AWS Backup support for VSS snapshots

[gazoakley]

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Description

AWS Backup now supports application-consistent backups of Microsoft workloads running on EC2, via Microsoft’s Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS). Customers can create, manage, and restore consistent backups of their Microsoft Windows Server instances and Microsoft applications (including SQL Server, Active Directory and Exchange Server) directly from the AWS Backup console.

New or Affected Resource(s)

• aws_backup_plan

Potential Terraform Configuration

resource "aws_backup_plan" "example" {
  name = "tf_example_backup_plan"

  advanced_backup_setting {
    backup_options = {
      WindowsVSS = "enabled"
    }
    resource_type = "EC2"
  }

  rule {
    rule_name         = "tf_example_backup_rule"
    target_vault_name = aws_backup_vault.test.name
    schedule          = "cron(0 12 * * ? *)"
  }
}

References

• https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/09/aws-backup-supports-application-consistent-backups-of-microsoft-workloads-on-ec2/
• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_BackupPlanInput.html#Backup-Type-BackupPlanInput-AdvancedBackupSettings

[ewbankkit]

Requires AWS SDK v1.34.30:

• Update module aws/aws-sdk-go to v1.35.2 #15226

[ghost]

This has been released in version 3.11.0 of the Terraform AWS provider. Please see the Terraform documentation on provider versioning or reach out if you need any assistance upgrading.

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