# redshift-backup-enabled
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Checks that Amazon Redshift automated snapshots are enabled for clusters. The rule is NON\$1COMPLIANT if the value for `automatedSnapshotRetentionPeriod` is greater than `MaxRetentionPeriod` or less than `MinRetentionPeriod` or the value is 0.



**Identifier:** REDSHIFT\$1BACKUP\$1ENABLED

**Resource Types:** AWS::Redshift::Cluster

**Trigger type:** Configuration changes

**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Mexico (Central) Region

**Parameters:**

MinRetentionPeriod (Optional)Type: int  
Minimum value for the retention period. Minimum value is 1.

MaxRetentionPeriod (Optional)Type: int  
Maximum value for the retention period. Maximum value is 35.

## AWS CloudFormation template
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To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see [Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates](aws-config-managed-rules-cloudformation-templates.md).