Apply one backup schedule to several EBS volumes.
Select volumes by tag and automatically manage retained generations.
Which service is most appropriate?
Use Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager policies to create and retain EBS snapshots for tagged volumes.
Detailed explanation
S3 Lifecycle manages S3 objects and is not the EBS snapshot scheduler.
S3 Lifecycle manages S3 objects and is not the EBS snapshot scheduler.
A DNS health check does not create snapshots.
A DNS health check does not create snapshots.
A CDN cache policy does not create EBS snapshots.
A CDN cache policy does not create EBS snapshots.
Data Lifecycle Manager schedules snapshots for tagged EBS resources and manages retention.
Data Lifecycle Manager schedules snapshots for tagged EBS resources and manages retention.
Check official documentation
Compare the following points with the official documentation.
Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager EBS snapshotsの公式説明を確認する。
What to confirm
S3 LifecycleとEBS Data Lifecycle Managerを区別できる。
Key points
- Data Lifecycle Manager
- EBS snapshot
- Retention generation
Notes
- Environment: AWS公式SOA-C03試験ガイドとAWS公式ドキュメントの確認
- Confirm current AWS service behavior in the official documentation.
Foundation review
Resource-specific lifecycle
S3 Lifecycle and EBS Data Lifecycle Manager operate on different resource types.
Tag targeting
Tags let one policy select the volumes that share a backup schedule.