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Creating and Restoring a Linux EC2 Snapshot

For this lab, you have been tasked to test a client's backup and restore capabilities within their AWS test environment. Upon completion of this lab, you will be able to create a new EBS snapshot, create an EBS volume from a snapshot, attach the new volume to an EC2 instance, and restore data from it.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon May 06, 2022

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Create a Snapshot

    Create a snapshot of the existing volume attached to the instance.

  2. Challenge

    Create a New Volume

    Create a new EBS volume from the newly created snapshot.

  3. Challenge

    Remove the Important File

    Remove the important file from the /mnt directory.

  4. Challenge

    Restore the Important File

    Attach the new volume to the EC2 instance, mount the volume to /new_vol, and restore the important file.

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A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

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