ℹ️ Information: Amazon RDS provides automated backups and allows manual snapshots to ensure your database data is protected and can be recovered when needed. These capabilities are essential for disaster recovery planning and maintaining business continuity.
To access backup monitoring in the Amazon RDS console:
To review backup details for your Amazon RDS instance:
View your available DB snapshots in the snapshots section:
Select the DB snapshot you want to use as your restore point:
Configure your restored database instance:
💡 Pro Tip: When restoring a production database, consider restoring to a smaller instance class first for testing, then scale up as needed to minimize costs during validation.
Initiate the restore process:
⚠️ Warning: The restore process creates a completely new database instance with its own endpoint. You will need to update your application connection strings to point to this new instance if you intend to use it for production.
Confirm successful restoration:
🔒 Security Note: Remember to configure the same security groups and parameter groups as your original instance if you want identical access controls and database settings.