Alert: Empty Databases Detected

Description

The “Backup Completed With Errors” alert in the context of Amazon RDS Archive Tier Backups is a warning, not an actual backup failure. This alert is triggered when the backup workflow detects empty databases on your Amazon RDS instance or cluster.

When empty databases are identified, it is skipped, while all other data is backed up as expected. A recovery point is still created, and this does not impact your ability to restore.

This behavior is expected and does not indicate a critical issue.

Symptom

Alert type:Backup Completed With Errors

Alert Raised on:Time when the alert was raised

Datasource:AWS Account Number / Datasource-AWS Region

Asset:Asset Name(s) / Total Assets (expandable for details)

Failure Count:Number of failures for the asset

Cause:The reason for the failure. This might also include next steps.

Clicking on the alert will open a pop-up displaying all of the above details.

Empty Databases Information

To view details about the RDS instance and impacted databases:

1. Expand the alert in the console for full context.
2. Navigate to the related RDS backup task.
3. Click the Download Content hyperlink to download a JSON file listing the names of the empty databases.

Resolution

This alert is informational only and does not require action. Your backup and restore processes remain unaffected.

If you prefer to suppress or avoid this alert, consider the following options:

Option 1: Remove or consolidate any empty databases from the RDS instance.

Option 2: Ignore the alert, as it does not compromise backup integrity or restoration capability.

Contact [email protected] with any questions or concerns.