aws lightsail create-relational-database-snapshot

Creates a snapshot of your database in Amazon Lightsail. AWS CLI reference

1 example 3 options Its page in the AWS CLI reference

Examples

from aws-cli, each command read by CmdID

To create a snapshot of a managed database

The following create-relational-database-snapshot example creates a snapshot of the specified managed database.

aws lightsail create-relational-database-snapshot --relational-database-name Database1 --relational-database-snapshot-name RelationalDatabaseSnapshot1

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--relational-database-nameThe name of the database on which to base your new snapshot.

--relational-database-snapshot-nameThe name for your new database snapshot.

Its output, shortened

{
    "operations": [
        {
            "id": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
            "resourceName": "RelationalDatabaseSnapshot1",
            "resourceType": "RelationalDatabaseSnapshot",
            "createdAt": 1569868074.645,
            "location": {
                "availabilityZone": "all",
                "regionName": "us-west-2"
            },
            "isTerminal": false,
            "operationDetails": "Database1",
            "operationType": "CreateRelationalDatabaseSnapshot",
            "status": "Started",
            "statusChangedAt": 1569868074.645
        },
        {
            "id": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE22222",
            "resourceName": "Database1",
            "resourceType": "RelationalDatabase",
            "createdAt": 1569868074.645,
            "location": {
                "availabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
                "regionName": "us-west-2"
            },
            "isTerminal": false,
            "operationDetails": "RelationalDatabaseSnapshot1",
            "operationType": "CreateRelationalDatabaseSnapshot",
            "status": "Started",
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For more information, see Back up your Lightsail database with snapshots in the Amazon Lightsail User Guide.

Options

3 in the AWS CLI reference

--relational-database-nameThe name of the database on which to base your new snapshot.

--relational-database-snapshot-nameThe name for your new database snapshot.

--tagsThe tag keys and optional values to add to the resource during create.