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AWS AmazonElastiCache documentation change

Service: AmazonElastiCache · 2025-10-25 · Documentation low

File: AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/backups-exporting.md

Summary

Updated cluster type references from 'self-designed' to 'node-based' in backup export documentation

Security assessment

This is a terminology clarification without altering security guidance. The existing security recommendation about encrypting sensitive data during export remains unchanged.

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diff --git a/AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/backups-exporting.md b/AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/backups-exporting.md
index aabe34bf2..54101565c 100644
--- a//AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/backups-exporting.md
+++ b//AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/backups-exporting.md
@@ -11 +11 @@ Amazon ElastiCache supports exporting your ElastiCache for Redis OSS backup to a
-Exporting a backup can be helpful if you need to launch a cluster in another AWS Region. You can export your data in one AWS Region, copy the .rdb file to the new AWS Region, and then use that .rdb file to seed the new cache instead of waiting for the new cluster to populate through use. For information about seeding a new cluster, see [Tutorial: Seeding a new self-designed cluster with an externally created backup](./backups-seeding-redis.html). Another reason you might want to export your cache's data is to use the .rdb file for offline processing.
+Exporting a backup can be helpful if you need to launch a cluster in another AWS Region. You can export your data in one AWS Region, copy the .rdb file to the new AWS Region, and then use that .rdb file to seed the new cache instead of waiting for the new cluster to populate through use. For information about seeding a new cluster, see [Tutorial: Seeding a new node-based cluster with an externally created backup](./backups-seeding-redis.html). Another reason you might want to export your cache's data is to use the .rdb file for offline processing.
@@ -21 +21 @@ Though backups copied to an Amazon S3 bucket are encrypted, we strongly recommen
-  * Exporting a backup is available for Valkey and Redis OSS self-designed clusters, Serverless Valkey and Redis OSS, and Serverless Memcached. Exporting a backup is not available for self-designed Memcached clusters.
+  * Exporting a backup is available for: node-based Valkey clusters, node-based Redis OSS clusters, and Valkey, Memcached, and Redis OSS serverless caches. Exporting a backup is not available for node-based Memcached clusters.
@@ -257 +257 @@ For Windows:
-**Exporting a backup of a self-designed cluster**
+**Exporting a backup of a node-based cluster**