AWS EC2 backup EBS volume list AWS EC2 backup EC2 instance list Previous Next Description Main features The Amazon EC2 plugin provides the following features: Backup of entire EC2 instances Backup of individual EBS volumes Backup and restore of EC2 virtual machine data and metadata Full and incremental block-level backup Backup from EBS snapshots Direct backup (without intermediate storage) from AWS cloud to Bacula Direct restore (without intermediate storage) from Bacula to AWS cloud Ability to perform local restore to files Restore EC2 instances to the same or different Availability Zone Restore EBS volumes to the same or different AWS Region Consistent point-in-time snapshots across multiple EBS volumes Support for backing up multiple EC2 instances or EBS volumes in a single job Modern parallel communication with AWS using a worker pool pattern Secure authentication with AWS using STS assume role or static credentials Ability to override EC2 instance properties during restore Backup methods The Amazon EC2 plugin supports two backup modes: EC2 instance backup – automatically includes data from all EBS volumes attached to the instance, along with their metadata and EC2 instance metadata. After restoration, the newly created virtual machine remains consistent with the original EC2 instance from which the backup was created. EBS volume backup – creates backups of selected EBS volumes. This is useful when you do not want to back up entire EC2 instances or when you want to protect only specific volumes. EBS volume backups store both volume data and metadata, ensuring full compatibility between restored and original volumes. Both EC2 instance backups and individual EBS volume backups are performed using EBS snapshots. Installation This plugin is already pre-installed in Bacularis and it does not require any additional installation. Release notes for version 1.0.0 Version 1.0.0 Add new Amazon AWS EC2 backup plugin