Problem Description
This article provides guidance on resolving an issue where a Disaster Recovery (DR) job fails with the following error message:
Tag values may only contain unicode letters, digits, whitespace, or one of these symbols: . : / = - @
Cause
The issue occurs when the DR plan name contains parentheses ( ) or other unsupported characters. These characters violate AWS tag value restrictions, which only allow:
Unicode letters
Digits
Whitespace
Symbols:
. : / = - @
Resolution
To resolve the issue:
Edit the DR plan name and remove parentheses ( ) or any unsupported characters.
Save the updated DR plan.
Trigger the DR job again.
Additional Notes
Ensure that all tag values comply with AWS restrictions.
Avoid using special characters such as
{ } [ ] ( ) , ; * ?in DR plan names.For more details on AWS tag restrictions, refer to What is Tag Editor? - Tagging AWS Resources and Tag Editor .