Creating a Backup Policy¶
Function¶
This API is used to create a backup policy. A tenant can create a maximum of 10 backup policies.
URI¶
URI format
POST /v2/{project_id}/backuppolicy
Parameter description
Parameter
Mandatory
Description
project_id
Yes
Project ID
Request¶
Parameter description
Parameter
Mandatory
Type
Description
backup_policy_name
Yes
string
Backup policy name
The name is a string of 1 to 64 characters consisting of letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-). It cannot start with default.
scheduled_policy
Yes
dict
Details about the scheduling policy
start_time
Yes
string
Backup execution time (UTC), in the format of HH:mm
You need to set the execution time to a full hour. You can set multiple execution times, and use commas (,) to separate one time from another. To set multiple backup execution times, enter them in ascending order by local time. For example, if your local time is 2 hours ahead of UTC and you want to perform backups at the local times 00:00, 02:00, and 04:00, set this parameter to 22:00,00:00,02:00 (UTC times) and time_zone to UTC+02:00.
frequency
No (Either this field or week_frequency must be specified.)
integer
Backup interval (1 to 14 days). Set either this parameter or week_frequency. If you set both, this parameter is used.
week_frequency
No (Either this field or frequency must be specified.)
list<string>
Defines on which days of each week backup jobs are executed. The value can be one or more of the following:
SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT
rentention_num
No (Either this field or rentention_day must be specified.)\
integer
Number (from 2 to 14) of retained backups. Set either this parameter or rentention_day. If you set both, this parameter is used.
rentention_day
No (Either this field or rentention_num must be specified.)
integer
Retention days of backups. The value is an integer ranging from 2 to 99999. If you enter a floating point number, the number will be rounded down to the nearest integer when you send the request.
remain_first_backup_of_curMonth
No
string
Whether to retain the first backup in the current month
Y
N
status
Yes
string
Backup policy status
ON
OFF
tags
No
list<dict>
Tags to be configured for the backup policy
key
Yes
string
Tag key. It contains 1 to 36 characters, A tag key can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
value
Yes
string
Tag value. A tag value consists of 0 to 43 characters. A tag value can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
time_zone
No
string
Time zone. The value is in the UTC+/-HH:mm format.
This parameter specifies the time zone of the local time with the Daylight Saving Time (DST) offset, for example, UTC+08:00 or UTC-02:00. If execution times are in different days after converting into UTC times, this parameter must be used with week_frequency and start_time.
Example request
{ "backup_policy_name": "policy_01", "scheduled_policy" : { "remain_first_backup_of_curMonth" : "Y", "rentention_day" : 30, "week_frequency" : ["SUN","WED"], "start_time" : "12:00", "status" : "ON" }, "tags":[{ "key":"key", "value":"value" }], "time_zone": "UTC+08:00" }
Response¶
Parameter description
Parameter
Type
Description
backup_policy_id
string
Backup policy ID returned if the operation is successful
message
string
Error message returned after an error occurs
code
string
Error code returned after an error occurs
For details about error codes, see Error Codes.
Example response
{ "backup_policy_id": "af8a20b0-117d-4fc3-ae53-aa3968a4f870" }
or
{ "error": { "code": "XXXX", "message": "XXX" } }
Status Codes¶
Normal
200
Abnormal
Status Code
Description
400 Bad Request
The server failed to process the request.
401 Unauthorized
You must enter the username and password to access the requested page.
403 Forbidden
You are forbidden to access the requested page.
404 Not Found
The server could not find the requested page.
405 Method Not Allowed
You are not allowed to use the method specified in the request.
406 Not Acceptable
The response generated by the server could not be accepted by the client.
407 Proxy Authentication Required
You must use the proxy server for authentication so that the request can be processed.
408 Request Timeout
The request timed out.
409 Conflict
The request could not be processed due to a conflict.
500 Internal Server Error
Failed to complete the request because of an internal service error.
501 Not Implemented
Failed to complete the request because the server does not support the requested function.
502 Bad Gateway
Failed to complete the request because the request is invalid.
503 Service Unavailable
Failed to complete the request because the service is unavailable.
504 Gateway Timeout
A gateway timeout error occurred.
Error Codes¶
For details, see Error Codes.