dg-publish: true
- Point in time Backup for EBS Volumes
- Recommened to shut off instance, before snapshotting
- Can be copied to AZ, and can be restored
→ EBS snapshots are internally stored in amazon s3 → FSR (expensive): Since EBS are stored at s3, intilisation happens progressively. dd or fio commands can be used or FSR can be used
- Move snapshot to archive tier, to save 70% of costs, takes 22 to 72 hours
- Retention period can be setup for accidental deletion
EBS Snapshots can be automated with Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager, AWS backups is recent and more general service