It is expected that inserting into a larger table can slow down. This is particularly true if the table has unique indexes or is using Aurora (can't use insert buffer).
It is difficult for the copier to project the rate of which the slow down is occuring, but I wonder if (for multi-day DDLs) it is easier to surface it. i.e.
copier-remaining-time=217h7m22s (+30h from 1d ago).
This makes it very clear that as long as the estimate is going up by a lot, the value itself can't be trusted that much.
It is expected that inserting into a larger table can slow down. This is particularly true if the table has unique indexes or is using Aurora (can't use insert buffer).
It is difficult for the copier to project the rate of which the slow down is occuring, but I wonder if (for multi-day DDLs) it is easier to surface it. i.e.
This makes it very clear that as long as the estimate is going up by a lot, the value itself can't be trusted that much.