AWS mgn documentation change
Summary
Added documentation for 'Store snapshots in AWS Local Zone' feature, allowing EBS snapshots to be stored locally in supported Local Zones to meet data residency requirements.
Security assessment
The change introduces a new feature for storing snapshots in Local Zones for data residency compliance. While data residency can be related to security and compliance, there is no evidence in the diff that this change addresses a specific security vulnerability, weakness, or incident. It is a feature addition for compliance with data localization requirements.
Diff
diff --git a/mgn/latest/ug/replication-server-settings.md b/mgn/latest/ug/replication-server-settings.md index 8491b9841..29396eab1 100644 --- a//mgn/latest/ug/replication-server-settings.md +++ b//mgn/latest/ug/replication-server-settings.md @@ -5 +5 @@ -Staging area subnetReplication server instance typeDedicated instance for replication serverAmazon EBS volume typeAmazon EBS encryptionAlways use Application Migration Service security groupData routing and throttlingReplication resources tags +Staging area subnetReplication server instance typeDedicated instance for replication serverAmazon EBS volume typeAmazon EBS encryptionStore snapshots in AWS Local ZoneAlways use Application Migration Service security groupData routing and throttlingReplication resources tags @@ -282,0 +283,16 @@ For this command to succeed, the user making the request must have permissions f +## Store snapshots in AWS Local Zone + +When you replicate to a Local Zone, you can store Amazon EBS snapshots in the Local Zone instead of the parent AWS Region. + +By default, snapshots of Amazon EBS volumes in a Local Zone are stored in the parent AWS Region. If you replicate to a Local Zone that supports local snapshots, you can store the snapshots locally in the Local Zone to meet data residency requirements. + +This setting is available only when the staging area subnet is in a supported Local Zone. + +The following table lists the supported Local Zones: + +Region name | Availability zone names +---|--- +ap-southeast-1 | ap-southeast-1-sggov-sin-2a, ap-southeast-1-sggov-sin-2b + +For more information about local snapshots in Local Zones, see [Local snapshots in Local Zones](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/snapshots-localzones.html) in the Amazon EBS User Guide. +