AWS Backup

Overview

AWS Backup enables you to centralize and automate data protection across AWS services and hybrid workloads.

Enable this integration to see your Backup metrics in Datadog.

Setup

Installation

If you haven’t already, set up the Amazon Web Services integration.

Metric collection

  1. In the AWS integration page, ensure that Backup is enabled under the Metric Collection tab.
  2. Install the Datadog - AWS Backup integration.

Data Collected

Metrics

aws.backup.number_of_backup_jobs_aborted
(count)
The number of user cancelled backup jobs.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_backup_jobs_completed
(count)
The number of backup jobs finished.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_backup_jobs_created
(count)
The number of backup jobs created.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_backup_jobs_expired
(count)
The number of backup jobs that Amazon Backup attempted to delete based on your backup retention lifecycle, but could not delete.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_backup_jobs_failed
(count)
The number of backup jobs that were scheduled but did not start.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_backup_jobs_pending
(count)
The number of backup jobs about to run.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_backup_jobs_running
(count)
The number of backup jobs currently running.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_copy_jobs_completed
(count)
The number of cross-account and cross-region copy jobs finished.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_copy_jobs_created
(count)
The number of cross-account and cross-Region copy jobs created.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_copy_jobs_failed
(count)
The number of cross-account and cross-region copy jobs attempted but failed to complete.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_copy_jobs_running
(count)
The number of cross-account and cross-region copy jobs currently running.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_recovery_points_cold
(count)
The number of recovery points tiered to cold storage.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_recovery_points_completed
(count)
The number of recovery points created.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_recovery_points_deleting
(count)
The number of recovery points that Amazon Backup is deleting.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_recovery_points_expired
(count)
The number of recovery points attempted to delete based on your backup retention lifecycle, but could not delete.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_recovery_points_partial
(count)
The number of recovery points started to create but could not finish.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_restore_jobs_completed
(count)
The number of restore jobs finished.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_restore_jobs_failed
(count)
The number of restore jobs that were attempted but failed to complete.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_restore_jobs_pending
(count)
The number of restore jobs about to run.
Shown as unit
aws.backup.number_of_restore_jobs_running
(count)
The number of restore jobs currently running.
Shown as unit

Events

The AWS Backup integration does not include any events.

Service Checks

The AWS Backup integration does not include any service checks.

Troubleshooting

Need help? Contact Datadog support.