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RDS Instance Has Guard Instance

ID: rule:aliyun:rds-instance-has-guard-instance
Severity: medium
IaC Types: ROS, Terraform

Description​

Ensures production RDS instances have a corresponding guard (disaster recovery) instance.

Reason for Violation​

Guard instances provide high availability and data redundancy across regions.

Recommendation​

Configure a guard instance for the primary RDS instance.

Resource Types​

  • ROS: ALIYUN::RDS::DBInstance
  • Terraform: alicloud_db_instance