You can use the Commvault software to protect DynamoDB tables across multiple accounts and regions. Commvault integrates with the DynamoDB data access APIs for full and incremental backups. You can protect both DynamoDB Standard and DynamoDB Standard-Infrequent Access (DynamoDB Standard-IA) table classes.
Note
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Starting with Commvault Platform Release 2024E (11.36), Commvault utilizes S3 Export for the DynamoDB backup and restore operations instead of Scan API. The DynamoDB instances created before 2024E (11.36) continue to use Scan API.
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Backup and restore operations using S3 Export are region-specific.
Key Features
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Single interface to manage DynamoDB tables from multiple AWS accounts
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Granular backup of tables, or a complete region, or multiple regions
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Protect tables based on Amazon Web Services tags and rules for table names
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Automatic failover of an access node during backup and restore operations when the primary access node is not accessible
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Ability to change the access node for full and incremental backups
Backups
Backups You Can Perform
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Full backups
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Incremental backups
When You Can Perform Backups
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On a schedule: The server plan that you assign manages scheduled backups
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On demand: You can perform on-demand backups at any time
Data You Can Back Up
DynamoDB Tables
Restores
Backups You Can Use for Restores
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The most recent backup: For example, restore the most recent backup to its original location
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A backup from a specific date: For example, restore data to a point in time before it became unusable
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Backups from a date range: For example, restore data that was accidentally deleted
Destinations You Can Restore To
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In-place: Restore data to the same account that it was backed up from.
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Out-of-place:
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Cross-account restore: You can restore DynamoDB tables from one AWS account to another AWS account.
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Cross-region restore: You can restore DynamoDB tables from one AWS region to another region and with a different name.
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