Creating a Table-level Backup

Precautions

To use this function, contact customer service to apply for the required permissions.

Procedure

1. Log in to the GeminiDB console.
2. In the service list, choose Databases > GeminiDB Cassandra API.
3. On the Instances page, locate the instance that you want to create a table-level backup for and click its name.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backups & Restorations.
5. On the displayed page, click Create Table-level Backup.
6. On the displayed page, configure related parameters.
   Figure 1 Creating a table-level backup
   

   Table 1 Parameter description

   Parameter	Description
   Backup Name	The backup name can contain 4 to 64 characters and must start with a letter. The name is case-sensitive and can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), or underscores (_).
   Description	The description can include up to 256 characters and cannot contain carriage return characters and the following special characters: >!<"&'=
   Databases and Tables	You can select the databases and specify tables therein that you want to back up.

7. Click OK.
8. Choose Backups and Restorations > Table-level Backup and manage the created backup.

   Alternatively, click Backups in the navigation pane on the left, choose Intra-region Backups > Table-level Backups, and manage the created backup.

   Figure 2 Managing the created table-level backup
   
   • Click View Tables to view tables contained in the backup file.
   • Click Restore in the Operation column to restore the backup to a new instance. For details, see Restoring Data to a New Instance.
   • Click Delete in the Operation column to delete the created backup.
     

     Deleted backups cannot be recovered.