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You can use the Amazon EBS Snapshot task to create, delete or backup snapshots of Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) volumes; in particular, the task provides backup management with retention handling and backup set correlation.

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title	Changes to action names in release 2.10.3

As of release 2.10.3, there are two new API compatible EBS Snapshot actions and the former backup oriented actions have been renamed as follows to better reflect their scope (refer to

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for details/background):

Old	New	Notes
N/A	Create Snapshot(s)	New in 2.10.3
N/A	Delete Snapshot(s)	New in 2.10.3
Create Snapshot(s)	Grow Snapshot Backup Set
Delete Snapshot(s)	Prune Snapshot Backup Set
Backup Snapshot(s)	Grow & Prune Snapshot Backup Set

This is a name change only and no action needs to be taken: existing tasks simply use the new names now and their configuration remains unchanged.

To configure an Amazon EBS Snapshot task:

Navigate to the Tasks configuration tab for the job (this will be the default job if creating a new plan).
Click the name of an existing Amazon EBS Snapshot task, or click Add Task and then AmazonEBS Snapshot Task to create a new task.

Complete the following settings:

Common to all tasks
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Actions supported by this task:

Create Snapshot(s)
Volume ID	(Optional) Specify one or more volume IDs (semicolon separated).
Volume Filters	(Optional) Specify resource filters in JSON format. Insert fragments from the inline Examples dialog to get started. Refer to the --filters specification for describe-volumes for details on available filters. Refer to Listing and Filtering Using the CLI and API for details on filter value syntax.
Description	Describe the snapshot. Create unique names via custom variables.
Don't fail for empty filter result	Check to prevent the task failing if no matching resources are found.
Tags	Specify tags in JSON format. Create unique names via custom variables.
Delete Snapshot(s)
Snapshot ID	(Optional) Specify one or more snapshot IDs (semicolon separated).
Snapshot Filters	Optional) Specify resource filters in JSON format. Insert fragments from the inline Examples dialog to get started. Refer to the --filters specification for describe-snapshots for details on available filters. Refer to Listing and Filtering Using the CLI and API for details on filter value syntax.
Don't fail for empty filter result	see Create above
Grow Snapshot Backup Set
Volume ID	(Optional) Specify one or more volume IDs (semicolon separated).
Filters	(Optional) Specify resource filters in JSON format. Insert fragments from the inline Examples dialog to get started. Refer to the --filters specification for describe-volumes for details on available filters. Refer to Listing and Filtering Using the CLI and API for details on filter value syntax.
Don't fail for empty filter result	Check to prevent the task failing if no matching resources are found.
Backup Set	Specify the name of the backup set, which determines retention correlation.

Delete Snapshot(s)

Prune Snapshot Backup Set
Instance ID	see Create above
Filters	see Create above
Don't fail for empty filter result	see Create above
Backup Set	see Create above
Backup Retention	Specify the number of backups that should be retained.

Backup Snapshot(s)

Grow & Prune Snapshot Backup Set
custom action to combine

Create

Grow and

Delete

Prune, effectively capping the number of retained backups
Instance ID	see Create above
Filters	see Create above
Don't fail for empty filter result	see Create above
Backup Set	see Create above
Backup Retention	see Delete above

Variables

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Create Snapshot(s)

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Creating common variables for 15 resources affected by task:
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources: snap-8e464ffc;snap-df7ec7dc;snap-02e68305;snap-6af48d6d;snap-e1aa2e71fa05c2e8
Creating resource variables for snapshot 'snap-e1aa2e71':8e464ffc':
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.Description: Snapshot created by TAWS-IT2103-EBS1-14 from vol-577ba418 at 20160412T231901Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.Encrypted: false
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-e1aa2e718e464ffc.OwnerAlias: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.OwnerId: 309600995652
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.Progress: 100%
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.SnapshotId: snap-e1aa2e718e464ffc
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-e1aa2e718e464ffc.State: completed
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-e1aa2e718e464ffc.StartTime: 20160412T231901Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.StateMessage: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.VolumeId: vol-45a6c234-577ba418
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.VolumeSize: 8
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.tags: basicTimeMilliseconds;basicDate;basicTime;basicDateTimeMilliseconds;volumeId;buildResultKey;basicDateTime
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.tags.basicTimeMilliseconds: 231901.788Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.tags.basicDate: 20160412
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.tags.basicTime: 231901Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.tags.basicDateTimeMilliseconds: 20160412T231901.788Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.tags.volumeId: vol-577ba418
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-8e464ffc.tags.buildResultKey: TAWS-IT2103-EBS1-14
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-e1aa2e71.VolumeSize: 1
... snap-8e464ffc.tags.basicDateTime: 20160412T231901Z
...
Creating common variables for first resource affected by task:
Creating resource variables for snapshot 'snap-8e464ffc':
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.Description: Snapshot created by TAWS-IT2103-EBS1-14 from vol-577ba418 at 20160412T231901Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.Encrypted: false
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.OwnerAlias: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.OwnerId: 309600995652
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.Progress: 100%
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.SnapshotId: snap-8e464ffc
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.State: completed
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.StartTime: 20160412T231901Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.StateMessage: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.VolumeId: vol-577ba418
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.VolumeSize: 8
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.tags: basicTimeMilliseconds;basicDate;basicTime;basicDateTimeMilliseconds;volumeId;buildResultKey;basicDateTime
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.tags.basicTimeMilliseconds: 231901.788Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.tags.basicDate: 20160412
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.tags.basicTime: 231901Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.tags.basicDateTimeMilliseconds: 20160412T231901.788Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.tags.volumeId: vol-577ba418
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.tags.buildResultKey: TAWS-IT2103-EBS1-14
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.tags.basicDateTime: 20160412T231901Z

Delete Snapshot(s)

N/A

Grow Snapshot Backup Set

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12-Apr-2016 23:38:06	Creating common variables for 5 resources affected by task:
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources: snap-77e5910a;snap-faf1958d;snap-71b69f69;snap-46860f5a;snap-2a8e5e3c
Creating resource variables for snapshot 'snap-77e5910a':
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-77e5910a.Description: Created by Bamboo EBS Snapshot Task from vol-b87ca3f7
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-77e5910a.Encrypted: false
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-77e5910a.OwnerAlias: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-77e5910a.OwnerId: 309600995652
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-77e5910a.Progress: 100%
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-77e5910a.SnapshotId: snap-77e5910a
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-77e5910a.State: completed
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-e1aa2e7177e5910a.StartTime: 20160412T233519Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-77e5910a.StateMessage: 20150716T080402Z null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-77e5910a.VolumeId: vol-b87ca3f7
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-e1aa2e7177e5910a.VolumeSize: 8
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-77e5910a.tags: Name;Backup Policy
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-e1aa2e7177e5910a.tags.Name: tawsvol-it-200b87ca3f7.20150716T080402Z20160412T233519Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.resources.snap-e1aa2e7177e5910a.tags.Backup Policy: taws-it-200245
...
Creating common variables for first resource affected by task:
Creating resource variables for snapshot 'snap-e1aa2e71':77e5910a':
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.Description: Created by Bamboo EBS Snapshot Task from vol-b87ca3f7
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.Encrypted: false
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.OwnerAlias: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.OwnerId: 309600995652
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.Progress: 100%
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.SnapshotId: snap-e1aa2e7177e5910a
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.State: completed
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.VolumeId: vol-45a6c234.StartTime: 20160412T233519Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.StateMessage: null
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.VolumeSizeVolumeId: 1vol-b87ca3f7
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.StartTimeVolumeSize: 20150716T080402Z8
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.tags: Name;Backup Policy
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.tags.Name: tawsvol-it-200b87ca3f7.20150716T080402Z20160412T233519Z
... bamboo.custom.aws.ec2.snapshot.first.tags.Backup Policy: taws-it-200245

Delete Snapshot(s)

Prune Snapshot Backup Set

N/A

Backup Snapshot(s)

Grow & Prune Snapshot Backup Set

See Create Grow above.

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