You can archive any snapshot that is in the completed state and that you own in
your account. You can't archive snapshots that are in the pending or error
states, or snapshots that are shared with you. For more information, see
Considerations and limitations for archiving Amazon EBS snapshots.
If the snapshot is associated with one or more AMIs, then you must first disable those associated AMIs before you can archive the snapshot. For more information, see Disable an AMI.
Archived snapshots retain their snapshot ID, encryption status, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) permissions, owner information, and resource tags. However, fast snapshot restore and snapshot sharing are automatically disabled after the snapshot is archived.
You can continue to use the snapshot while the archive is in process. As soon as the snapshot
tiering status reaches the archival-complete state, you can no longer use the snapshot.
You can archive a snapshot using one of the following methods.
To archive a snapshot
Open the Amazon EC2 console at
https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/
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In the navigation pane, choose Snapshots.
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In the list of snapshots, select the snapshot to archive and then choose Actions, Archive snapshot.
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To confirm, choose Archive snapshot.
