Backing up the AMI after all the updates, etc

[ericthorsen]

I've signed up for the AMI with Amazon and went through all the steps suggested on the OpenLink site for getting the OS and Virtuoso software up to date. This was a time consuming process, so...
My question is, if I go through the process of backing up the updated AMI image to S3 using the ec2-bundle-vol, etc. Will there be any issues with me starting the updated instance?

Thanks,
Eric

[hwilliams]

Hi Eric,

As stated in the support case you logged, I don't think backing up the EC2 AMI instance itself is advisable or needed. You should only backup the database files as detailed at:

http://virtuoso.openlinksw.com/dataspac ... xtensionUI

Best Regards
Hugh Williams
OpenLink Software