch Serverless, facilitate upgrades to the latest OpenSearch versions, and refine cluster configurations based on observed traffic patterns. Migration Assistant 3.0 deploys to Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) and runs migrations as Kubernetes-managed workloads. Whether you’re looking to set up a proof-of-concept in AWS, transition production workloads with confidence, or enhance your current OpenSearch clusters, this guide provides step-by-step instructions, best practices, and insights to help you migrate to Amazon OpenSearch Service or Amazon OpenSearch Serverless.
@@ -15 +15 @@ The Migration Assistant for Amazon OpenSearch Service solution is a toolkit desi
-The following matrix shows which source versions can be directly migrated to which OpenSearch target versions:
+The following matrix shows which source versions can be directly migrated to which Amazon OpenSearch Service or Amazon OpenSearch Serverless target versions:
@@ -17 +17 @@ The following matrix shows which source versions can be directly migrated to whi
-Source Version | OpenSearch 1.x | OpenSearch 2.x | OpenSearch 3.x | Amazon OpenSearch Serverless  
+Source version | OpenSearch 1.x | OpenSearch 2.x | OpenSearch 3.x | Amazon OpenSearch Serverless  
@@ -19,9 +19,5 @@ Source Version | OpenSearch 1.x | OpenSearch 2.x | OpenSearch 3.x | Amazon OpenS
-Elasticsearch 1.x |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓*  
-Elasticsearch 2.x |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓*  
-Elasticsearch 5.x |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓*  
-Elasticsearch 6.x |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓*  
-Elasticsearch 7.x |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓*  
-Elasticsearch 8.x |  |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓*  
-OpenSearch 1.x |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓*  
-OpenSearch 2.x |  |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓*  
-Apache Solr 8.x |  |  |  ✓** |   
+Elasticsearch 1.x–2.x |  ✓* |  ✓* |  ✓* |  ✓*  
+Elasticsearch 5.x–7.x |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓**  
+Elasticsearch 8.x |  |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓**  
+OpenSearch 1.x–2.x |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓ |  ✓**  
+Apache Solr 6.x–9.x |  |  |  ✓* |  ✓*  
@@ -31 +27 @@ Apache Solr 8.x |  |  |  ✓** |
-* Migration to Amazon OpenSearch Serverless targets requires deployment on Amazon EKS. For deployment instructions, see the [Deploying to EKS](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-migrations/wiki/Deploying-to-EKS) guide. Live traffic capture and replay is currently not supported for OpenSearch Serverless targets.
+* Backfill only — Live traffic capture and replay is not supported for these source versions.
@@ -35 +31 @@ Apache Solr 8.x |  |  |  ✓** |
-** Apache Solr 8.x migration supports backfill (document migration with automatic schema translation) only. Live traffic capture and replay is not supported for Solr sources. See the [Solr Migration Overview](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-migrations/wiki/Solr-Migration-Overview) for details.
+** Live traffic capture and replay is supported with Amazon OpenSearch Serverless targets when the source supports it. Document IDs are preserved only on `SEARCH` collection types; `TIMESERIES` and `VECTORSEARCH` collection types use server-generated IDs.
@@ -41 +37 @@ Apache Solr 8.x |  |  |  ✓** |
-  * Migrate existing data from legacy clusters to OpenSearch clusters, including Amazon OpenSearch Service (AOS) Domains and Amazon OpenSearch Serverless collections.
+  * Migrate existing data from legacy Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, and Apache Solr clusters to Amazon OpenSearch Service domains and Amazon OpenSearch Serverless collections.
@@ -43 +39 @@ Apache Solr 8.x |  |  |  ✓** |
-  * Intercept and redirect live traffic from self-managed Elasticsearch or OpenSearch clusters to Amazon OpenSearch Service domainsuwith minimal latency.
+  * Intercept and redirect live traffic from self-managed Elasticsearch or OpenSearch clusters to Amazon OpenSearch Service domains and Amazon OpenSearch Serverless collections with minimal latency.
@@ -52,0 +49 @@ Apache Solr 8.x |  |  |  ✓** |
+  * Run migrations as repeatable, workflow-driven Amazon EKS workloads with built-in approval gates, retry logic, and resumable backfill.
@@ -56 +53,2 @@ Apache Solr 8.x |  |  |  ✓** |
-This implementation guide provides an overview of the Migration Assistant for Amazon OpenSearch Service solution, its reference architecture and components, considerations for planning the deployment, and configuration steps for deploying the solution to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. It also references the solution’s open-source documentation on [GitHub](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-migrations), which includes a User guide, developer documentation, and tips to enhance and contribute to the solution.
+
+This implementation guide provides an overview of the Migration Assistant for Amazon OpenSearch Service solution, its reference architecture and components, considerations for planning the deployment, and configuration steps for deploying the solution to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. It also references the solution’s open-source documentation on [GitHub](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-migrations), which includes developer documentation and tips to enhance and contribute to the solution.