Overview

This section describes how to use CBR to back up cloud servers, cloud disks, on-premises servers, and file systems. The following figure illustrates the process.

Figure 1 Backup process

1. Register with Huawei Cloud and top up the account. For details, see Step 1: Make Preparations.
2. Purchase a backup vault of the right type based on the resources you want to protect. See the following sections for more information:
   • Purchasing a Server Backup Vault
   • Purchasing a Disk Backup Vault
   • Purchasing an SFS Turbo Backup Vault
3. Associate resources with the vault if you have not done so during vault purchase. For details, see Step 3: Associate a Resource with the Vault.
4. Create backups for the associated resources. Backups are stored in vaults. See the following sections for more information:
   • Creating a Cloud Server Backup
   • Creating a Cloud Disk Backup
   • Creating an SFS Turbo Backup
5. Use backups to restore the resources from virus attacks or accidental deletion. See the following sections for more information:
   • Restoring from a Cloud Server Backup
   • Restoring from a Cloud Disk Backup