In this lab, we will explore utilizing on-demand and point-in-time recovery backups for DynamoDB tables. Additionally, we will create scheduled backups using Lambda. A DynamoDB table has been provided with a small amount of data to facilitate creating and restoring DynamoDB backups.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Enable Point-In-Time Recovery Backups, Create Manual Backup, and Start Restore of Manual Backup
- Log in to the AWS Management Console with the provided credentials.
- Navigate to DynamoDB.
- Select the
PetInventorytable. - Click the Backups tab.
- Click Enable in the Point-in-time Recovery section.
- Click Enable again to confirm.
- Click Create Backup to create a manual backup of the
PetInventorytable. - Once the backup is available, select it and click Restore backup to create a new table from the manual backup you just created.
- Create a Lambda Function to Perform Scheduled Backups
- Navigate to Lambda, and create a Lambda function that creates a backup of the table(s) specified in the function.
- Create a CloudWatch Events trigger for the function that triggers the function every 10 minutes.
- Verify Lambda Function Is Operating as Intended, and Restore Has Completed Successfully
- Return to the DynamoDB console to verify backups are being created correctly by your function.
- Verify the table created from your manual backup has restored successfully. (This may take some time.)
