CrossRegionCopyRetainRule - Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager
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CrossRegionCopyRetainRule

Specifies a retention rule for cross-Region snapshot copies created by snapshot or event-based policies, or cross-Region AMI copies created by AMI policies. After the retention period expires, the cross-Region copy is deleted.

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Interval

The amount of time to retain a cross-Region snapshot or AMI copy. The maximum is 100 years. This is equivalent to 1200 months, 5200 weeks, or 36500 days.

Type: Integer

Valid Range: Minimum value of 1.

Required: No

IntervalUnit

The unit of time for time-based retention. For example, to retain a cross-Region copy for 3 months, specify Interval=3 and IntervalUnit=MONTHS.

Type: String

Valid Values: DAYS | WEEKS | MONTHS | YEARS

Required: No

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following: