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Automating EBS snapshots using DLM

Automating EBS snapshots using DLM

Difficulty Level
Intermediate
Prerequisites
none
Lab Duration
30 Min
About Lab

Overview:

You can use Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager to automate the creation, retention, and deletion of EBS snapshots and EBS-backed AMIs. When you automate snapshot and AMI management, it helps you to:

  • Protect valuable data by enforcing a regular backup schedule.
  • Create standardized AMIs that can be refreshed at regular intervals.
  • Retain backups as required by auditors or internal compliance.
  • Reduce storage costs by deleting outdated backups.
  • Create disaster recovery backup policies that back up data to isolated accounts.

When combined with the monitoring features of Amazon CloudWatch Events and AWS CloudTrail, Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager provides a complete backup solution for Amazon EC2 instances and individual EBS volumes at no additional cost.

What Will You Learn?

By the end of this lab, you will be able to:

  • Understand how to automate EBS snapshots using DLM

Prerequisites:

You should be familiar with:

  • AWS Management Console navigation
  • AWS Elastic Block Storage

Lab Steps:

1. Launching Lab 

  • Click on Start Lab to generate credentials for AWS, it will start the lab.
  • Once the Lab is started, you will be provided&nbs