AWS-Neptune-DB-7-days-backup-retention-enable

Owned by naveen
Nov 23, 2021
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Severity: Medium

Description: This control ensures that automated backup is enabled for a Neptune by configuring the backup retention period more than or equal to 7. Backups are an important part of maintaining the availability of data in case of any malfunctions or issues. They provide a reliable checkpoint to which the system can be restored. It is highly recommended to enable automated backups on production Neptune Clusters to maintain the availability of the data and support database operations like recovery and rollbacks to a stable point if or when an issue occurs.

Remediation Steps:

Perform following to configure backup retention for Neptune :

  1. Login to the AWS Management Console at https://console.aws.amazon.com.

  2. Navigate to Neptune console.

  3. In the navigation pane, choose Databases.

  4. Select database Cluster to configure, Choose Modify.

  5. Under Backup, configure Backup retention period to a value greater than or 7.

  6. Click Continue.

  7. Under the Scheduling of modifications option select Apply Immediately.

  8. Click Modify DB Cluster.

Important:

Any modifications to AWS Neptune can be either applied immediately or can be scheduled to apply during the next maintenance window. The remediation guides above apply changes immediately.

Reference:

Blue Hexagon Proprietary