Creating a backup on demand

Use Back up Now to run a backup on demand.

This saves your backup in the Cloud Storage Container you specified when provisioning your BDDCS instance. The backup files are saved for the duration of the retention period if it is configured, or for the default retention period of 30 days.

You can run a backup on both a running BDDCS instance and on the instance that is stopped. When the backup operation runs, it does not change the state of the instance. That is, if backup starts when the instance is running, it won't stop the instance, and if backup starts when the instance is down, the instance remains down when backup completes.

While a backup runs, you cannot access BDDCS Studio, or perform any other operations on your instance.

To create a backup on demand:

  1. In the BDDCS console, go to Administration > Backups > Back up Now.
    The Back up Now screen opens. The Storage Container name is already specified.
  2. In Keep Forever, select:
    Option Description
    Yes To keep this backup forever (for the duration of your BDDCS subscription).
    No To keep this backup only for the duration of the backup policy (if it is specified). When the time specified in the backup retention expires, this backup is deleted. If the backup policy does not exist, the backup is stored for the duration of 30 days. This is the default retention period.
  3. Optionally, add Notes to keep a record of the backup details.
  4. Click Back up Now. The Administration page displays the status Backing Up...
    When the backup completes, the Administration page displays the time stamp for this most recent backup. The backup is also listed at the top of the backups list.