Downloading a Backup File

Scenarios

This section describes how to download a manual or an automated backup file to a local device and restore data from the backup file.

RDS for MySQL enables you to download full backup files.

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, locate the target backup to be downloaded and click Download in the Operation column.

   Alternatively, click the target DB instance. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backups & Restorations. On the Full Backups page, locate the target backup to be downloaded and click Download in the Operation column.

5. In the displayed dialog box, select a method to download backup data.
   • Use Current Browser

     Download the backup file directly from the current browser.