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Creating and Restoring a Linux EC2 Snapshot

For this lab, you have been tasked to test a client's backup and restore capabilities within their AWS test environment. Upon completion of this lab, you will be able to create a new EBS snapshot, create an EBS volume from a snapshot, attach the new volume to an EC2 instance, and restore data from it.

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Level

Beginner

Duration

30m

Published

May 06, 2022

Challenge

Create a Snapshot

Create a snapshot of the existing volume attached to the instance.
Challenge

Create a New Volume

Create a new EBS volume from the newly created snapshot.
Challenge

Remove the Important File

Remove the important file from the /mnt directory.
Challenge

Restore the Important File

Attach the new volume to the EC2 instance, mount the volume to /new_vol, and restore the important file.

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A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

What's a lab?

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.