Create an RDS Snapshot (Optional)

Create an RDS Snapshot (Optional)

Now is a good time to take a snapshot of your RDS database. Taking a snapshot enables you to back up your DB Instance in a known state as frequently as you wish, and then restore to that specific state at any time.

1.In the RDS section of the of the AWS management console , select your RDS instance, click on Instance actions and select Take snapshot. Give the snapshot a name, Immersion-day-snapshot and click on Take Snapshot.

Using single-instance RDS, you will experience downtime for it takes to make a backup. Since our example database is so small that total time to back up is very small too!

3.DB snapshots can be found under the Snapshots link on the left side of the screen. Notice that you can easily launch new RDS instances from any previous snapshot by selecting Restore Snapshot from the Actions Menu.