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Anonima Os
Anonima Os

Reputation: 41

Does the RDS Snapshot System have a retention period?

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I would like to know if the RDS Snapshot System has backup retention and where can I check the retention period for these system backups?

Thank you

Upvotes: 4

Views: 6798

Answers (3)

RedBluff
RedBluff

Reputation: 63

very confusing, backup is different way of storing data so it's not clear if "backup retention period" is also snapshot retention period even if it is aws doc doesn't mention anything about System Snapshots

Upvotes: 1

John Rotenstein
John Rotenstein

Reputation: 269091

Automated snapshots are retained for a period you select when launching the database, up to 35 days.

Manual snapshots (created via the Amazon RDS management console, AWS CLI or AWS SDK) are retained forever until you delete them.

Upvotes: 3

Rodrigo Murillo
Rodrigo Murillo

Reputation: 13632

Yes, you can set RDS backup retention period to between 0 and 35 days. Setting the backup retention period to 0 disables automated backups.

Backup retention period. You can set the backup retention period when you create a DB instance. If you don't set the backup retention period, the default backup retention period is one day if you create the DB instance using the Amazon RDS API or the AWS CLI. The default backup retention period is seven days if you create the DB instance using the console

See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_WorkingWithAutomatedBackups.html

Upvotes: 2

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