# RecoveryInstanceDataReplicationInitiation
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Data replication initiation.

## Contents
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 ** startDateTime **   <a name="drs-Type-RecoveryInstanceDataReplicationInitiation-startDateTime"></a>
The date and time of the current attempt to initiate data replication.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 19. Maximum length of 32.  
Pattern: `[1-9][0-9]*-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])T([0-1][0-9]|2[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]:[0-5][0-9](\.[0-9]+)?Z`   
Required: No

 ** steps **   <a name="drs-Type-RecoveryInstanceDataReplicationInitiation-steps"></a>
The steps of the current attempt to initiate data replication.  
Type: Array of [RecoveryInstanceDataReplicationInitiationStep](API_RecoveryInstanceDataReplicationInitiationStep.md) objects  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/drs-2020-02-26/RecoveryInstanceDataReplicationInitiation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/drs-2020-02-26/RecoveryInstanceDataReplicationInitiation) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/drs-2020-02-26/RecoveryInstanceDataReplicationInitiation)