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Create An Automated Backup Of An EBS Volume Using AWS Backup Service

In this article, we will create an automated backup of an EBS volume using the AWS Backup service.

Steps

For creating the automated backups, we will work on the following steps: -

Launch an EC2 instance
Create a backup plan
Assign Resources
Backup plan details

So, let us get started.

Launch An EC2 Instance

First, launch an EC2 instance. You can follow this link for launching an EC2 instance.

Create A Backup Plan

To create the backup plan, search the words AWS backup in the search box. Click on the AWS Backup service in the search result.

Picture showing the AWS Backup service in the search result

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In the AWS Backup screen, click on the Create Backup plan button.

Picture showing the Create Backup plan button for creating the new backup plan

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In the create backup plan screen: -

Select the option Start with a template radio button
Choose the template
Enter Backup plan name
Click on the Create plan button

Picture showing the Create Backup plan screen

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The plan is created.

Assign Resources

Once the plan is created, the page is navigated to the details screen of the plan. In the details screen, click on the Assign resources button.

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In the Assign resources screen, enter the Resource assignment name.

Picture showing assigning the role to the resource

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Scroll down to select the resource.

Picture showing selecting the EBS as resource type

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In the above picture, I have selected the EBS instance for the backup. Scroll down to the bottom and click on the Assign resources button.

Picture showing the Assign Resources button for complete the resource assigning step

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The resource is assigned.

Backup Plan Details

Once the resource is assigned, you can click on the Backup rules section of the details screen.

Picture showing the backup rule created in AWS console

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You can see the details of your backup plan.

Picture showing detail screen of the backup plan created

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Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Thursday, February 3, 2022

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