# P12 Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager policy worksheet

Use with AWS233. This is a no-create review artifact.

## Ownership and requirement

| Workload/volume/instance | Owner | RPO | Restore-time objective | Consistency needed | Retention | Authoritative tool: DLM/AWS Backup/Image Builder | Exception expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Policy contract

| Field | Reviewed value/evidence |
|---|---|
| Account and Region |  |
| Default/custom/event-based |  |
| Snapshot/AMI policy type |  |
| Policy state and status message |  |
| Execution role/trust/policy/boundary |  |
| Target type and required tags |  |
| Root/data-volume exclusions |  |
| Schedule(s), timezone and expected run window |  |
| Count/age retention and last-backup behavior |  |
| Cross-Region/cross-account copy/key |  |
| Fast snapshot restore AZs/duration/cost |  |
| Archive transition/retention/restore-time effect |  |
| Pre/post SSM document/version/retry/timeout |  |
| Crash-consistent fallback allowed? |  |
| AMI no-reboot, deprecation and deregistration |  |
| Tags copied/created and tag owner |  |
| EventBridge/CloudTrail alarms |  |

## Recovery proof

- DLM policy ID and exact version/effective JSON:
- Target inventory positively and negatively tested:
- Latest DLM-created snapshot/AMI IDs and system tags:
- Source volume set/device mappings/encryption key:
- Pre/post script command IDs and application state:
- Restored volume/instance launch ID in isolated network:
- Filesystem/database/application integrity result:
- Measured recovery-point age and restore duration:
- Snapshot/AMI dependency and Recycle Bin behavior:
- Exact cleanup/negative inventory:
- Monthly snapshot/archive/copy/FSR/test estimate:

## Conflict check

List every AWS Backup plan, manual snapshot, Image Builder pipeline, AMI policy,
Recycle Bin rule and legal hold touching the same resources. State which tool
creates, retains, deprecates, deregisters and deletes each artifact. DLM cannot
manage snapshots or AMIs created by another mechanism.