Backup / Client / create_backup_plan

create_backup_plan#

Backup.Client.create_backup_plan(**kwargs)#

Creates a backup plan using a backup plan name and backup rules. A backup plan is a document that contains information that Backup uses to schedule tasks that create recovery points for resources.

If you call CreateBackupPlan with a plan that already exists, you receive an AlreadyExistsException exception.

Request Syntax

response = client.create_backup_plan(
    BackupPlan={
        'BackupPlanName': 'string',
        'Rules': [
            {
                'RuleName': 'string',
                'TargetBackupVaultName': 'string',
                'ScheduleExpression': 'string',
                'StartWindowMinutes': 123,
                'CompletionWindowMinutes': 123,
                'Lifecycle': {
                    'MoveToColdStorageAfterDays': 123,
                    'DeleteAfterDays': 123
                },
                'RecoveryPointTags': {
                    'string': 'string'
                },
                'CopyActions': [
                    {
                        'Lifecycle': {
                            'MoveToColdStorageAfterDays': 123,
                            'DeleteAfterDays': 123
                        },
                        'DestinationBackupVaultArn': 'string'
                    },
                ],
                'EnableContinuousBackup': True|False
            },
        ],
        'AdvancedBackupSettings': [
            {
                'ResourceType': 'string',
                'BackupOptions': {
                    'string': 'string'
                }
            },
        ]
    },
    BackupPlanTags={
        'string': 'string'
    },
    CreatorRequestId='string'
)

Parameters:

BackupPlan (dict) –
[REQUIRED]

Specifies the body of a backup plan. Includes a BackupPlanName and one or more sets of Rules.
- BackupPlanName (string) – [REQUIRED]
  
  The display name of a backup plan. Must contain 1 to 50 alphanumeric or ‘-_.’ characters.
- Rules (list) – [REQUIRED]
  
  An array of BackupRule objects, each of which specifies a scheduled task that is used to back up a selection of resources.
  - (dict) –
    
    Specifies a scheduled task used to back up a selection of resources.
    - RuleName (string) – [REQUIRED]
      
      A display name for a backup rule. Must contain 1 to 50 alphanumeric or ‘-_.’ characters.
    - TargetBackupVaultName (string) – [REQUIRED]
      
      The name of a logical container where backups are stored. Backup vaults are identified by names that are unique to the account used to create them and the Amazon Web Services Region where they are created. They consist of lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens.
    - ScheduleExpression (string) –
      
      A CRON expression in UTC specifying when Backup initiates a backup job.
    - StartWindowMinutes (integer) –
      
      A value in minutes after a backup is scheduled before a job will be canceled if it doesn’t start successfully. This value is optional. If this value is included, it must be at least 60 minutes to avoid errors.
      
      This parameter has a maximum value of 100 years (52,560,000 minutes).
      
      During the start window, the backup job status remains in CREATED status until it has successfully begun or until the start window time has run out. If within the start window time Backup receives an error that allows the job to be retried, Backup will automatically retry to begin the job at least every 10 minutes until the backup successfully begins (the job status changes to RUNNING) or until the job status changes to EXPIRED (which is expected to occur when the start window time is over).
    - CompletionWindowMinutes (integer) –
      
      A value in minutes after a backup job is successfully started before it must be completed or it will be canceled by Backup. This value is optional.
    - Lifecycle (dict) –
      
      The lifecycle defines when a protected resource is transitioned to cold storage and when it expires. Backup will transition and expire backups automatically according to the lifecycle that you define.
      
      Backups transitioned to cold storage must be stored in cold storage for a minimum of 90 days. Therefore, the “retention” setting must be 90 days greater than the “transition to cold after days” setting. The “transition to cold after days” setting cannot be changed after a backup has been transitioned to cold.
      
      Resource types that are able to be transitioned to cold storage are listed in the “Lifecycle to cold storage” section of the Feature availability by resource table. Backup ignores this expression for other resource types.
      
      This parameter has a maximum value of 100 years (36,500 days).
      - MoveToColdStorageAfterDays (integer) –
        
        Specifies the number of days after creation that a recovery point is moved to cold storage.
      - DeleteAfterDays (integer) –
        
        Specifies the number of days after creation that a recovery point is deleted. Must be greater than 90 days plus MoveToColdStorageAfterDays.
    - RecoveryPointTags (dict) –
      
      To help organize your resources, you can assign your own metadata to the resources that you create. Each tag is a key-value pair.
      - (string) –
        
        (string) –
    - CopyActions (list) –
      
      An array of CopyAction objects, which contains the details of the copy operation.
      - (dict) –
        
        The details of the copy operation.
        
        Lifecycle (dict) –
        
        Contains an array of Transition objects specifying how long in days before a recovery point transitions to cold storage or is deleted.
        
        Backups transitioned to cold storage must be stored in cold storage for a minimum of 90 days. Therefore, on the console, the “retention” setting must be 90 days greater than the “transition to cold after days” setting. The “transition to cold after days” setting cannot be changed after a backup has been transitioned to cold.
        
        Resource types that are able to be transitioned to cold storage are listed in the “Lifecycle to cold storage” section of the Feature availability by resource table. Backup ignores this expression for other resource types.
        
        MoveToColdStorageAfterDays (integer) –
        
        Specifies the number of days after creation that a recovery point is moved to cold storage.
        
        DeleteAfterDays (integer) –
        
        Specifies the number of days after creation that a recovery point is deleted. Must be greater than 90 days plus MoveToColdStorageAfterDays.
        
        DestinationBackupVaultArn (string) – [REQUIRED]
        
        An Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that uniquely identifies the destination backup vault for the copied backup. For example, arn:aws:backup:us-east-1:123456789012:vault:aBackupVault.
    - EnableContinuousBackup (boolean) –
      
      Specifies whether Backup creates continuous backups. True causes Backup to create continuous backups capable of point-in-time restore (PITR). False (or not specified) causes Backup to create snapshot backups.
- AdvancedBackupSettings (list) –
  
  Specifies a list of BackupOptions for each resource type. These settings are only available for Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) backup jobs.
  - (dict) –
    
    A list of backup options for each resource type.
    - ResourceType (string) –
      
      Specifies an object containing resource type and backup options. The only supported resource type is Amazon EC2 instances with Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). For a CloudFormation example, see the sample CloudFormation template to enable Windows VSS in the Backup User Guide.
      
      Valid values: EC2.
    - BackupOptions (dict) –
      
      Specifies the backup option for a selected resource. This option is only available for Windows VSS backup jobs.
      
      Valid values:
      
      Set to "WindowsVSS":"enabled" to enable the WindowsVSS backup option and create a Windows VSS backup.
      
      Set to "WindowsVSS":"disabled" to create a regular backup. The WindowsVSS option is not enabled by default.
      
      If you specify an invalid option, you get an InvalidParameterValueException exception.
      
      For more information about Windows VSS backups, see Creating a VSS-Enabled Windows Backup.
      - (string) –
        
        (string) –
BackupPlanTags (dict) –
To help organize your resources, you can assign your own metadata to the resources that you create. Each tag is a key-value pair. The specified tags are assigned to all backups created with this plan.
- (string) –
  - (string) –
CreatorRequestId (string) –
Identifies the request and allows failed requests to be retried without the risk of running the operation twice. If the request includes a CreatorRequestId that matches an existing backup plan, that plan is returned. This parameter is optional.

If used, this parameter must contain 1 to 50 alphanumeric or ‘-_.’ characters.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'BackupPlanId': 'string',
    'BackupPlanArn': 'string',
    'CreationDate': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
    'VersionId': 'string',
    'AdvancedBackupSettings': [
        {
            'ResourceType': 'string',
            'BackupOptions': {
                'string': 'string'
            }
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

(dict) –
- BackupPlanId (string) –
  
  Uniquely identifies a backup plan.
- BackupPlanArn (string) –
  
  An Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that uniquely identifies a backup plan; for example, arn:aws:backup:us-east-1:123456789012:plan:8F81F553-3A74-4A3F-B93D-B3360DC80C50.
- CreationDate (datetime) –
  
  The date and time that a backup plan is created, in Unix format and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The value of CreationDate is accurate to milliseconds. For example, the value 1516925490.087 represents Friday, January 26, 2018 12:11:30.087 AM.
- VersionId (string) –
  
  Unique, randomly generated, Unicode, UTF-8 encoded strings that are at most 1,024 bytes long. They cannot be edited.
- AdvancedBackupSettings (list) –
  
  A list of BackupOptions settings for a resource type. This option is only available for Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) backup jobs.
  - (dict) –
    
    A list of backup options for each resource type.
    - ResourceType (string) –
      
      Specifies an object containing resource type and backup options. The only supported resource type is Amazon EC2 instances with Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). For a CloudFormation example, see the sample CloudFormation template to enable Windows VSS in the Backup User Guide.
      
      Valid values: EC2.
    - BackupOptions (dict) –
      
      Specifies the backup option for a selected resource. This option is only available for Windows VSS backup jobs.
      
      Valid values:
      
      Set to "WindowsVSS":"enabled" to enable the WindowsVSS backup option and create a Windows VSS backup.
      
      Set to "WindowsVSS":"disabled" to create a regular backup. The WindowsVSS option is not enabled by default.
      
      If you specify an invalid option, you get an InvalidParameterValueException exception.
      
      For more information about Windows VSS backups, see Creating a VSS-Enabled Windows Backup.
      - (string) –
        
        (string) –

Exceptions

Backup.Client.exceptions.LimitExceededException
Backup.Client.exceptions.AlreadyExistsException
Backup.Client.exceptions.InvalidParameterValueException
Backup.Client.exceptions.MissingParameterValueException
Backup.Client.exceptions.ServiceUnavailableException