060 Snapshot

• A backup of EBS at a point in time
• Not necessary to detach volume to make snapshot but recommended
• Can copy snapshot across AZ or Region
• Can create volume from snapshot across AZ

EBS Snapshot Features

Snapshot archive

• ‘archive tier’ is 75% cheaper
• takes 24 to 72 hours for restoring the archive

Recycle bin

• rules to retain deleted snapshots
• 1 day to 1 year

Fast snapshot restore (FSR)

• Force full init of snapshot without latency
• expensive