slotName

Sets the name of a previously created logical replication slot for a change data capture (CDC) load of the PostgreSQL source instance.

When used with the CdcStartPosition request parameter for the DMS API , this attribute also makes it possible to use native CDC start points. DMS verifies that the specified logical replication slot exists before starting the CDC load task. It also verifies that the task was created with a valid setting of CdcStartPosition. If the specified slot doesn't exist or the task doesn't have a valid CdcStartPosition setting, DMS raises an error.

For more information about setting the CdcStartPosition request parameter, see Determining a CDC native start point in the Database Migration Service User Guide. For more information about using CdcStartPosition, see CreateReplicationTask, StartReplicationTask, and ModifyReplicationTask.