backup-plan-min-frequency-and-min-retention-check

Checks if a backup plan has a backup rule that satisfies the required frequency and retention period. The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if recovery points are not created at least as often as the specified frequency or expire before the specified period.

Identifier: BACKUP_PLAN_MIN_FREQUENCY_AND_MIN_RETENTION_CHECK

Resource Types: AWS::Backup::BackupPlan

Trigger type: Configuration changes

AWS Region: All supported AWS regions except China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Israel (Tel Aviv), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich) Region

Parameters:

requiredFrequencyValue (Optional)

Type: int

Default: 1

Numerical value for required backup frequency. Maximum of 24 for hours, 31 for days.

requiredRetentionDays (Optional)

Type: int

Default: 35

Required retention period in days.

requiredFrequencyUnit (Optional)

Type: String

Default: days

Unit of time for required backup frequency. Accepted values: 'hours', 'days'.

AWS CloudFormation template

To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates.