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title: "Ensure Amazon EFS has an AWS Backup backup plan"
canonical: "https://kb.cynergy.app/space/MD/991756967/Ensure%20Amazon%20EFS%20has%20an%20AWS%20Backup%20backup%20plan"
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Cynergy Policy ID: BC_AWS_GENERAL_48  
Severity: LOW

# Amazon EFS does not have an AWS Backup backup plan

# Description

Ensure that Amazon Elastic File Systems (EFS) are included in your backup plans for the AWS Backup. AWS Backup is a fully managed backup service that helps you protect your data in the cloud by automatically backing up your data to a secure, durable storage location. By creating a backup plan, you can ensure that your data is regularly backed up and can be recovered in the event of data loss or corruption.

# Fix - Build time

## Terraform

- **Resource:** aws_backup_plan, aws_backup_selection, aws_efs_file_system
- **Argument:** *plan_id* and *resources* of aws_backup_selection

Go

```go
resource "aws_backup_plan" "example" {
  name = "tf_example_backup_plan"

  rule {
    rule_name         = "tf_example_backup_rule"
    target_vault_name = aws_backup_vault.test.name
    schedule          = "cron(0 12 * * ? *)"
  }

  advanced_backup_setting {
    backup_options = {
      WindowsVSS = "enabled"
    }
    resource_type = "EC2"
  }
}

resource "aws_backup_selection" "ok_backup" {
  iam_role_arn = aws_iam_role.example.arn
  name         = "tf_example_backup_selection"
  plan_id      = aws_backup_plan.example.id

  resources = [
    aws_db_instance.example.arn,
    aws_ebs_volume.example.arn,
    aws_efs_file_system.ok_efs.arn,
  ]
}

resource "aws_efs_file_system" "ok_efs" {
  creation_token = "my-product"

  tags = {
    Name = "MyProduct"
  }
}

```