# Snapshot Creation for RDS Instances

### Table of contents

* [Tasks](https://abisec.gitbook.io/devsecops/aws/broken-reference)
* [Steps](https://abisec.gitbook.io/devsecops/aws/broken-reference)

#### Tasks <a href="#heading-tasks" id="heading-tasks"></a>

* One RDS instance named `devops-rds` is already running in `us-east-1` region, take a snapshot of this RDS instance and name it as `devops-rds-snapshot`.

#### Steps <a href="#heading-steps" id="heading-steps"></a>

1. RDS → Databases → Actions → Take snapshot
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RDS → Snapshots → Take snapshot
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3\.

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**Successfully created** snapshot devops-rds-snapshot.

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