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Create an Aurora DB cluster snapshot using an Amazon SDK

The following code examples show how to create an Aurora DB cluster snapshot.

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.NET
Amazon SDK for .NET
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/// <summary> /// Create a snapshot of a cluster. /// </summary> /// <param name="dbClusterIdentifier">DB cluster identifier.</param> /// <param name="snapshotIdentifier">Identifier for the snapshot.</param> /// <returns>DB snapshot object.</returns> public async Task<DBClusterSnapshot> CreateClusterSnapshotByIdentifierAsync(string dbClusterIdentifier, string snapshotIdentifier) { var response = await _amazonRDS.CreateDBClusterSnapshotAsync( new CreateDBClusterSnapshotRequest() { DBClusterIdentifier = dbClusterIdentifier, DBClusterSnapshotIdentifier = snapshotIdentifier, }); return response.DBClusterSnapshot; }
C++
SDK for C++
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Aws::Client::ClientConfiguration clientConfig; // Optional: Set to the AWS Region (overrides config file). // clientConfig.region = "us-east-1"; Aws::RDS::RDSClient client(clientConfig); Aws::RDS::Model::CreateDBClusterSnapshotRequest request; request.SetDBClusterIdentifier(DB_CLUSTER_IDENTIFIER); request.SetDBClusterSnapshotIdentifier(snapshotID); Aws::RDS::Model::CreateDBClusterSnapshotOutcome outcome = client.CreateDBClusterSnapshot(request); if (outcome.IsSuccess()) { std::cout << "Snapshot creation has started." << std::endl; } else { std::cerr << "Error with Aurora::CreateDBClusterSnapshot. " << outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl; cleanUpResources(CLUSTER_PARAMETER_GROUP_NAME, DB_CLUSTER_IDENTIFIER, DB_INSTANCE_IDENTIFIER, client); return false; }
Go
SDK for Go V2
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type DbClusters struct { AuroraClient *rds.Client } // CreateClusterSnapshot creates a snapshot of a DB cluster. func (clusters *DbClusters) CreateClusterSnapshot(clusterName string, snapshotName string) ( *types.DBClusterSnapshot, error) { output, err := clusters.AuroraClient.CreateDBClusterSnapshot(context.TODO(), &rds.CreateDBClusterSnapshotInput{ DBClusterIdentifier: aws.String(clusterName), DBClusterSnapshotIdentifier: aws.String(snapshotName), }) if err != nil { log.Printf("Couldn't create snapshot %v: %v\n", snapshotName, err) return nil, err } else { return output.DBClusterSnapshot, nil } }
Java
SDK for Java 2.x
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public static void createDBClusterSnapshot(RdsClient rdsClient, String dbInstanceClusterIdentifier, String dbSnapshotIdentifier) { try { CreateDbClusterSnapshotRequest snapshotRequest = CreateDbClusterSnapshotRequest.builder() .dbClusterIdentifier(dbInstanceClusterIdentifier) .dbClusterSnapshotIdentifier(dbSnapshotIdentifier) .build(); CreateDbClusterSnapshotResponse response = rdsClient.createDBClusterSnapshot(snapshotRequest); System.out.println("The Snapshot ARN is " + response.dbClusterSnapshot().dbClusterSnapshotArn()); } catch (RdsException e) { System.out.println(e.getLocalizedMessage()); System.exit(1); } }
Kotlin
SDK for Kotlin
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suspend fun createDBClusterSnapshot(dbInstanceClusterIdentifier: String?, dbSnapshotIdentifier: String?) { val snapshotRequest = CreateDbClusterSnapshotRequest { dbClusterIdentifier = dbInstanceClusterIdentifier dbClusterSnapshotIdentifier = dbSnapshotIdentifier } RdsClient { region = "us-west-2" }.use { rdsClient -> val response = rdsClient.createDbClusterSnapshot(snapshotRequest) println("The Snapshot ARN is ${response.dbClusterSnapshot?.dbClusterSnapshotArn}") } }
Python
SDK for Python (Boto3)
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class AuroraWrapper: """Encapsulates Aurora DB cluster actions.""" def __init__(self, rds_client): """ :param rds_client: A Boto3 Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) client. """ self.rds_client = rds_client @classmethod def from_client(cls): """ Instantiates this class from a Boto3 client. """ rds_client = boto3.client("rds") return cls(rds_client) def create_cluster_snapshot(self, snapshot_id, cluster_id): """ Creates a snapshot of a DB cluster. :param snapshot_id: The ID to give the created snapshot. :param cluster_id: The DB cluster to snapshot. :return: Data about the newly created snapshot. """ try: response = self.rds_client.create_db_cluster_snapshot( DBClusterSnapshotIdentifier=snapshot_id, DBClusterIdentifier=cluster_id ) snapshot = response["DBClusterSnapshot"] except ClientError as err: logger.error( "Couldn't create snapshot of %s. Here's why: %s: %s", cluster_id, err.response["Error"]["Code"], err.response["Error"]["Message"], ) raise else: return snapshot
Rust
SDK for Rust
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// Get a list of allowed engine versions. rds.DescribeDbEngineVersions(Engine='aurora-mysql', DBParameterGroupFamily=<the family used to create your parameter group in step 2>) // Create an Aurora DB cluster database cluster that contains a MySql database and uses the parameter group you created. // Wait for DB cluster to be ready. Call rds.DescribeDBClusters and check for Status == 'available'. // Get a list of instance classes available for the selected engine and engine version. rds.DescribeOrderableDbInstanceOptions(Engine='mysql', EngineVersion=). // Create a database instance in the cluster. // Wait for DB instance to be ready. Call rds.DescribeDbInstances and check for DBInstanceStatus == 'available'. pub async fn start_cluster_and_instance(&mut self) -> Result<(), ScenarioError> { if self.password.is_none() { return Err(ScenarioError::with( "Must set Secret Password before starting a cluster", )); } let create_db_cluster = self .rds .create_db_cluster( DB_CLUSTER_IDENTIFIER, DB_CLUSTER_PARAMETER_GROUP_NAME, DB_ENGINE, self.engine_version.as_deref().expect("engine version"), self.username.as_deref().expect("username"), self.password .replace(SecretString::new("".to_string())) .expect("password"), ) .await; if let Err(err) = create_db_cluster { return Err(ScenarioError::new( "Failed to create DB Cluster with cluster group", &err, )); } self.db_cluster_identifier = create_db_cluster .unwrap() .db_cluster .and_then(|c| c.db_cluster_identifier); if self.db_cluster_identifier.is_none() { return Err(ScenarioError::with("Created DB Cluster missing Identifier")); } info!( "Started a db cluster: {}", self.db_cluster_identifier .as_deref() .unwrap_or("Missing ARN") ); let create_db_instance = self .rds .create_db_instance( self.db_cluster_identifier.as_deref().expect("cluster name"), DB_INSTANCE_IDENTIFIER, self.instance_class.as_deref().expect("instance class"), DB_ENGINE, ) .await; if let Err(err) = create_db_instance { return Err(ScenarioError::new( "Failed to create Instance in DB Cluster", &err, )); } self.db_instance_identifier = create_db_instance .unwrap() .db_instance .and_then(|i| i.db_instance_identifier); // Cluster creation can take up to 20 minutes to become available let cluster_max_wait = Duration::from_secs(20 * 60); let waiter = Waiter::builder().max(cluster_max_wait).build(); while waiter.sleep().await.is_ok() { let cluster = self .rds .describe_db_clusters( self.db_cluster_identifier .as_deref() .expect("cluster identifier"), ) .await; if let Err(err) = cluster { warn!(?err, "Failed to describe cluster while waiting for ready"); continue; } let instance = self .rds .describe_db_instance( self.db_instance_identifier .as_deref() .expect("instance identifier"), ) .await; if let Err(err) = instance { return Err(ScenarioError::new( "Failed to find instance for cluster", &err, )); } let instances_available = instance .unwrap() .db_instances() .iter() .all(|instance| instance.db_instance_status() == Some("Available")); let endpoints = self .rds .describe_db_cluster_endpoints( self.db_cluster_identifier .as_deref() .expect("cluster identifier"), ) .await; if let Err(err) = endpoints { return Err(ScenarioError::new( "Failed to find endpoint for cluster", &err, )); } let endpoints_available = endpoints .unwrap() .db_cluster_endpoints() .iter() .all(|endpoint| endpoint.status() == Some("available")); if instances_available && endpoints_available { return Ok(()); } } Err(ScenarioError::with("timed out waiting for cluster")) } pub async fn snapshot_cluster( &self, db_cluster_identifier: &str, snapshot_name: &str, ) -> Result<CreateDbClusterSnapshotOutput, SdkError<CreateDBClusterSnapshotError>> { self.inner .create_db_cluster_snapshot() .db_cluster_identifier(db_cluster_identifier) .db_cluster_snapshot_identifier(snapshot_name) .send() .await } #[tokio::test] async fn test_start_cluster_and_instance() { let mut mock_rds = MockRdsImpl::default(); mock_rds .expect_create_db_cluster() .withf(|id, params, engine, version, username, password| { assert_eq!(id, "RustSDKCodeExamplesDBCluster"); assert_eq!(params, "RustSDKCodeExamplesDBParameterGroup"); assert_eq!(engine, "aurora-mysql"); assert_eq!(version, "aurora-mysql8.0"); assert_eq!(username, "test username"); assert_eq!(password.expose_secret(), "test password"); true }) .return_once(|id, _, _, _, _, _| { Ok(CreateDbClusterOutput::builder() .db_cluster(DbCluster::builder().db_cluster_identifier(id).build()) .build()) }); mock_rds .expect_create_db_instance() .withf(|cluster, name, class, engine| { assert_eq!(cluster, "RustSDKCodeExamplesDBCluster"); assert_eq!(name, "RustSDKCodeExamplesDBInstance"); assert_eq!(class, "m5.large"); assert_eq!(engine, "aurora-mysql"); true }) .return_once(|cluster, name, class, _| { Ok(CreateDbInstanceOutput::builder() .db_instance( DbInstance::builder() .db_cluster_identifier(cluster) .db_instance_identifier(name) .db_instance_class(class) .build(), ) .build()) }); mock_rds .expect_describe_db_clusters() .with(eq("RustSDKCodeExamplesDBCluster")) .return_once(|id| { Ok(DescribeDbClustersOutput::builder() .db_clusters(DbCluster::builder().db_cluster_identifier(id).build()) .build()) }); mock_rds .expect_describe_db_instance() .with(eq("RustSDKCodeExamplesDBInstance")) .return_once(|name| { Ok(DescribeDbInstancesOutput::builder() .db_instances( DbInstance::builder() .db_instance_identifier(name) .db_instance_status("Available") .build(), ) .build()) }); mock_rds .expect_describe_db_cluster_endpoints() .with(eq("RustSDKCodeExamplesDBCluster")) .return_once(|_| { Ok(DescribeDbClusterEndpointsOutput::builder() .db_cluster_endpoints(DbClusterEndpoint::builder().status("available").build()) .build()) }); let mut scenario = AuroraScenario::new(mock_rds); scenario.engine_version = Some("aurora-mysql8.0".into()); scenario.instance_class = Some("m5.large".into()); scenario.username = Some("test username".into()); scenario.password = Some(SecretString::new("test password".into())); tokio::time::pause(); let assertions = tokio::spawn(async move { let create = scenario.start_cluster_and_instance().await; assert!(create.is_ok()); assert!(scenario .password .replace(SecretString::new("BAD SECRET".into())) .unwrap() .expose_secret() .is_empty()); assert_eq!( scenario.db_cluster_identifier, Some("RustSDKCodeExamplesDBCluster".into()) ); }); tokio::time::advance(Duration::from_secs(1)).await; tokio::time::resume(); let _ = assertions.await; } #[tokio::test] async fn test_start_cluster_and_instance_cluster_create_error() { let mut mock_rds = MockRdsImpl::default(); mock_rds .expect_create_db_cluster() .return_once(|_, _, _, _, _, _| { Err(SdkError::service_error( CreateDBClusterError::unhandled(Box::new(Error::new( ErrorKind::Other, "create db cluster error", ))), Response::new(StatusCode::try_from(400).unwrap(), SdkBody::empty()), )) }); let mut scenario = AuroraScenario::new(mock_rds); scenario.engine_version = Some("aurora-mysql8.0".into()); scenario.instance_class = Some("m5.large".into()); scenario.username = Some("test username".into()); scenario.password = Some(SecretString::new("test password".into())); let create = scenario.start_cluster_and_instance().await; assert_matches!(create, Err(ScenarioError { message, context: _}) if message == "Failed to create DB Cluster with cluster group") } #[tokio::test] async fn test_start_cluster_and_instance_cluster_create_missing_id() { let mut mock_rds = MockRdsImpl::default(); mock_rds .expect_create_db_cluster() .return_once(|_, _, _, _, _, _| { Ok(CreateDbClusterOutput::builder() .db_cluster(DbCluster::builder().build()) .build()) }); let mut scenario = AuroraScenario::new(mock_rds); scenario.engine_version = Some("aurora-mysql8.0".into()); scenario.instance_class = Some("m5.large".into()); scenario.username = Some("test username".into()); scenario.password = Some(SecretString::new("test password".into())); let create = scenario.start_cluster_and_instance().await; assert_matches!(create, Err(ScenarioError { message, context:_ }) if message == "Created DB Cluster missing Identifier"); } #[tokio::test] async fn test_start_cluster_and_instance_instance_create_error() { let mut mock_rds = MockRdsImpl::default(); mock_rds .expect_create_db_cluster() .withf(|id, params, engine, version, username, password| { assert_eq!(id, "RustSDKCodeExamplesDBCluster"); assert_eq!(params, "RustSDKCodeExamplesDBParameterGroup"); assert_eq!(engine, "aurora-mysql"); assert_eq!(version, "aurora-mysql8.0"); assert_eq!(username, "test username"); assert_eq!(password.expose_secret(), "test password"); true }) .return_once(|id, _, _, _, _, _| { Ok(CreateDbClusterOutput::builder() .db_cluster(DbCluster::builder().db_cluster_identifier(id).build()) .build()) }); mock_rds .expect_create_db_instance() .return_once(|_, _, _, _| { Err(SdkError::service_error( CreateDBInstanceError::unhandled(Box::new(Error::new( ErrorKind::Other, "create db instance error", ))), Response::new(StatusCode::try_from(400).unwrap(), SdkBody::empty()), )) }); let mut scenario = AuroraScenario::new(mock_rds); scenario.engine_version = Some("aurora-mysql8.0".into()); scenario.instance_class = Some("m5.large".into()); scenario.username = Some("test username".into()); scenario.password = Some(SecretString::new("test password".into())); let create = scenario.start_cluster_and_instance().await; assert_matches!(create, Err(ScenarioError { message, context: _ }) if message == "Failed to create Instance in DB Cluster") } #[tokio::test] async fn test_start_cluster_and_instance_wait_hiccup() { let mut mock_rds = MockRdsImpl::default(); mock_rds .expect_create_db_cluster() .withf(|id, params, engine, version, username, password| { assert_eq!(id, "RustSDKCodeExamplesDBCluster"); assert_eq!(params, "RustSDKCodeExamplesDBParameterGroup"); assert_eq!(engine, "aurora-mysql"); assert_eq!(version, "aurora-mysql8.0"); assert_eq!(username, "test username"); assert_eq!(password.expose_secret(), "test password"); true }) .return_once(|id, _, _, _, _, _| { Ok(CreateDbClusterOutput::builder() .db_cluster(DbCluster::builder().db_cluster_identifier(id).build()) .build()) }); mock_rds .expect_create_db_instance() .withf(|cluster, name, class, engine| { assert_eq!(cluster, "RustSDKCodeExamplesDBCluster"); assert_eq!(name, "RustSDKCodeExamplesDBInstance"); assert_eq!(class, "m5.large"); assert_eq!(engine, "aurora-mysql"); true }) .return_once(|cluster, name, class, _| { Ok(CreateDbInstanceOutput::builder() .db_instance( DbInstance::builder() .db_cluster_identifier(cluster) .db_instance_identifier(name) .db_instance_class(class) .build(), ) .build()) }); mock_rds .expect_describe_db_clusters() .with(eq("RustSDKCodeExamplesDBCluster")) .times(1) .returning(|_| { Err(SdkError::service_error( DescribeDBClustersError::unhandled(Box::new(Error::new( ErrorKind::Other, "describe cluster error", ))), Response::new(StatusCode::try_from(400).unwrap(), SdkBody::empty()), )) }) .with(eq("RustSDKCodeExamplesDBCluster")) .times(1) .returning(|id| { Ok(DescribeDbClustersOutput::builder() .db_clusters(DbCluster::builder().db_cluster_identifier(id).build()) .build()) }); mock_rds.expect_describe_db_instance().return_once(|name| { Ok(DescribeDbInstancesOutput::builder() .db_instances( DbInstance::builder() .db_instance_identifier(name) .db_instance_status("Available") .build(), ) .build()) }); mock_rds .expect_describe_db_cluster_endpoints() .return_once(|_| { Ok(DescribeDbClusterEndpointsOutput::builder() .db_cluster_endpoints(DbClusterEndpoint::builder().status("available").build()) .build()) }); let mut scenario = AuroraScenario::new(mock_rds); scenario.engine_version = Some("aurora-mysql8.0".into()); scenario.instance_class = Some("m5.large".into()); scenario.username = Some("test username".into()); scenario.password = Some(SecretString::new("test password".into())); tokio::time::pause(); let assertions = tokio::spawn(async move { let create = scenario.start_cluster_and_instance().await; assert!(create.is_ok()); }); tokio::time::advance(Duration::from_secs(1)).await; tokio::time::advance(Duration::from_secs(1)).await; tokio::time::resume(); let _ = assertions.await; }

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