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AWS aws-backup documentation change

Service: aws-backup · 2026-02-13 · Documentation low

File: aws-backup/latest/devguide/cross-region-backup.md

Summary

Clarified RDS option group requirements for cross-region backups. Updated error handling documentation and added link to RDS User Guide for option group management.

Security assessment

Changes address functional requirements for successful cross-region backups without security implications. No evidence of security vulnerability being addressed.

Diff

diff --git a/aws-backup/latest/devguide/cross-region-backup.md b/aws-backup/latest/devguide/cross-region-backup.md
index e430ea49b..a024b9f63 100644
--- a//aws-backup/latest/devguide/cross-region-backup.md
+++ b//aws-backup/latest/devguide/cross-region-backup.md
@@ -34 +34 @@ See [Encryption for a backup copy to a different account or AWS Region](./encryp
-You can't [copy an option group](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_WorkingWithOptionGroups.html#USER_WorkingWithOptionGroups.Copy) to another AWS Region. If this attempted, you can get an error, such as "The snapshot requires a target option group with the following options: ...."
+AWS Backup does not pass the option group when you perform a cross-Region copy. Your target Region must have the same option group as the source Region for the cross-Region copy to succeed.
@@ -36 +36,3 @@ You can't [copy an option group](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/Us
-You must input the same option groups in the target AWS Region when you create a new cross-Region copy of an Amazon RDS snapshot.
+You can [copy an option group](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_WorkingWithOptionGroups.html#USER_WorkingWithOptionGroups.Copy). For more information, see the _Amazon Relational Database Service User Guide_.
+
+If you attempt a cross-Region copy without the same option group in your target Region, the copy job fails with an error message such as "The snapshot requires a target option group with the following options: ...."