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Monitor Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager policies

You can use the following features to monitor the lifecycle of your snapshots and AMIs.

Console and Amazon CLI

You can view your lifecycle policies using the Amazon EC2 console or the Amazon CLI. Each snapshot and AMI created by a policy has a timestamp and policy-related tags. You can filter snapshots and AMIs using these tags to verify that your backups are being created as you intend.

Amazon CloudTrail

With Amazon CloudTrail, you can track user activity and API usage to demonstrate compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards. For more information, see the Amazon CloudTrail User Guide.