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AWS Backup for Amazon EKS
Seattle, Washington, United States
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EKS cluster backup creation fee is charged once per namespace backed up · EKS cluster-state backup storage and restores incur charges · Attached EBS, S3, and EFS storage use standard Backup storage and restore charges
Read 30 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
On the record
- Agent-free
- AWS Backup does not require an agent or add-on on the EKS cluster; the cluster authorization mode must be API or API_AND_CONFIG_MAP.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Copies
- EKS backups support same-account and same-Region copies, cross-account copies, cross-Region copies, and copies to opt-in Regions.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- EKS coverage
- An EKS backup groups cluster state and supported persistent volume backups into a composite recovery point.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Encryption
- AWS Backup encrypts backup data at rest and in transit using AWS KMS keys, and EKS child recovery points use the key configured for the target backup vault.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Monitoring integrations
- AWS Backup includes a CloudWatch dashboard for backup, copy, and restore job metrics and integrates with CloudTrail and Amazon SNS for activity logs and notifications.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Not included
- EKS backups do not include container images from external repositories or cluster infrastructure such as VPCs and subnets.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- AWS Backup is a fully managed service that centralizes and automates data protection across AWS services and hybrid workloads.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Restore options
- You can restore a full EKS cluster, up to five namespaces, or individual persistent storage, with cluster restores targeting an existing or newly created cluster.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- S3 limitation
- S3 bucket backups within an EKS cluster backup support snapshot backups only, and specific S3 prefixes attached to CSI driver mount points are unsupported.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security and compliance
- AWS Backup offers Vault Lock for immutable backups, logically air-gapped vaults, malware scanning, and Audit Manager compliance reporting.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Storage limitation
- EKS backup does not support Amazon FSx via CSI driver, EKS on AWS Outposts, or cross-account backups of EFS through EKS Backups.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Storage supported
- EKS backups can include persistent storage on EBS, S3, and EFS when attached through supported EKS add-on CSI drivers.docs.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Who it is for
- AWS describes AWS Backup use cases including cloud-native backup, hybrid data protection, centralized data protection policies, and data protection compliance.aws.amazon.com · read 30 Sep 2026
