Backups
We use AWS RDS Backup and Restore to automatically back up production databases across our products.
Amazon RDS Automated backups
| Product | Type of backup | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| DHCP/DNS Admin Portal | RDS (MySQL) | 30 Days |
| DHCP KEA | RDS (MySQL) | 30 Days |
| IMA | RDS (Postgres) | 7 Days |
| NACS Admin | RDS (MySQL) | 30 Days |
Backup configuration
The backup retention is defined as code in the following locations.
| Product | variable | database setting |
|---|---|---|
| DHCP/DNS Admin Portal | https://github.com/ministryofjustice/staff-device-dns-dhcp-infrastructure/blob/main/variables.tf#L52) | https://github.com/ministryofjustice/staff-device-dns-dhcp-infrastructure/blob/main/modules/admin/db.tf#L18 |
| DHCP KEA | https://github.com/ministryofjustice/staff-device-dns-dhcp-infrastructure/blob/main/variables.tf | https://github.com/ministryofjustice/staff-device-dns-dhcp-infrastructure/blob/main/modules/dhcp/mysql.tf#L10 |
| NACS Admin | https://github.com/ministryofjustice/network-access-control-infrastructure/blob/main/variables.tf#L48 | https://github.com/ministryofjustice/network-access-control-infrastructure/blob/main/modules/admin/db.tf#L15 |
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