Managing Manual Backups

1. Log in to the GeminiDB console.
2. Create a manual backup.

   Method 1

   • Instance with classic storage

     On the Instances page, locate the instance you want to back up and choose More > Create Backup in the Operation column.

   • Instance with cloud native storage

     On the Instances page, locate the instance that you want to create a backup for and click Create Backup in the Operation column.

   Method 2

   1. On the Instances page, click the target instance name to go to the Basic Information page.
   2. Choose Backups & Restorations in the navigation pane on the left, and click Create Backup.

   Method 3

   In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backups. On the displayed page, click Create Backup.

3. In the displayed dialog box, specify a backup name and description and click OK.
   Figure 1 Creating a manual backup
   

   Table 1 Parameter description

   Parameter	Description
   DB Instance Name	Must be the name of the DB instance to be backed up and cannot be modified.
   Backup Name	Must be 4 to 64 characters long and start with a letter. It is case-insensitive and contains only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
   Description	Can include a maximum of 256 characters and cannot include line breaks or special characters >!<"&'=

4. View the backup status.
   • When the backup is being created, query the backup status on the Backups or Backups & Restorations page. The backup status is Backing up.
   • After the backup is created, the backup status changes to Completed.

If you no longer need a manual backup, delete it on the Backups or Backups & Restorations page.

Deleted backups are not displayed in the backup list.

Deleted backups cannot be restored.

1. Log in to the GeminiDB console.
2. Method 1:

   On the Instances page, click the target instance name to go to the Basic Information page.

   In the navigation pane, choose Backups & Restorations, locate the backup you want to delete, and click Delete in the Operation column.

   Method 2:

   On the Backups page, locate the backup you want to delete and click Delete in the Operation column.

3. In the displayed dialog box, confirm the backup details and click Yes.