Backup Chain

During every backup session, Veeam Data Cloud for AWS creates a new cloud-native backup for each DynamoDB table added to the backup policy. To create the backup, Veeam Data Cloud for AWS uses the AWS Backup service. A sequence of cloud-native backups created during a set of backup sessions makes up a backup chain.

Each DynamoDB backup in the backup chain contains encrypted metadata. Metadata stores information about the protected table, the backup policy that created the backup, and the date, time and applied retention settings. Veeam Data Cloud for AWS uses metadata to identify outdated backups, to load the configuration of source tables during recovery operations, and so on.

Note

Due to AWS Backup service limitations, during every backup session, Veeam Data Cloud for AWS creates a full backup in the regular backup chain.

DynamoDB backups act as independent restore points for backed-up tables. If you remove any backup, it will not break the DynamoDB backup chain — you will still be able to roll back table data to any existing restore point.