**To create a snapshot** The following ``create-snapshot`` example creates a snapshot. :: aws memorydb create-snapshot \ --cluster-name my-cluster \ --snapshot-name my-cluster-snapshot Output:: { "Snapshot": { "Name": "my-cluster-snapshot1", "Status": "creating", "Source": "manual", "ARN": "arn:aws:memorydb:us-east-1:49165xxxxxx:snapshot/my-cluster-snapshot", "ClusterConfiguration": { "Name": "my-cluster", "Description": "", "NodeType": "db.r6g.large", "EngineVersion": "6.2", "MaintenanceWindow": "wed:03:00-wed:04:00", "Port": 6379, "ParameterGroupName": "default.memorydb-redis6", "SubnetGroupName": "my-sg", "VpcId": "vpc-862xxxxc", "SnapshotRetentionLimit": 0, "SnapshotWindow": "04:30-05:30", "NumShards": 2 } } } For more information, see `Making manual snapshots <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/memorydb/latest/devguide/snapshots-manual.html>`__ in the *MemoryDB User Guide*.