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BackupPlanInput

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BackupPlanInput - AWS Backup
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Contains an optional backup plan display name and an array of BackupRule objects, each of which specifies a backup rule. Each rule in a backup plan is a separate scheduled task.

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BackupPlanName

The display name of a backup plan. Must contain 1 to 50 alphanumeric or '-_.' characters.

Type: String

Required: Yes

Rules

An array of BackupRule objects, each of which specifies a scheduled task that is used to back up a selection of resources.

Type: Array of BackupRuleInput objects

Required: Yes

AdvancedBackupSettings

Specifies a list of BackupOptions for each resource type. These settings are only available for Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) backup jobs.

Type: Array of AdvancedBackupSetting objects

Required: No

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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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