Backup Job Wizard for Amazon EC2: Source
On the Source page of the wizard, you can add EC2 Instances to your backup job. Proceed as follows:
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In the left pane of the page, choose either of the following inventory views:
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AWS Accounts: If chosen, the inventory tree opens in the left pane and shows you AWS accounts along with their Regions and available Amazon EC2 instances. Proceed as follows:
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Optionally, filter the inventory tree by entering a string to the Search box. You can enter a part or the entire item name.
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Select Amazon EC2 items by ticking the checkbox next to the item.
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If you add a paid AWS EC2 instance, you may be double-charged for that instance for the duration of the backup. For more information, refer to the Knowledge Base article. -
The selected items appear in the right pane of the page. If necessary, reorder the selected items by dragging an Instance, Region, or Account to a new position. By doing so, you can specify that you wish to back up the most important Instances first.
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Review the list of selected Amazon EC2 items. If needed, remove a selected Image or a Region from the backup job in either of the following ways:
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Deselect the item in the left pane. This will remove the item from the right pane.
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In the right pane, hover over the item you want to remove and click the “x” to the right. This will deselect the item in the left pane.
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Policy: If selected, this allows you to use job policies; refer to Managing Job Policies for details. Please follow the steps below:
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If items were selected in the alternate view, a dialog opens warning you that switching to the Policy view will reset your current selection. Click Switch View to confirm switching to the Policy view.
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Make sure that at least one item matches the available set of policy rules. Refer to Managing Policy Rules for details.
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Click Next to confirm that you wish to add selected EC2 items to the backup job.
The wizard displays the next page.
Notes
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If you cannot find an Instance, try the following:
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If you add a Region or an Account to the job, the following will occur:
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All Instances currently available in the selected Region/Account will be backed up by the job.
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All new instances that are created in (or moved to) the Region/Account in the future will be automatically added to the backup job and backed up.
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The order in which Instances are backed is important if the Transporter performing the backup cannot process all Instances of the job simultaneously – either because the Transporter is loaded or because the number of disks in the job exceeds the Transporter’s maximum load specified during the Transporter’s creation.
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To back up Instances in a Region, at least one Transporter must be installed in that region. If there are no Transporters in a particular Region, the product will suggest that you automatically install a Transporter with the default options.