DeletionPolicy

Resources to import must have a DeletionPolicy attribute specified in the template.

• Read 2019 article: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-import-existing-resources-into-a-cloudformation-stack/

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-attribute-deletionpolicy.html

DeletionPolicy: Retain

Delete Retain Snapshot

Related terms

• AWS::RDS::DBInstance

See also

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