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Viewing Backups and Restoring Data

View Backups Created Automatically and Manually

You can view all backups on the Backups page.

Names of backups created automatically start with auto and names of backups created manually start with manual.

Figure 1 Backup list

Click in the row that contains a backup to expand the details, including the disk backups of the BMS.

Figure 2 Backup details

For your convenience, backups are also displayed on the Disks tab page of the BMS details page.

Figure 3 Backup Tree

Restore Data

When an external virus intrusion, misoperation, or service software bug occurs, you need to restore BMS configuration and EVS disk data to those at a specified time point to minimize loss.

  1. On the CSBS console, locate the row that contains a backup created at a specified time point and click Restore in the Operation column.

    The Restore Server dialog box is displayed.

  2. Select Start the server immediately after restoration.

    If you deselect Start the server immediately after restoration, manually start the server after the restoration is complete.

    Servers are shut down during restoration. Therefore, perform restoration jobs during off-peak hours.

  3. In the Specified Disk drop-down list, select the target EVS disk to which the backup will be restored.

    • If the server has only one disk, the backup is restored to the only disk by default.
    • If the server has multiple disks, the backup will be restored to the original disk. Alternatively, you can select another disk for the restoration. The specified EVS disk must have an equal capacity to or a larger capacity than the original EVS disk.
    • Data on data disks cannot be restored to system disks.
  4. Click OK and confirm the restoration is successful.

    You can view the restoration status in the backup list. The restoration is successful if Backup Status of the backup becomes Available. Then check whether your services are restored.

Parent topic: Backup