AWS Backup with Tags

Automatically tag AWS resources to ensure they are included in backup plans using AWS Backup.

Overview

AWS Backup uses resource tags to select which resources should be backed up. TagOps automatically applies backup tags to your resources, ensuring they are consistently included in backup plans without manual intervention.

What TagOps Can Do

TagOps can automatically tag AWS resources with the tags required by AWS Backup for backup selection:

  • Automatic Tagging: TagOps rules automatically apply tags like Backup: Yes or Backup: Required to resources when they are created or discovered
  • Conditional Tagging: Create rules to tag only specific resources (e.g., production resources, critical databases, or resources matching certain criteria)
  • Consistent Coverage: Ensure all resources that should be backed up have the required tags, preventing data loss from untagged resources
  • Environment-Based Tagging: Use different tag values for different environments to enable separate backup plans (e.g., Backup: Production, Backup: Development)
  • Service-Specific Tagging: Tag specific resource types (EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, EFS, etc.) with backup tags based on your backup requirements

Example TagOps Rule

Create a TagOps rule to automatically tag resources for backup:

  • Condition: Resource type is rds:db and tag Environment equals Production
  • Action: Add tag Backup: Required

TagOps will automatically apply these tags to resources, which AWS Backup can then use to select resources in backup plans.

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