Planning for the protection of Amazon Redshift includes verifying that your environment meets the system requirements, reviewing the permission requirements, configuring the instances, and then performing a test backup and a restore.
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Verify the following about your environment:
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For access node, you can bring your own access nodes or use hosted infrastructure.
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Access nodes: Add a Windows or Linux file server as an access node with Virtual Server Agent and MediaAgent packages installed. For more information on additional server, see Adding an Additional Server.
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Hosted infrastructure: Configure the Managed Service Provider (MSP) environment.
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Perform Your First Backup and Restore.
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Your first full backup is automatically scheduled based on the assigned backup plan. To perform a manual backup, see Backing Up a Redshift Cluster Group.
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After the backup operation is complete, perform a restore. For more information, see Restoring a Redshift Cluster.
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Verify the following about your environment:
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Add a Windows or Linux file server as an access node with Virtual Server and MediaAgent packages installed. For more information on additional server, see Adding an Additional Server.
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Perform Your First Backup and Restore.
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Your first full backup is automatically scheduled based on the assigned backup plan. To perform a manual backup, see Backing Up a Redshift Cluster Group.
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After the backup operation is complete, perform a restore. For more information, see Restoring a Redshift Cluster.
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