Amazon EC2 Backup

NAKIVO Backup & Replication allows you to create native backups of Amazon EC2 Instances. An Amazon EC2 instance backup is a point in time copy of an entire instance that is stored in a special folder called a Backup Repository.

Here is how NAKIVO Backup & Replication performs Amazon EC2 instance backup:

1. Takes snapshots of the EBS volumes attached to the Amazon EC2 instance.

2. Converts snapshots to temporary volumes and attaches them to the Transporter instance.

3. Reads data from the temporary volumes and sends it to the backup repository.

4. Detaches and removes the volumes.

To back up VMware VMs to Amazon EC2 you need to do the following:

1. Add an Amazon EC2 Account to the product's Inventory.

2. Deploy a Transporter to the Amazon EC2 Region where you wish to create a Backup Repository.

3. Create a Backup Repository in the Amazon EC2 Region.