# Preparing the Amazon RDS for SQL server database for Replication

This section describes the configuration requirements for using an Amazon RDS for SQL Server database. An Amazon RDS for SQL Server system administrator should carry out these tasks.

* [Preparing Amazon RDS for SQL server for backup and recovery](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/AWS%20RDS%20MSSQL/aws_sqlserver_backup.htm)
* [Defining Amazon RDS for SQL server database settings](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/May2026/Content/Replicate/Main/AWS%20RDS%20MSSQL/aws_sqlserver_dbSettings.htm)