RetentionArchiveTier
[Custom snapshot policies only] Describes the retention rule for archived snapshots. Once the archive retention threshold is met, the snapshots are permanently deleted from the archive tier.
Note
The archive retention rule must retain snapshots in the archive tier for a minimum of 90 days.
For count-based schedules, you must specify Count. For age-based schedules, you must specify Interval and IntervalUnit.
For more information about using snapshot archiving, see Considerations for snapshot lifecycle policies.
Contents
- Count
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The maximum number of snapshots to retain in the archive storage tier for each volume. The count must ensure that each snapshot remains in the archive tier for at least 90 days. For example, if the schedule creates snapshots every 30 days, you must specify a count of 3 or more to ensure that each snapshot is archived for at least 90 days.
Type: Integer
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 1000.
Required: No
- Interval
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Specifies the period of time to retain snapshots in the archive tier. After this period expires, the snapshot is permanently deleted.
Type: Integer
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1.
Required: No
- IntervalUnit
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The unit of time in which to measure the Interval. For example, to retain a snapshots in the archive tier for 6 months, specify
Interval=6andIntervalUnit=MONTHS.Type: String
Valid Values:
DAYS | WEEKS | MONTHS | YEARSRequired: No
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following: