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Creates an application-level backup of a server. While the server is in the BACKING_UP state, the server cannot be changed, and no additional backup can be created.

Backups can be created for servers in RUNNING, HEALTHY, and UNHEALTHY states. By default, you can create a maximum of 50 manual backups.

This operation is asynchronous.

A LimitExceededException is thrown when the maximum number of manual backups is reached. An InvalidStateException is thrown when the server is not in any of the following states: RUNNING, HEALTHY, or UNHEALTHY. A ResourceNotFoundException is thrown when the server is not found. A ValidationException is thrown when parameters of the request are not valid.

post/#X-Amz-Target=OpsWorksCM_V2016_11_01.CreateBackup

Headers

X-Amz-Target'OpsWorksCM_V2016_11_01.CreateBackup' required

Request body

ServerNamestring required

The name of the server that you want to back up.

Descriptionstring

A user-defined description of the backup.

Response

Success