# Enabling Point in Time Restore for Amazon RDS Instances

Point in time restore of RDS databases is based on the Commvault orchestration of RDS automated backups. For more information about RDS automated backups, go to the AWS documentation.

## Procedure

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

   The Overview page appears.

2. On the Instances tab, click the AWS RDS instance.

   The instance overview page appears.

3. On the Configuration tab, in the Point in time restore settings tile, do the following:

   1. Move the Enable point in time restore toggle key to the right.

   2. In the Retention period area, click Edit and then update the number of days.

   3. To apply the PITR configuration changes immediately, move the Apply Immediately toggle key to the right. Otherwise, the changes will be applied during the next maintenance window.

   4. To minimize the performance impact of backups, specify a Preferred Backup Window for automatic backups in the UTC time zone.

4. Click Submit

Note

When you back up the point in time restore enabled instance, the retention period will be updated in the AWS console.

## Related Topics

Restoring an instance to a point in time

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