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Getting started with RDS Airgap Backup
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Getting started with RDS Airgap backup? Discover all the essential resources you need to launch your journey right here!

You can protect RDS databases and RDS clusters using the Airgap data protection solution. With additional air gapped backup support for Amazon DocumentDB and Amazon Neptune, you can secure even more data across your AWS ecosystem.

Here’s a quick video on what the Airgap solution for Amazon RDS offers.

Step 1: Get started with AWS Workloads

Log into the management console and ensure that you have the following in place:

Step 2: Discover and Sync your RDS databases and clusters

  • Enable periodic Sync to synchronize your AWS environment with AWS Workloads.

  • Update access roles and permissions to authorize access to new features and functionality.

You can now view and configure the RDS resources discovered right from the Resources page on your management console.

Step 3: Configure RDS resources for Airgap backup

  • Setup backup policies to configure RDS databases and clusters for airgap backup.

    Backup policies define the backup schedule and retention for the resources specified with options to create consistent snapshots for any Windows server with VSS installed.

Step 4: Restore RDS databases and clusters

  • Upon successful backup, you can choose the specific restore points to be restored.

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