Delete AWS CloudHSM cluster backups - AWS CloudHSM

Delete AWS CloudHSM cluster backups

After you delete an AWS CloudHSM cluster backup, the service holds the backup for seven days, during which time you can restore the backup. After the seven-day period, you can no longer restore the backup. For more information about managing backups, see Cluster backups.

The following table describes how to delete a backup.

Console
To delete a backup (console)

  1. Open the AWS CloudHSM console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudhsm/home.

  2. To change the AWS Region, use the Region selector in the upper-right corner of the page.

  3. In the navigation pane, choose Backups.

  4. Choose a backup to delete.

  5. To delete the selected backup, choose Actions, Delete.

    The Delete backups dialog box appears.

  6. Choose Delete.

    The state of the backup changes to PENDING_DELETE. You can restore a backup that is pending deletion for up to 7 days after you request the deletion.

To list backups (AWS CLI)

  • To see a list of all backups in the PENDING_DELETION state, run the describe-backups command and include states=PENDING_DELETION as a filter. 

    $ aws cloudhsmv2 describe-backups --filters states=PENDING_DELETION
{
    "Backups": [
        {
            "BackupId": "backup-ro5c4er4aac",
            "BackupState": "PENDING_DELETION",
            "ClusterId": "cluster-dygnwhmscg5",
            "CreateTimestamp": 1534461854.64,
            "DeleteTimestap": 1536339805.522,
            "HsmType": "hsm2m.medium",
            "Mode": "NON_FIPS",
            "NeverExpires": false,
            "TagList": []
        }
}
AWS CLI

Check the status of a backup or find its ID by using the describe-backups command from the AWS CLI.

To delete a backup (AWS CLI)

  • At a command prompt, run the delete-backup command, passing the ID of the backup to be deleted. 

    $ aws cloudhsmv2 delete-backup --backup-id <backup ID>
{
    "Backup": {
        "CreateTimestamp": 1534461854.64,
        "ClusterId": "cluster-dygnwhmscg5",
        "BackupId": "backup-ro5c4er4aac",
        "BackupState": "PENDING_DELETION",
        "DeleteTimestamp": 1536339805.522,
        "HsmType": "hsm1.medium",
        "Mode": "FIPS"       
    }
}
AWS CloudHSM API

Refer to DeleteBackup to learn how to delete backups by using the API.