# Amazon RDS Using Snapshot-Based Backups

You can use Commvault software to protect Amazon RDS instances across multiple accounts and regions.

You can configure AWS native snapshots to protect Amazon RDS instances. Commvault integrates with Amazon RDS native snapshots to back up Amazon RDS instances.

Note

- Backup copy for Amazon RDS protection using AWS native snapshots is not supported. However, you can configure backup copies to be made if you use export-based backups.

- Replication of Multi-AZ DB cluster is not supported due to AWS limitations. For more information, go to AWS documentation.

## Backups

### Backup Granularity

Cluster level

### Backups You Can Perform

- Full backups

Commvault initiates AWS manual snapshots through backup agent access nodes, which are always incremental from AWS. However, Commvault marks them as full snapshots because each one is self-contained and fully restorable, even if all previous snapshots are deleted.

### When You Can Perform Backups

- On a schedule: The backup plan that you assign manages scheduled backups

- On demand: You can perform on-demand backups at any time

## Restores

### Restore Granularity

Cluster level

### Backups You Can Use for Restores

- The most recent backup: For example, restore the most recent backup to its original location

- A backup from a specific date: For example, restore data to a point in time before it became unusable

- Backups from a date range: For example, restore data that was accidentally deleted

### Destinations You Can Restore To

- In-place: Restore data to the same account that it was backed up from.

- Out-of-place:

  - Cross-account restore: You can restore RDS Instances from one AWS account to another AWS account.

  - Cross-region restore: You can restore RDS Instances from one AWS region to another region.

Note

Automated snapshots restore to a point in time is supported for in-place restore only.

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