Restoring from Backup Files to DB Instances

Scenarios

This section describes how to use an automated or manual backup to restore a DB instance to the status when the backup was created. The restoration is at the DB instance level.

When you restore a DB instance from a backup file, a full backup file is downloaded from OBS and then restored to the DB instance at an average speed of 40 MB/s.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
3. Click Service List. Under Database, click Relational Database Service. The RDS console is displayed.
4. On the Backup Management page, select the backup to be restored and click Restore in the Operation column.

   Alternatively, click the target DB instance on the Instance Management page. On the displayed page, choose Backups & Restorations. On the displayed page, select the target backup to be restored and click Restore in the Operation column.

5. Select a restoration method and click OK.
   • Create New Instance

     The Create New Instance page is displayed.

     • The DB engine and version of the new DB instance are the same as those of the original DB instance and cannot be changed.
     • Storage space of the new DB instance is the same as that of the original DB instance by default and the new instance must be at least as large as the original DB instance.
     • Other settings are the same as those of the original DB instance by default and can be modified. For details, see Step 1: Create a DB Instance.

6. View the restoration result. The result depends on which restoration method was selected:
   • Create New Instance

     A new DB instance is created using the backup data. The status of the DB instance changes from Creating to Available.

     The new DB instance is independent from the original one. If you need read replicas to offload read pressure, create one or more for the new DB instance.

     After the new instance is created, a full backup will be automatically triggered.