Create snapshots for each volume attached to an instance

aws_createsnapshots.ps1

# Retrieve instance ID from EC2 Instance Metadata
$instanceID = (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id")

# Retrieve volumes that are attached to this instance
$volumes = Get-EC2Volume -Filter @{Name = "attachment.instance-id"; Value = $instanceID}

# Create a snapshot for each volume in the collection
foreach ($volume in $volumes){
    $volID = $volume.VolumeId
    $diskSnapshot = New-EC2Snapshot -VolumeId $volume.VolumeId -Description "Snapshot of $volID from $instanceID"

    # Apply tags to the new shapshot
    # Volume that was used for the snapshot, snapshot type
    New-EC2Tag -Resource $diskSnapshot.SnapshotId -Tag @{ Key = "Volume"; "Value" = $volID}
    New-EC2Tag -Resource $diskSnapshot.SnapshotId -Tag @{ Key = "Snapshot Type"; Value = "Daily"}
}