I have an AWS EC2 instance of Windows Server 2012 R2 with a magnetic EBS volume D:\(Windows SO is on C:\).
My server works by D:\writing every time some temporary files to D:\temp(session file, cache, etc.) and reads some static files to D:\htdocs.
I need a daily sequential snapshot of an EBS volume without downtime
Many people talk about this issue:
An EBS snapshot, if this volume is in use, is possible but not recommended
From the official documentation :
You can take a snapshot of the mounted volume that is in use. However, snapshots record data that was recorded on your Amazon EBS volume when the snapshot command was issued. If you can pause recording any file on one that is long enough to take a picture, your picture must be completed.
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