Send efs backup to S3

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I am trying to use aws backup to backup efs. In case that the client restore a backup I need to re-send the restoration files. I tried backing up in a new efs and then send to S3 using datasync with no success because the restored efs backup have no mount targets. If I restore in the same efs, how can I access only the backup files to send to S3 and then delete them from the efs?. Is there a better way to achieve this?

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Keep in mind that when restoring Amazon EFS file systems using AWS Backup, the backup files can be restored to one of two locations: either a directory in the source file system; or a new file system. If you restore to a directory in the source file system, you can leverage the existing mount targets of your source file system for AWS DataSync to access your restored files. If you restore to a new file system, you will have to create at least one mount target for the new file system in order for AWS DataSync to access the restored data.

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answered 2 years ago
  • Thanks for the answer. If I choose to backup in the same EFS, how can I access the backup files?, do I need to create and EC2 to access them or can I do it directly in EFS using some API?

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I'm not clear on your use case, but it appears you wish to send only restored EFS files to S3. You can restore individual files. See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/restoring-efs.html, specifically "Item-level Restore."

It would still require verification that the file is located on S3 of the proper version before deleting it on the local EFS file system, so I would recommend using a workflow, like AWS Step Functions to execute your process.

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answered 2 years ago

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