Performing Backup Jobs in AWS
Snapshots and backups with Veeam Backup for AWS offer a comprehensive approach to cloud data protection and disaster recovery. Explore the options below to learn more about how you can secure and manage your AWS workloads. This structured approach ensures your AWS environment remains resilient, compliant, and ready for recovery at all times.
Create cloud-native snapshots of Amazon EC2 instances and Amazon RDS resources
A cloud-native snapshot of an Amazon EC2 instance includes point-in-time snapshots of Amazon EBS volumes attached to the processed instance. These snapshots (also referred to as Amazon EBS snapshots) are taken using native AWS capabilities.
A cloud-native snapshot of a DB instance includes a storage volume snapshot of the instance. Snapshots of DB instances (also referred to as DB snapshots) are taken using native AWS capabilities.
A cloud-native snapshot of an Aurora DB cluster includes a storage volume snapshot that backs up the entire cluster, not just individual databases. Snapshots of Aurora DB clusters (also referred to as DB cluster snapshots) are taken using native AWS capabilities.
Replicate cloud-native snapshots to a remote site
By default, cloud-native snapshots are stored only in the AWS Region where the processed instance resides. For enhanced data safety, you can instruct Veeam Backup for AWS to create copies of cloud-native snapshots and store them in any other AWS Region within any AWS account. You can also combine the snapshot replication functionality with various data recovery options to migrate instance data between AWS Regions and AWS accounts.
Create image-level backups of Amazon EC2 instances
In addition to cloud-native snapshots, you can protect your Amazon EC2 instances with image-level backups. An image-level backup captures the whole image of the processed Amazon EC2 instance (including instance configuration, OS data, application data, and so on) at a specific point in time. The backup is saved to a backup repository in the native Veeam format.
Create backups and backup copies of your Amazon EFS file systems
An Amazon EFS file system backup captures the whole image of the Amazon EFS file system (including file system configuration, files, directories, and so on) at a specific point in time. Amazon EFS backups are taken using native AWS capabilities.
By default, Amazon EFS backups are stored only in the AWS Region where the processed file system resides. For enhanced data safety, you can instruct Veeam Backup for AWS to create copies of these backups and store them in any other AWS Region within the same AWS account. You can combine the backup copy functionality with various data recovery options to migrate file system data between AWS Regions.
To ensure automatic data protection, create backup policies and utilize on-demand execution for AWS resources like Amazon EC2 instances, Amazon RDS resources, and Amazon EFS file systems. Additionally, you can manually initiate backups for added flexibility and control. To learn more about Backup Policies, see Managing EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift, EFS and FSxs.
Veeam Backup for AWS, ensures reliable and efficient data protection for EC2 instances, RDS databases, and EFS file systems.
Performing Restore for AWS
Veeam Backup for AWS enables you to restore Amazon EC2 instances swiftly, Amazon RDS databases, and Amazon EFS file systems, facilitating seamless recovery during unexpected data loss or system failures. With flexible restoration options, you can efficiently recover specific data, entire instances, or databases to ensure business continuity in your AWS environment.
In various disaster recovery scenarios, Veeam Backup for AWS allows you to perform the following restore operations using backed-up data:
| Restore of EC2 Instances | Restore Amazon EC2 instances from cloud-native snapshots, snapshot replicas, or image-level backups to the original or a new location. Veeam Backup for AWS offers the following restore options:
You can restore Amazon EC2 instance data to the most recent state or any available restore point. |
| Restore of RDS Instances | In a disaster, you can restore a DB instance or an Aurora DB cluster from a cloud-native snapshot or a snapshot replica. Veeam Backup for AWS allows you to restore one or more Amazon RDS resources at a time, to the original or a new location. |
| Restore EFS Files System | Restore file systems from backups to the original location or a new location. Veeam Backup for AWS offers the following restore options:
You can restore an Amazon EFS file system only to the same AWS account where the source file system belongs. You can also restore Amazon EFS file system data to the most recent state or any available restore point. |
| Restore VPC Configurations | Restore Amazon VPC configurations from Amazon VPC configuration backups to the original or new locations. Veeam Backup for AWS offers the following disaster recovery operations:
You can restore the Amazon VPC configuration data to the most recent state or any available restore point. |
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