Instance does not have an AMI within its timeframe

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Problem description

While creating a disaster recovery plan, the associated EC2 instance ID shows:

This instance does not have an AMI within this timeframe.

The backup policy that creates the AMI for the instance that falls in the desired RPO is not in place.

Resolve this issue with any one of the following solutions:

Review the AMI creation date of the instance, and accordingly change the desired RPO.
Create a backup policy that creates the AMI for the instance that falls in the desired RPO.