---
type: resource-type
title: RDSGlobalCluster
description: aws resource type AWS::RDS::GlobalCluster
name: RDSGlobalCluster
lexicon: aws
resource_type: AWS::RDS::GlobalCluster
---
`AWS::RDS::GlobalCluster`, a resource type of the aws lexicon.

## Properties

- `DeletionProtection` (`boolean`, optional): The deletion protection setting for the new global database. The global database can't be deleted when deletion protection is enabled.
- `Engine` (`"aurora" | "aurora-mysql" | "aurora-postgresql"`, optional): The name of the database engine to be used for this DB cluster. Valid Values: aurora (for MySQL 5.6-compatible Aurora), aurora-mysql (for MySQL 5.7-compatible Aurora). If you specify the SourceDBClusterIdentifier property, don't specify this property. The value is inherited from the cluster.
- `EngineLifecycleSupport` (`string`, optional): The life cycle type of the global cluster. You can use this setting to enroll your global cluster into Amazon RDS Extended Support.
- `EngineVersion` (`string`, optional): The version number of the database engine to use. If you specify the SourceDBClusterIdentifier property, don't specify this property. The value is inherited from the cluster.
- `GlobalClusterIdentifier` (`string`, optional): The cluster identifier of the new global database cluster. This parameter is stored as a lowercase string.
- `GlobalEndpoint` (`RDSGlobalCluster_GlobalEndpoint`, optional)
- `SourceDBClusterIdentifier` (`any`, optional): The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) to use as the primary cluster of the global database. This parameter is optional. This parameter is stored as a lowercase string.
- `StorageEncrypted` (`boolean`, optional): The storage encryption setting for the new global database cluster. If you specify the SourceDBClusterIdentifier property, don't specify this property. The value is inherited from the cluster.
- `Tags` (`RDSGlobalCluster_Tag[]`, optional): An array of key-value pairs to apply to this resource.

## Attributes

- `GlobalEndpoint`