Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager
Automated EBS snapshots and AMIs
Automatically creates, retains, copies and deletes EBS snapshots and AMIs using tag-based lifecycle policies.
- Cost$ Low
- Difficulty●●●●●
- Costs money when idle?A little
- Serverless
- In examsSAA · SOA
Think of it asLike scheduling a photo of your files every night and automatically throwing away copies older than 30 days.
When to use it
✓ Use it when
You need simple, periodic, tag-based EBS snapshots without centralized backup management.
✗ Avoid it when
Backing up many service types across many accounts with compliance → Backup.
Common uses
- Daily volume snapshots, keeping 7 copies
- Copying snapshots to another Region
- Automatically cleaning up old AMIs
What does it cost?
- Pricing model: No separate charge; you pay storage fees for the EBS snapshots and AMIs created.
