Elastio can protect snapshots created by AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Service (DRS). You can configure Elastio to scan all snapshots or only the snapshots created at your preferred frequency.

Contents

• Prerequisites
• Deploy CloudFormation Stack

Prerequisites

• Elastio must be deployed in the AWS account where DRS snapshots are taken.

Deploy CloudFormation Stack

Follow these steps to deploy the CloudFormation (CFN) stack and enable Elastio to protect DRS snapshots:

1. Navigate to CloudFormation
   • Open the AWS Management Console.
   • Go to CloudFormation and click on Create Stack.
     
      
2. Upload the CFN Template
   • Under Prepare Template, select Choose an existing template.
   • Under Specify Template, choose Upload a template file and upload the provided CFN template file.
   • Click Next.
     
      
3. Specify Stack Details
   • Enter a name for the stack.
   • Under Parameters, configure the following:
     • Scan Frequency: Specify the interval (in hours) between snapshot scans.
       • 0: Scan all matching snapshots.
       • 1–23: Scan at the specified hourly interval.
       • 24: Scan once daily at midnight UTC.
     • Scan Type: Select the type of scan Elastio will perform.

     • Tag Key: Provide the tag key of the EBS snapshots to scan.

       The Lambda function deployed by the CFN template will monitor snapshots with this tag key. If a snapshot matches, it will trigger an Elastio scan.
       
        

4. Configure Stack Options
   • Leave all settings as default.
   • Check the acknowledgment box at the bottom of the page.
   • Click Next
5. Review and Create
   • Review the stack configuration.
   • Leave all settings as default and click Submit.