How to take backup of SQL Server in AWS?

Question

How to take backup of SQL Server in AWS ? Is there any other option other than native backup ?

Answer 1

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) supports native backup and restore for Microsoft SQL Server databases using full backup files (.bak files). You can import and export SQL Server databases in a single, easily portable file. You can create a full backup of your on-premises database, store it on Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and then restore the backup file onto an existing Amazon RDS DB instance running SQL Server.

There are mainly three components you will need to setup

• An Amazon S3 bucket to store your backup files.
• An AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role to access the bucket.
• The SQLSERVER_BACKUP_RESTORE option added to an option group on your DB instance.

Reference- http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/SQLServer.Procedural.Importing.html

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-rds-for-sql-server-support-for-native-backuprestore-to-amazon-s3/