CopySnapshot - Amazon ElastiCache
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CopySnapshot

Makes a copy of an existing snapshot.

Note

This operation is valid for Valkey or Redis OSS only.

Important

Users or groups that have permissions to use the CopySnapshot operation can create their own Amazon S3 buckets and copy snapshots to it. To control access to your snapshots, use an IAM policy to control who has the ability to use the CopySnapshot operation. For more information about using IAM to control the use of ElastiCache operations, see Exporting Snapshots and Authentication & Access Control.

You could receive the following error messages.

Error Messages

  • Error Message: The S3 bucket %s is outside of the region.

    Solution: Create an Amazon S3 bucket in the same region as your snapshot. For more information, see Step 1: Create an Amazon S3 Bucket in the ElastiCache User Guide.

  • Error Message: The S3 bucket %s does not exist.

    Solution: Create an Amazon S3 bucket in the same region as your snapshot. For more information, see Step 1: Create an Amazon S3 Bucket in the ElastiCache User Guide.

  • Error Message: The S3 bucket %s is not owned by the authenticated user.

    Solution: Create an Amazon S3 bucket in the same region as your snapshot. For more information, see Step 1: Create an Amazon S3 Bucket in the ElastiCache User Guide.

  • Error Message: The authenticated user does not have sufficient permissions to perform the desired activity.

    Solution: Contact your system administrator to get the needed permissions.

  • Error Message: The S3 bucket %s already contains an object with key %s.

    Solution: Give the TargetSnapshotName a new and unique value. If exporting a snapshot, you could alternatively create a new Amazon S3 bucket and use this same value for TargetSnapshotName.

  • Error Message: ElastiCache has not been granted READ permissions %s on the S3 Bucket.

    Solution: Add List and Read permissions on the bucket. For more information, see Step 2: Grant ElastiCache Access to Your Amazon S3 Bucket in the ElastiCache User Guide.

  • Error Message: ElastiCache has not been granted WRITE permissions %s on the S3 Bucket.

    Solution: Add Upload/Delete permissions on the bucket. For more information, see Step 2: Grant ElastiCache Access to Your Amazon S3 Bucket in the ElastiCache User Guide.

  • Error Message: ElastiCache has not been granted READ_ACP permissions %s on the S3 Bucket.

    Solution: Add View Permissions on the bucket. For more information, see Step 2: Grant ElastiCache Access to Your Amazon S3 Bucket in the ElastiCache User Guide.

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

SourceSnapshotName

The name of an existing snapshot from which to make a copy.

Type: String

Required: Yes

TargetSnapshotName

A name for the snapshot copy. ElastiCache does not permit overwriting a snapshot, therefore this name must be unique within its context - ElastiCache or an Amazon S3 bucket if exporting.

Type: String

Required: Yes

KmsKeyId

The ID of the KMS key used to encrypt the target snapshot.

Type: String

Required: No

Tags.Tag.N

A list of tags to be added to this resource. A tag is a key-value pair. A tag key must be accompanied by a tag value, although null is accepted.

Type: Array of Tag objects

Required: No

TargetBucket

The Amazon S3 bucket to which the snapshot is exported. This parameter is used only when exporting a snapshot for external access.

When using this parameter to export a snapshot, be sure Amazon ElastiCache has the needed permissions to this S3 bucket. For more information, see Step 2: Grant ElastiCache Access to Your Amazon S3 Bucket in the Amazon ElastiCache User Guide.

For more information, see Exporting a Snapshot in the Amazon ElastiCache User Guide.

Type: String

Required: No

Response Elements

The following element is returned by the service.

Snapshot

Represents a copy of an entire Valkey or Redis OSS cluster as of the time when the snapshot was taken.

Type: Snapshot object

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

InvalidParameterCombination

Two or more incompatible parameters were specified.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidParameterValue

The value for a parameter is invalid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidSnapshotState

The current state of the snapshot does not allow the requested operation to occur.

HTTP Status Code: 400

SnapshotAlreadyExistsFault

You already have a snapshot with the given name.

HTTP Status Code: 400

SnapshotNotFoundFault

The requested snapshot name does not refer to an existing snapshot.

HTTP Status Code: 404

SnapshotQuotaExceededFault

The request cannot be processed because it would exceed the maximum number of snapshots.

HTTP Status Code: 400

TagQuotaPerResourceExceeded

The request cannot be processed because it would cause the resource to have more than the allowed number of tags. The maximum number of tags permitted on a resource is 50.

HTTP Status Code: 400

Examples

Snapshot copy

The following example makes a copy of the snapshot automatic.my-redis-primary-2016-04-27-03-15 named my-snapshot-copy.

Sample Request

https://elasticache.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
    ?Action=CopySnapshot
    &SourceSnapshotName=automatic.my-redis-primary-2016-04-27-03-15
    &TargetSnapshotName=my-snapshot-copy
    &SignatureVersion=4
    &SignatureMethod=HmacSHA256
    &Timestamp=20141201T220302Z
    &Version=2015-02-02
    &X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256
    &X-Amz-Date=20141201T220302Z
    &X-Amz-SignedHeaders=Host
    &X-Amz-Expires=20141201T220302Z
    &X-Amz-Credential=<credential>
    &X-Amz-Signature=<signature>

See Also

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