Implement a failover strategy for your AWS IoT devices with the Disaster Recovery for AWS IoT solution
AWS Solution Implementation Guide
Publication date: May 2021
The Disaster Recovery for AWS IoT solution provides a failover strategy for your AWS IoT
devices. Customers with critical AWS IoT Core
This solution provides the following key features:
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Replicates classic device shadows and registry settings by configuring a global Amazon DynamoDB
table in the primary and secondary Regions. -
Implements active-passive disaster recovery and provides tools to copy existing IoT devices from your primary Region (active) to your secondary Region (passive).
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Uses Amazon RouteĀ 53
with health checks and traffic policies to direct traffic from primary to secondary Region in case of Region failover.
This implementation guide provides infrastructure and configuration
information for planning and deploying the AWS Disaster Recovery for
AWS IoT in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. This guide assumes
that all devices will be created and provisioned in the primary
Region and includes links to
AWS CloudFormation
The guide is intended for IT infrastructure architects,
administrators, and DevOps professionals who have practical
experience with IoT solutions in the AWS Cloud with emphasis on AWS IoT Core, AWS IoT Device Management