Could you clarify whether expired jobs get stopped by AWS?
Your two statements above seem contradictory
- The EXPIRED status also indicates that there's a running job for the same resource.
- If the data transfer for the backup doesn't complete during the CompleteWithin time, then AWS Backup stops the backup and shows the EXPIRED status.
Also, this is what's written in the info tip popup beside "Complete within" dropdown when you edit the backup rule under "Backup window" section:
If the data transfer for backing up your resource does not complete during this period of time, AWS Backup will display the status Expired. Otherwise, the data transfer portion of your backup job completed successfully. However, for particularly large backups, the rest of the backup process might take up to several days to complete and display the status Completed.
It seems to suggest the "expired" status is informational, the job will run till completion or failure and the status will change to a final status.
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