To back up the Amazon DocumentDB database, create an instance for the database, using an existing AWS account.
Before You Begin
Define custom permissions to access AWS resources to enable support for Amazon DocumentDB backups and restores. Download the amazon_documentdb_backup_restore_permissions.json file and use it on the AWS command line to apply the required permissions.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.
The database overview page appears.
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Click Add Instance, and then click Cloud database service.
The Vendor page appears.
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Select Amazon Web Services and click NEXT.
The Select a Database Service page appears.
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Select DocumentDB and click NEXT.
The Select a Plan page appears.
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From the Plan list, select the server plan to use for the instance, and then click NEXT.
The Cloud Account page appears.
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From the Cloud Account list, select the AWS cloud account to use for the instance and then click NEXT.
The Backup Content page appears.
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To filter the content that is backed up, click EDIT, and then select or clear the regions to include or exclude from the backups, and then click SAVE.
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Click NEXT.
The Summary page appears.
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Review the configuration details for the new instance created.
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Click FINISH.
Result
After you create the cloud database instance, a default cluster group is automatically created for the instance.
Related Topics
For more information about creating a new credential entity, see Creating a Credential Entity.