Get started using Clumio to backup RDS Instances/Clusters.
Limitations
There are limits to the number of backups and restores that can run at a time. For more information about RDS limits, Clumio service limits.
Prerequisites
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See details about Supported AWS regions where you can backup your AWS assets in Clumio.
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You must have permission to create and update a CloudFormation/Terraform template. For more information, see IAM permissions required to deploy the Clumio service.
Get started
Connect your AWS account
You must first connect the AWS account and regions that contain your RDS instances/clusters to start protecting them using Clumio. See Account connection.
Clumio always retains a snapshot copy (previous copy) of the protected RDS in your environment to perform incremental backups. The snapshot is updated per the scheduled backup frequency defined in your policy.
Create RDS backup policy and protection rules
Create RDS backup policies and protection rules to start protecting your RDS assets.
A Clumio RDS policy defines when a snapshot or backup of your Amazon RDS instances should be generated and how long the snapshot or backup data should be retained.
Learn about backup policies and how to specify the frequency of your backups.
Next, create a protection rule to apply the policy you just created to your RDS resources based on tags and across accounts and regions.
RDS backups
Clumio offers the following types of RDS backups to help protect the data in your RDS resources:
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RDS SecureVault Standard tier backups for operational recovery
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RDS SecureVault Archive tier backups for retention requirements longer than 3 months
You can also manage your AWS RDS snapshots from the Clumio platform for point-in-time (PITR) recovery. You must select this option when you create an RDS backup policy.
Best practices and recommendations
When performing RDS restore to a new AWS account, create one RDS Instance/Cluster in the target region or account. This will ensure that all the prime RDS services are configured for this AWS account. If you attempt to restore an RDS rolling backup copy to a new AWS account/region with no prior RDS Instances, you see an Internal Error.
Useful information
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Clumio makes use of RDS manual snapshots while backing up RDS databases. Verify that you have sufficient RDS manual snapshot limits (AWS service quotas) available in your AWS account to ensure successful backups.
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If your RDS databases or table names contain unsupported characters, they may be skipped during RDS SecureVault Archive backups, resulting in missing tables. See Alert: Missing tables in RDS granular backups.