Creating a File Backup

Scenarios

This section describes how to manually create file backups.

To implement automatic file backup, create a policy and apply it to a vault by referring to Creating a Backup Policy. Then, the system will automatically perform backups at the time points specified in the policy.

Peak hours of the backup service are from 22:00 to 08:00, during which there may be delays. So you are advised to evaluate your service types and schedule backups in discrete time periods.

Constraints

• Only backup clients whose Agent status is Normal can be backed up.

Procedure

1. Log in to the CBR console.
   1. Log in to the management console.
   2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
   3. Click and choose Storage > Cloud Backup and Recovery > File Backups.

2. Click the Backup Clients tab and locate the target backup client.
3. Click Perform Backup in the Operation column. CBR automatically creates backups for the files.
4. On the Backup Clients tab page, click the name of the target backup client. In the Backup Details area of the displayed page, if the statuses of all generated backups are Available, the backup task is successful.
   

   If you delete data from the files during the backup, the deleted files may fail to be backed up. Therefore, to ensure data integrity, delete the target data after the backup is complete, and then perform the backup.

   After the backup task is complete, you can restore the file data by referring to Restoring Data Using a File Backup as needed.