Creating regular snapshots of AWS EBS volumes is an important part of maintaining backups and protecting data. AWS provides snapshot functionality to create point-in-time backups of EBS volumes. In this guide, we will use a Python script with the AWS EC2 API to identify an EC2 instance by its Name tag<\/strong> and create snapshots of its attached EBS volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before running the script, make sure you have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Assumption:<\/strong><\/p>\n Usage<\/strong> Future post with retention period and maybe with configuration \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n Using this Python script, you can easily create snapshots of all EBS volumes attached to a specific EC2 instance based on its Name tag<\/strong>. This can help automate the backup process and reduce the need for manual snapshot creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. What is an AWS EBS snapshot?<\/strong> 2. Can this script create snapshots for all volumes attached to an EC2 instance?<\/strong> 3<\/strong>. Can I automatically delete old snapshots?<\/strong> How to Troubleshoot SSH Connection Issues in AWS EC2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n How to launch a new AWS instance via CLI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nPrerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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#!\/usr\/bin\/python\n#Author:Dhanasekaran N\n#Email:dhanasekaran.n16@gmail.com\n#Version:1.0\n#Here come I.......\nfrom datetime import datetime, timedelta\nimport datetime\nimport time\nfrom dateutil import parser\nimport sys,os,time,re,argparse\nimport boto,boto.ec2,boto.utils\nconn=boto.ec2.connect_to_region('ap-southeast-1', aws_access_key_id='XXXXXXXXXXXX',aws_secret_access_key='XXXXXXXXXXXXXX');\n\nreservations=conn.get_all_instances()\nall_volumes_info = conn.get_all_volumes()\n\n\ncommand_line_instance=sys.argv[1];\nfor name in reservations:\n\tfor instance in name.instances:\n\t\taws_inst_name=instance.tags.get(\"Name\")\n\t\t#print aws_inst_name\n\t\tif(aws_inst_name == command_line_instance):\n\t\t\tprint \"perfect\" + command_line_instance;\n\t\t\tfor volumes in all_volumes_info:\n\t\t\t\tif volumes.attach_data.instance_id == instance.id:\n\t\t\t\t\tprint \"Taking backup of volumes\";\n\t\t\t\t\tsnapshot=conn.create_snapshot(volumes.id,command_line_instance);\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tprint \"Instance ID:%s\" %(instance.id);\n\t\t\t\t\tprint \"Volume ID:%s\" %(volumes.id);\n\t\t\t\t\tprint \"Instance Name:%s\" %(aws_inst_name);\n\t\t\t\t\tprint \"Snapshot ID:%s\" %(snapshot.id);\n<\/pre>\n
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An EBS snapshot is a point-in-time backup of an Amazon EBS volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes. The script identifies the instance by its Name tag<\/strong> and creates snapshots for its attached EBS volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes. The script can be extended to implement a snapshot retention period<\/strong> and automatically remove older snapshots.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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