Additional steps required after restoring an AWS RDS database instance
The following steps are required after you restore an AWS RDS database instance snapshot. Even though the restore operation is successful, these manual steps are required so that the instance is available for normal use.
After restoring an AWS RDS database instance successfully, you have to manually check and reassign certain properties of the restored instance. This is required because even though the restore operation itself is successful, one or more instance properties are not restored completely. In some cases, NetBackup resets the property values to their default settings.
The following RDS database instance or cluster properties are not restored completely and needs modification:
VPC security groups value (AWS Management Console > RDS Database instance > Connectivity & security tab)
Deletion protection setting (AWS Management Console > RDS Database instance > Configuration tab)
Copy tags to snapshots setting (AWS Management Console > RDS Database instance > Maintenance & backups tab)
Perform the following steps:
- Verify that the RDS database instance snapshot restore is successful.
- Sign in to the AWS Management Console and from the top-right corner, select the region in which you have restored the RDS instance.
- From the Services menu, under Database, click RDS.
- From the Dashboard menu on the left, click Databases.
- In the Databases panel, select the restored RDS database instance and then click Modify from the menu bar on the top right.
- On the Modify DB panel, check for the following properties and ensure that the attribute values match with those of the original instance:
Under Network & Security, verify that the Security group attribute has the correct security group name assigned.
Under Backup, verify that the Copy tags to snapshots option is set as per the original instance.
Under Deletion protection, verify that the Enable deletion protection option is set as per the original instance.
If required, verify all the other parameter values and set them as per your preference.
- Once you have modified the desired RDS instance properties, click Continue.
- Under Scheduling of modifications, choose an appropriate option depending on when you want to apply the modifications to the instance and then click Modify DB instance.
- Verify the RDS instance properties and ensure that the changes have taken effect.