Planning for the protection of Amazon DynamoDB databases includes verifying that your environment meets the system requirements, completing the Databases guided setup, configuring an access node, creating a cloud database instance, and then performing a backup and a restore operation.
Procedure
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Verify the following about your environment:
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To add the first database in your Metallic console environment, use the Databases guided setup. In the Metallic console, go to Guided setup > Databases.
To complete the guided setup, you need the following information:
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The server name
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The host name
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The credentials that you use to access the server
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The packages that you want to install, such as Cloud Apps and Virtual Server
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If you are configuring a database that uses a pseudoclient, you must manually install the packages on the physical servers before you use the guided setup.
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Add a Windows or Linux file server as an access node with the Cloud Apps and Virtual Server packages installed.
- For information on supported platforms for the access node, see System Requirements for Amazon DynamoDB.
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Create a new cloud database instance for Amazon DynamoDB using a new cloud account. For more information, see Creating a Cloud Database Instance.
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Perform a Test Backup and Restore.
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Your first full backup is automatically scheduled based on the assigned backup plan. To perform a manual backup, see backing up a DynamoDB database instance.
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After the backup operation is complete, you can perform a restore of one or more tables.
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