Restoring to a Specific Point in Time by Using the MySQL Cloud Service Console

You can use the MySQL Cloud Service console to restore from a backup and perform recovery to a specific point in time:

  1. Open the MySQL Cloud Service console.

    For detailed instructions, see Accessing MySQL Cloud Service Console.

  2. Click the database deployment you want to restore and recover.

    The MySQL Cloud Service Overview page is displayed.

  3. Click the Administration tile.

    The MySQL Cloud Service Backup page is displayed.

  4. Click Restore Point in Time.

    The Restore Point in Time dialog is displayed.

  5. In the list of recovery options, select Point in Time to indicate how you want to specify the end point of the recovery operation. Then, enter the appropriate value.
  6. Click Restore Point in Time.

    The restore process performs these steps:

    • Shuts down the database

    • Prepares for restore

    • Performs the restore

    • Restarts the database instance after restore