To copy a snapshot

The following copy-snapshot example makes a copy of an existing snapshot.

aws elasticache copy-snapshot \
    --source-snapshot-name "my-snapshot" \
    --target-snapshot-name "my-snapshot-copy"

Output:

{
    "Snapshot":{
        "Engine": "redis",
        "CacheParameterGroupName": "default.redis3.2",
        "VpcId": "vpc-3820329f3",
        "CacheClusterId": "my-redis4",
        "SnapshotRetentionLimit": 7,
        "NumCacheNodes": 1,
        "SnapshotName": "my-snapshot-copy",
        "CacheClusterCreateTime": "2016-12-21T22:24:04.955Z",
        "AutoMinorVersionUpgrade": true,
        "PreferredAvailabilityZone": "us-east-1c",
        "SnapshotStatus": "creating",
        "SnapshotSource": "manual",
        "SnapshotWindow": "07:00-08:00",
        "EngineVersion": "3.2.4",
        "NodeSnapshots": [
            {
                "CacheSize": "3 MB",
                "SnapshotCreateTime": "2016-12-28T07:00:52Z",
                "CacheNodeId": "0001",
                "CacheNodeCreateTime": "2016-12-21T22:24:04.955Z"
            }
        ],
        "CacheSubnetGroupName": "default",
        "Port": 6379,
        "PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "tue:09:30-tue:10:30",
        "CacheNodeType": "cache.m3.large"
    }
}

For more information, see Exporting a Backup in the Elasticache User Guide.