Creating a Manual Backup¶
Scenarios¶
GaussDB(openGauss) allows you to create manual backups of a running DB instance. You can use these backups to restore data.
Note
When a DB instance is deleted, its automated backups are also deleted, but its manual backups are not deleted.
Precautions¶
You can back up data of DB instances that are in the Available state.
On a DB instance, a user can perform only one backup operation at a time.
Method 1¶
Log in to the management console.
Click
in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.Click Service List. Under Database, click GaussDB.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose GaussDB(openGauss) > Instance Management.
On the Instance Management page, locate the target DB instance and choose Create Backup in the Operation column.
In the displayed dialog box, enter a backup name and description. Then, click OK. If you want to cancel the backup creation task, click Cancel.
The backup name must consist of 4 to 64 characters and start with a letter. It can contain only uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
The description consists of a maximum of 256 characters and cannot contain the carriage return character or the following special characters: >!<"&'=
During the creation process, the backup status is Creating. The time required for creating a manual backup depends on the data volume.
After a manual backup has been created, you can view and manage it on the Backup Management page.
Alternatively, click the target instance. On the Backups & Restorations page, you can view and manage the manual backups.
Method 2¶
Log in to the management console.
Click
in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.Click Service List. Under Database, click GaussDB.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose GaussDB(openGauss) > Instance Management.
On the Instance Management page, click the target DB instance.
On the Backups & Restorations page, click Create Backup. In the displayed dialog box, enter a backup name and a description, and click OK. If you want to cancel the backup creation task, click Cancel.
The backup name must consist of 4 to 64 characters and start with a letter. It can contain only uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
The description consists of a maximum of 256 characters and cannot contain the carriage return character or the following special characters: >!<"&'=
During the creation process, the instance status is Backing up. The time required for creating a manual backup depends on the data volume.
After a manual backup has been created, you can view and manage it on the Backup Management page.
Alternatively, click the target instance. On the Backups & Restorations page, you can view and manage the manual backups.