Amazon EC2 Backup and Restore Using AWS Backup
Introduction
Implementation
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an on-demand backup job of an Amazon EC2 instance. Then, you will use a backup plan to protect EC2 resources. Using a backup plan within AWS Backup lets you automate backups using tags.
1. Open the AWS Backup console
Log in to the AWS Management Console, and open the AWS Backup console.
Configure an on-demand AWS Backup job of an Amazon EC2 instance
1. Configure the services used with AWS Backup
In the navigation pane on the left side of the AWS Backup console, under My account, choose Settings.
2. Configure resources
On the Service opt-in page, choose Configure resources.
3. Select EC2 for backup
On the Configure resources page, use the toggle switches to enable or disable the services used with AWS Backup. In this case, select EC2. Choose Confirm when your services are configured.
AWS resources that you're backing up should be in the Region you are using for this tutorial, and resources must all be in the same AWS Region (however, see step 3.2 for information on Cross-Region Copy). This tutorial uses the US West (Oregon) Region (us-west-1).
4. Create an on-demand backup job of an Amazon EC2 instance
5. Choose Create an on-demand backup
From the dashboard, choose the Create on-demand backup button.
6. Configure on-demand backup settings
On the Create on-demand backup page, choose the following options:
Select the resource type that you want to back up; for example, choose EC2 for Amazon EC2.
Choose the Instance ID of the EC2 resource that you want to protect.
Ensure that Create backup now is selected. This initiates your backup job immediately and enables you to see your saved resource sooner on the Protected resources page.
Select the desired retention period. AWS Backup automatically deletes your backups at the end of this period to save storage costs for you.
Choose an existing backup vault. Choosing Create new Backup vault opens a new page to create a vault and then returns you to the Create on-demand backup page when you are finished.
Under IAM role, choose Default role.
Note: If the AWS Backup Default role is not present in your account, then an AWS Backup Default role is created with the correct permissions.
Choose the Create on-demand backup button. This takes you to the Jobs page, where you will see a list of jobs
7. View the backup job details
Choose the Backup job ID for the resource that you chose to back up to see the details of that job.
Configure an automatic AWS Backup job of an Amazon EC2 instance
1. Configure the services used with AWS Backup
In the left navigation pane in the AWS Backup console, under My account, choose Settings.
On the Service opt-in page, choose Configure resources.
2. Select EC2 for backup
On the Configure resources page, use the toggle switches to enable or disable the services used with AWS Backup. Choose Confirm when your services are configured.
AWS resources that you're backing up should be in the Region you are using for this tutorial, and resources must all be in the same AWS Region (however, see step 3.2 for information on Cross-Region Copy). This tutorial uses the US West (Oregon) Region (us-west-1).
3. Configure a backup plan for an Amazon EC2 instance
In the AWS Backup console, select Backup plans in the left navigation pane under My account, and then Create backup plan.
4. Create a new backup plan
AWS Backup provides three ways to get started using backup plans, but for this tutorial, select Build a new plan:
Start with a template — You can create a new backup plan based on a template provided by AWS Backup. Be aware that backup plans created by AWS Backup are based on backup best practices and common backup policy configurations. When you select an existing backup plan to start from, the configurations from that backup plan are automatically populated for your new backup plan. You can then change any of these configurations according to your backup requirements.
Build a new plan — You can create a new backup plan by specifying each of the backup configuration details, as described in the next section. You can choose from the recommended default configurations.
Define a plan using JSON — You can modify the JSON expression of an existing backup plan or create a new expression.
Backup plan name — You must provide a unique backup plan name. If you try to create a backup plan that is identical to an existing plan, you get an AlreadyExistsException error. For this tutorial, enter EC2-webapp.
5. Enter a backup rule name
Backup rule name — Backup plans are composed of one or more backup rules. Backup rule names are case sensitive. They must contain from 1 to 63 alphanumeric characters or hyphens. For this tutorial, enter EC2-Dailies.
