Change SQL Server RDS Instance type from Web to Standard Edition

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I need to change SQL Server RDS Instance from web edition to standard edition. I could see it's not possible from AWS console. Is there any alternate solution? web edition details as follows.

  1. DB Engine Version: SQL Server 2014 12.0.0

  2. DB Instance Class :m3.large

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You need to do following:

  • make a snapshot of your instance from console
  • find snapshot in list of snapshots in console and choose action restore.
  • there will be combo to choose DB engine at the top of Restore DB Instance window. Select edition that you want