Modifying the Backup Content in an Amazon RDS Instance Group

You can change the instances that you want to back up in an Amazon RDS instance group. You can also add a rule to discover the instances based on an instance name or a tag name associated with the instance. All the instances that match the rule are added to the instance group automatically.

Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

   The Overview page appears.

2. On the Instances tab, click the instance.

   The instance properties page appears.

3. On the Instance groups tab, click the instance group that you want to modify.

   The instance group page appears.

4. In the Content section, click Manage.

   The Amazon RDS content page appears.

5. In the Instance group section, click the instance group that you want to modify.

   The instance group page appears.

6. In the Content section, click Manage.

   The Amazon RDS content page appears.

7. To discover instances based on a rule, click Add instance rule.

   The Add instance rule dialog box appears. Select one of the following options for defining a rule for instance discovery:

   • To use a rule based on instance name, complete the following steps:

     1. From the Select rule type list, select InstanceRule.

     2. From the Which matches with list, select the rule that you want to apply.

        For example, to discover instances that match a specific name, select Equals.

     3. In the Name box, type the keyword on which you want to match the instance name.

     4. Click SAVE.

   • To use a rule based on a tag name, complete the following steps:

     1. From the Select rule for list, select TagRule.

     2. In the Tag name box, type the tag name for the rule.

     3. In the Tag value box, type the tag value to use to match the tag name for the instances.

     4. Click SAVE.

8. To view the list of instances that match the instance rule criteria you selected, click PREVIEW.

9. Click SAVE.