Update of second bullet point in the ec2-automate-backup introduction. -k parameter shows 31 days but the description of the cron command says 14 days.

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Colin Johnson 2012-12-10 15:35:50 +00:00
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# Introduction: # Introduction:
ec2-automate-backup was created to provide easy backup/snapshot functionality for EC2 EBS volumes. Common uses would include the following: ec2-automate-backup was created to provide easy backup/snapshot functionality for EC2 EBS volumes. Common uses would include the following:
* run ec2-automate-backup with a list of volumes for which a snapshot is desired (example: `ec2-automate-backup.sh -v "vol-6d6a0527 vol-636a0112"`) * run ec2-automate-backup with a list of volumes for which a snapshot is desired (example: `ec2-automate-backup.sh -v "vol-6d6a0527 vol-636a0112"`)
* run ec2-automate-backup with a list of volumes for which a snapshot is desired and allow the created snapshots to be deleted after 14 days (example: `ec2-automate-backup.sh -v "vol-6d6a0527 vol-636a0112" -k 31`) * run ec2-automate-backup with a list of volumes for which a snapshot is desired and allow the created snapshots to be deleted after 31 days (example: `ec2-automate-backup.sh -v "vol-6d6a0527 vol-636a0112" -k 31`)
* run ec2-automate-backup using cron to produce a daily backup (example: `"0 0 * * 0 ec2-user /home/ec2-user/ec2-automate-backup.sh -v "vol-6d6a0527 vol-636a0112" > /home/ec2-user/ec2-automate-backup_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log"`) * run ec2-automate-backup using cron to produce a daily backup (example: `"0 0 * * 0 ec2-user /home/ec2-user/ec2-automate-backup.sh -v "vol-6d6a0527 vol-636a0112" > /home/ec2-user/ec2-automate-backup_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log"`)
* run ec2-automate-backup to snapshot all EBS volumes that contain the tag "Backup=true" (example: `"0 0 * * 0 ec2-user /home/ec2-user/ec2-automate-backup.sh -s tag -t "Backup=true" > /home/ec2-user/ec2-automate-backup_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log"`) * run ec2-automate-backup to snapshot all EBS volumes that contain the tag "Backup=true" (example: `"0 0 * * 0 ec2-user /home/ec2-user/ec2-automate-backup.sh -s tag -t "Backup=true" > /home/ec2-user/ec2-automate-backup_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log"`)