Server management commands compatibility

Server management commands compatibility.

Redis Software Redis Cloud

The following tables show which Redis Open Source server management commands are compatible with standard and Active-Active databases in Redis Software and Redis Cloud.

Access control commands

Several access control list (ACL) commands are not available in Redis Software. Instead, you can manage access controls from the Redis Software Cluster Manager UI and the Redis Cloud console.

Command Redis
Software		 Redis
Cloud		 Notes
ACL CAT ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Not supported for scripts.
ACL DELUSER ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
ACL DRYRUN ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Might reply with "unknown user" for LDAP users even if AUTH succeeds.
ACL GENPASS ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
ACL GETUSER ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Not supported for scripts.
ACL HELP ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Not supported for scripts.
ACL LIST ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Not supported for scripts.
ACL LOAD ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
ACL LOG ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
ACL SAVE ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
ACL SETUSER ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
ACL USERS ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Not supported for scripts.
ACL WHOAMI ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Not supported for scripts.

Configuration commands

Command Redis
Software		 Redis
Cloud		 Notes
CONFIG GET ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Only supports a subset of configuration settings.
CONFIG RESETSTAT ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
CONFIG REWRITE ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
CONFIG SET ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Only supports a subset of configuration settings.

General server commands

Command Redis
Software		 Redis
Cloud		 Notes
COMMAND ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
COMMAND COUNT ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
COMMAND DOCS ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
COMMAND GETKEYS ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
COMMAND GETKEYSANDFLAGS ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
COMMAND HELP ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
COMMAND INFO ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
COMMAND LIST ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
DEBUG ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
FLUSHALL ✅ Standard
❌ Active-Active*		 ✅ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 *Can use the Active-Active flush API request.
FLUSHDB ✅ Standard
❌ Active-Active*		 ✅ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 *Can use the Active-Active flush API request.
HOTKEYS GET ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
HOTKEYS RESET ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
HOTKEYS START ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
HOTKEYS STOP ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
LOLWUT ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
SHUTDOWN ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
SWAPDB ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
TIME ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active

Module commands

For Redis Software, you can manage Redis modules from the Cluster Manager UI or with REST API requests.

Redis Cloud manages modules for you and lets you enable modules when you create a database.

Command Redis
Software		 Redis
Cloud		 Notes
MODULE HELP ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
MODULE LIST ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
MODULE LOAD ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
MODULE LOADEX ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
MODULE UNLOAD ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active

Monitoring commands

Although Redis Software does not support certain monitoring commands, you can use the Cluster Manager UI to view Redis Software metrics and logs or the Redis Cloud console to view Redis Cloud metrics and logs.

Command Redis
Software		 Redis
Cloud		 Notes
DBSIZE ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
INFO ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 In Redis Software, INFO returns a different set of fields than Redis Open Source.
Not supported for scripts.
LATENCY DOCTOR ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
LATENCY GRAPH ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
LATENCY HELP ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
LATENCY HISTOGRAM ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
LATENCY HISTORY ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
LATENCY LATEST ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
LATENCY RESET ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
MEMORY DOCTOR ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
MEMORY HELP ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Not supported for scripts in Redis versions earlier than 7.
MEMORY MALLOC-STATS ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
MEMORY PURGE ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
MEMORY STATS ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
MEMORY USAGE ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Not supported for scripts in Redis versions earlier than 7.
MONITOR ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active
SLOWLOG GET ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Not supported for scripts.
SLOWLOG LEN ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Not supported for scripts.
SLOWLOG RESET ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active		 Not supported for scripts.

Persistence commands

Data persistence and backup commands are not available in Redis Software. Instead, you can manage data persistence and backups from the Redis Software Cluster Manager UI and the Redis Cloud console.

Command Redis
Software		 Redis
Cloud		 Notes
BGREWRITEAOF ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
BGSAVE ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
LASTSAVE ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
SAVE ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active

Replication commands

Redis Software automatically manages replication.

Command Redis
Software		 Redis
Cloud		 Notes
FAILOVER ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
MIGRATE ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
PSYNC ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
REPLCONF ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
REPLICAOF ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
RESTORE-ASKING ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
ROLE ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
SLAVEOF ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 Deprecated as of Redis v5.0.0.
SYNC ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active		 ❌ Standard
❌ Active-Active
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