Adding the Option Group to the RDS SQL Instance

  1. In the RDS navigation pane, choose Instances, and then select the Instance that you want to modify
  2. Choose Modify. The Modify DB Instance page appears
  3. Under Database options, select the newly created option group under Option group
  4. Click Continue to proceed to the next page
  5. For the purposes of the demo, choose Apply Immediately so the changes are immediately applied to the Instance
  6. Click on Modify DB Instance to Continue.
  7. If you go back to the Instances Section, you would be able to see that the status of the Instace is Modifying, which should change back to Available once complete