Creating backups of DynamoDB tables with AWS Backup - Amazon DynamoDB
Turning on AWS Backup featuresOn-demand backupsScheduled backups

Creating backups of DynamoDB tables with AWS Backup

This section describes how to turn on AWS Backup to create on-demand and scheduled backups from your DynamoDB tables.

Turning on AWS Backup features

You must turn on AWS Backup to use it with DynamoDB.

To turn on AWS Backup, go through the following steps:

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the DynamoDB console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/.

  2. In the navigation pane on the left side of the console, choose Backups.

  3. In the Backup Settings window, choose Turn on.

  4. A confirmation screen will appear. Choose Turn on features.

AWS Backup features are now available for your DynamoDB tables.

If you choose to turn off AWS Backup features after they’ve been turned on, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the DynamoDB console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/.

  2. In the navigation pane on the left side of the console, choose Backups.

  3. In the Backup Settings window, choose Turn off.

  4. A confirmation screen will appear. Choose Turn off features.

If you can’t turn the AWS Backup features on or off, your AWS admin may need to perform those actions.

On-demand backups

To create an on-demand backup of a DynamoDB table, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the DynamoDB console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/.

  2. In the navigation pane on the left side of the console, choose Backups.

  3. Choose Create backup.

  4. From the dropdown menu that appears, choose Create an on-demand backup.

  5. To create a backup managed by AWS Backup with warm storage and other basic features, choose Default Settings. To create a backup that can be transitioned to cold storage, or to create a backup with DynamoDB features instead of AWS Backup, choose Customize settings.

    If you want to create this backup with previous DynamoDB features instead, choose Customize settings and then choose Backup with DynamoDB.

  6. When you have completed the settings, choose Create backup.

Scheduled backups

To schedule a backup, follow these steps.

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the DynamoDB console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/.

  2. In the navigation pane on the left side of the console, choose Backups.

  3. From the dropdown menu that appears, choose Schedule backups with AWS Backup.

  4. You will be taken to AWS Backup to create a backup plan.