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Amazon Glacier: Overview and Configuration Example

Amazon Glacier is a low-cost cloud storage service designed for long-term archival and backup of infrequently accessed data. It provides durable, secure, and scalable storage for data archiving at a fraction of the cost of standard Amazon S3 storage. Here's a detailed overview of Amazon Glacier along with a configuration example:

Features of Amazon Glacier:

1. Low-Cost Storage:

   • Glacier offers a cost-effective solution for storing data that is accessed infrequently.

2. Durability and Availability:

   • Designed for 99.999999999% (11 9's) durability, with data stored across multiple facilities.

3. Data Retrieval Options:

   • Provides multiple retrieval options, including expedited, standard, and bulk retrievals, each with different costs and latencies.

4. Vaults:

   • Data in Glacier is organized into "vaults," which are containers for archives.

5. Archives:

   • An archive is a collection of data that can be any size, from a few kilobytes to petabytes.

6. Data Transfer Acceleration:

   • Amazon Glacier Transfer Acceleration enables faster uploading of archives over the internet.

7. Security and Compliance:

   • Supports server-side encryption for data at rest.
   • Compliant with various data security and compliance standards.

Configuration Example:

Let's create a simple Amazon Glacier vault and upload an archive using the AWS Management Console:

1. Login to AWS Console:

   • Navigate to the AWS Management Console.

2. Create a Glacier Vault:

   • Click on the "Glacier" service.
   • In the "Vaults" section, click "Create vault" and provide a unique vault name.

3. Upload an Archive:

   • Select the newly created vault.
   • Click "Upload" or "Add archive" to upload a file as an archive.

4. Specify Archive Details:

   • Specify the archive name, and choose the file to upload.

5. Configure Archive Options (Optional):

   • Optionally, configure archive options such as a description, tags, and data retrieval policies.

6. Initiate Upload:

   • Initiate the archive upload process.

7. Monitor Upload Progress:

   • Monitor the progress of the archive upload in the Glacier console.

8. Retrieve Archive (Optional):

   • If needed, initiate a retrieval request based on your data retrieval preferences (expedited, standard, or bulk).

9. Delete Vault or Archive (Optional):

   • Optionally, delete the vault or individual archives through the Glacier console.