S3 Backup and Restore Runbook
Build and execute a documented S3 backup, lifecycle management, and restore runbook.
Lab Overview
In this lab you will configure S3 versioning, lifecycle policies with Glacier transitions, cross-region replication for disaster recovery, and execute restore procedures from archived storage tiers.
You will:
- Enable versioning on a source bucket (MFA Delete is discussed conceptually only, since it requires the AWS account root user and cannot be enabled via an IAM identity)
- Configure lifecycle rules transitioning objects to Glacier after N days
- Set up cross-region replication (CRR) to a DR bucket
- Manually restore objects from Glacier and verify integrity
- Write and execute a documented restore runbook with verification steps
Region: us-east-1, DR region: us-west-2. Instance type: t3.small workstation.
What You'll Learn
Enable S3 versioning on a source bucket (MFA Delete requires the AWS account root user and cannot be enabled via an IAM identity, so it is covered conceptually only)
Create and apply lifecycle policies that transition objects to S3 Glacier storage classes
Configure cross-region replication (CRR) to a disaster recovery bucket in us-west-2
Restore objects from Glacier using expedited/standard/bulk retrieval
Execute a documented restore runbook and verify data integrity post-restore
Prerequisites
basic-aws-cli-familiarity
aws-associate-level-knowledge
completed-aws-devops-cli-operations-baseline-lab
Technologies Covered
Part of a Course
This lab is part of the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C02) course
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