name : create-db-cluster-snapshot.rst **To create a DB cluster snapshot** The following ``create-db-cluster-snapshot`` example creates a DB cluster snapshot. :: aws rds create-db-cluster-snapshot \ --db-cluster-identifier mydbcluster \ --db-cluster-snapshot-identifier mydbclustersnapshot Output:: { "DBClusterSnapshot": { "AvailabilityZones": [ "us-east-1a", "us-east-1b", "us-east-1e" ], "DBClusterSnapshotIdentifier": "mydbclustersnapshot", "DBClusterIdentifier": "mydbcluster", "SnapshotCreateTime": "2019-06-18T21:21:00.469Z", "Engine": "aurora-mysql", "AllocatedStorage": 1, "Status": "creating", "Port": 0, "VpcId": "vpc-6594f31c", "ClusterCreateTime": "2019-04-15T14:18:42.785Z", "MasterUsername": "myadmin", "EngineVersion": "5.7.mysql_aurora.2.04.2", "LicenseModel": "aurora-mysql", "SnapshotType": "manual", "PercentProgress": 0, "StorageEncrypted": true, "KmsKeyId": "arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:123456789012:key/AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE", "DBClusterSnapshotArn": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:cluster-snapshot:mydbclustersnapshot", "IAMDatabaseAuthenticationEnabled": false } } For more information, see `Creating a DB Cluster Snapshot <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_CreateSnapshotCluster.html>`__ in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.