# Create a migration task for a MariaDB database
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We’ve now verified that the replication instance can connect to both the source and target endpoints. The next step is to create a database migration task.

1. On the navigation pane, choose **Database Migration Tasks**.

1. Choose **Create Task**. Provide the specified values for the following, and then choose **Next**:
   +  **Task identifier** — `maria-mysql` 
   +  **Replication instance** — Choose the replication instance, `mariadb-mysql`.
   +  **Source database endpoint** — Choose the source database, `maria-on-prem`.
   +  **Target database endpoint** — Choose the target database, `mysqltrg-rds`.
   +  **Migration Type** — Choose **Migrate existing data and replicate ongoing changes** for CDC, or **Migrate existing data** for full load.

1. For **Task settings**, choose the following settings:
   +  **Target table preparation mode** — Do nothing
   +  **Stop task after full load completes** — Don’t stop
   +  **Include LOB columns in replication** — Limited LOB mode
   +  **Maximum LOB size (KB)** — 32
   +  **Enable validation** 
   +  **Enable CloudWatch logs** 

1. For **Table mappings**, choose the following settings:
   + Schema — Choose **migration** (assuming the schema and database to be migrated appear correctly).
   + Table name — Enter the table name, or `%` to specify all the tables in the database.
   + Action — Enter **Include** to include specific tables, or **Exclude** to exclude specific tables.

1. Choose **Create Task**.

Your new AWS DMS migration task reads the data from the tables in the MariaDB source and migrates your data to the Aurora MySQL target.

You can use an AWS DMS full-load-only migration task to migrate views or a combination of tables and views. For more information, see [Specifying table selection and transformations rules](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/userguide/CHAP_Tasks.CustomizingTasks.TableMapping.SelectionTransformation.html) in the *DMS User Guide*.