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SOA-C02 · Question #456

A SysOps administrator needs to implement a backup strategy for Amazon EC2 resources and Amazon RDS resources. The backup strategy must meet the following retention requirements: Daily backups: must…

The correct answer is B. Use AWS Backup to create a new backup plan for each retention requirement with a backup. "Use Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager when you want to automate the creation, retention, and deletion of EBS snapshots. Use AWS Backup to manage and monitor backups across the AWS services you use, including EBS volumes, from a single plac" https://aws.amazon.com/backup/faqs/

Submitted by jian89· Mar 30, 2026Reliability and Business Continuity

Question

A SysOps administrator needs to implement a backup strategy for Amazon EC2 resources and Amazon RDS resources. The backup strategy must meet the following retention requirements:

Daily backups: must be kept for 6 days Weekly backups: must be kept for 4 weeks:

Monthly backups: must be kept for 11 months Yearly backups: must be kept for 7 years Which backup strategy will meet these requirements with the LEAST administrative effort?

Options

  • AUse Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager to create an Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
  • BUse AWS Backup to create a new backup plan for each retention requirement with a backup
  • CCreate an AWS Lambda function. Program the Lambda function to use native tooling to take
  • DUse Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager to create an Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    83% (20)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

"Use Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager when you want to automate the creation, retention, and deletion of EBS snapshots. Use AWS Backup to manage and monitor backups across the AWS services you use, including EBS volumes, from a single plac" https://aws.amazon.com/backup/faqs/

Topics

#AWS Backup#backup plans#retention policies#EC2 and RDS backups

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