AWS aws-backup documentation change
Summary
Clarified behavior of cross-Region copy for RDS option groups, specifying that AWS Backup copies the default option group and explaining failure conditions for custom option groups with persistent options.
Security assessment
The change provides more accurate technical documentation about cross-Region backup behavior for RDS. While it could help users avoid backup failures, there is no indication of a security issue being addressed.
Diff
diff --git a/aws-backup/latest/devguide/cross-region-backup.md b/aws-backup/latest/devguide/cross-region-backup.md index a024b9f63..c10b22bd6 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 -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. +AWS Backup does not pass the option group when performing a cross-Region copy. Instead, AWS Backup copies the default option group, even if you have configured a custom option group. @@ -36 +36 @@ AWS Backup does not pass the option group when you perform a cross-Region copy. -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 your custom option group uses persistent options, the cross-Region copy job fails unless the destination Region has the same option group as the source Region. In this case, AWS Backup still copies the default option group. @@ -38 +38 @@ You can [copy an option group](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/User -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: ...." +If you attempt a cross-Region copy without a matching option group in the target Region, the copy job fails with an error message such as "The snapshot requires a target option group with the following options: ...."