:doc:`DatabaseMigrationService <../../dms>` / Client / start_recommendations

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start_recommendations
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.. py:method:: DatabaseMigrationService.Client.start_recommendations(**kwargs)

  

  .. warning::

    

    End of support notice: On May 20, 2026, Amazon Web Services will end support for Amazon Web Services DMS Fleet Advisor;. After May 20, 2026, you will no longer be able to access the Amazon Web Services DMS Fleet Advisor; console or Amazon Web Services DMS Fleet Advisor; resources. For more information, see `Amazon Web Services DMS Fleet Advisor end of support <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/userguide/dms_fleet.advisor-end-of-support.html>`__.

     

   

  Starts the analysis of your source database to provide recommendations of target engines.

   

  You can create recommendations for multiple source databases using `BatchStartRecommendations <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/APIReference/API_BatchStartRecommendations.html>`__.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/dms-2016-01-01/StartRecommendations>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.start_recommendations(
        DatabaseId='string',
        Settings={
            'InstanceSizingType': 'string',
            'WorkloadType': 'string'
        }
    )
    
  :type DatabaseId: string
  :param DatabaseId: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The identifier of the source database to analyze and provide recommendations for.

    

  
  :type Settings: dict
  :param Settings: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The settings in JSON format that Fleet Advisor uses to determine target engine recommendations. These parameters include target instance sizing and availability and durability settings. For target instance sizing, Fleet Advisor supports the following two options: total capacity and resource utilization. For availability and durability, Fleet Advisor supports the following two options: production (Multi-AZ deployments) and Dev/Test (Single-AZ deployments).

    

  
    - **InstanceSizingType** *(string) --* **[REQUIRED]** 

      The size of your target instance. Fleet Advisor calculates this value based on your data collection type, such as total capacity and resource utilization. Valid values include ``"total-capacity"`` and ``"utilization"``.

      

    
    - **WorkloadType** *(string) --* **[REQUIRED]** 

      The deployment option for your target engine. For production databases, Fleet Advisor chooses Multi-AZ deployment. For development or test databases, Fleet Advisor chooses Single-AZ deployment. Valid values include ``"development"`` and ``"production"``.

      

    
  
  
  :returns: None
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`DatabaseMigrationService.Client.exceptions.InvalidResourceStateFault`

  
  *   :py:class:`DatabaseMigrationService.Client.exceptions.AccessDeniedFault`

  
  *   :py:class:`DatabaseMigrationService.Client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundFault`

  