Amazon Redshift User Manual

Taking a Snapshot of a Cluster
You can take a snapshot of your cluster from the Configuration tab of your cluster as shown below.You
can also take a snapshot of your cluster from the snapshots part of the Amazon Redshift console (see
Managing Snapshots Using the Console (p. 54)).
To take a snapshot of a cluster
1. Sign into the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon Redshift console at
https://console.aws.amazon.com/redshift.
2. In the navigation pane, click Clusters.
3. Under Performance Status, click the magnifying glass icon beside the cluster for which you want
to take a snapshot.
4. In the Configuration tab, click Take Snapshot.
5. In the Create Snapshot dialog box, do the following:
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Amazon Redshift Management Guide
Taking a Snapshot of a Cluster

Amazon Redshift Specifications

General

Provider	Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Query Language	SQL
Data Storage	Columnar storage
Security	Encryption at rest and in transit, VPC, IAM
Backup	Automated and manual snapshots
Deployment	Cloud-based
Type	Cloud-based data warehouse service
Primary Use	Data warehousing, analytics
Integration	Integrates with AWS services, BI tools, and ETL tools
Pricing Model	On-demand and reserved instance pricing
Data Compression	Columnar storage with data compression
Performance Optimization	Query optimization