Cron is a time-based job scheduler used in Unix-like operating systems, including Linux. It allows users to automatically run scripts or commands at specified times and intervals. Cron uses a cron expression to define the schedule. This expression consists of five or six fields, depending on the system.
Example:- cron(0 10 * * ? *) → Every day at 10:00 AM UTC
In AWS, the Indian time zone is referred to as: Asia/Kolkata
This corresponds to Indian Standard Time (IST), which is: UTC +05:30
In AWS, the Indian time zone is referred to as:
Asia/Kolkata
This corresponds to Indian Standard Time (IST), which is: UTC +05:30
Lifecycle policy is used to automate the management of EBS snapshots and AMIs.
IOPS stands for Input/Output Operations Per Second. It’s a key performance metric used to measure how many read and write operations a storage system (like an EBS volume) can perform each second.