Compressing backup files
To save space in your Amazon S3 bucket, you can compress your backup files. For more
information about compressing backup files, see Backup compression
Compressing your backup files is supported for the following database editions:
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Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Edition
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Microsoft SQL Server Standard Edition
To turn on compression for your backup files, run the following code:
exec rdsadmin.dbo.rds_set_configuration 'S3 backup compression', 'true';
To turn off compression for your backup files, run the following code:
exec rdsadmin.dbo.rds_set_configuration 'S3 backup compression', 'false';