AWS storagegateway: Added offline requirement for tape recovery
Summary
Documented that tape recovery requires gateway to be offline.
Security assessment
Added operational guidance for recovery procedures, which relates to security-adjacent data integrity practices.
Evidence
+###### Recovery requires an offline gateway
Diff
diff --git a/storagegateway/latest/tgw/Main_TapesIssues-vtl.md b/storagegateway/latest/tgw/Main_TapesIssues-vtl.md index e8407500c..68b82de0e 100644 --- a//storagegateway/latest/tgw/Main_TapesIssues-vtl.md +++ b//storagegateway/latest/tgw/Main_TapesIssues-vtl.md @@ -42,0 +43,4 @@ Note that the data written to a tape might not be completely uploaded until that +###### Recovery requires an offline gateway + +The tape recovery message and the **Create recovery tapes** option appear on the gateway's **Details** tab only when the Tape Gateway is offline. This might occur, for example, when the underlying virtual machine is turned off or cannot connect to AWS. You cannot create recovery tapes for a gateway that is online. For instructions on turning off your gateway, see [Shutting down your gateway VM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/latest/tgw/MaintenanceShutDown-common.html). +