Copying a Volume Group Backup

Learn how to copy a volume group backup.

For more information about copying volume backups and volume group backups to new regions, see Copying a Volume Backup Between Regions. Before you can copy a volume group backup to a new region, ensure that you have configured the required permissions, see Required IAM Policy.

    1. Open the navigation menu  and select Storage. Under Block Storage, select Volume Group Backups.
    2. In the Volume Group Backups list, select the volume group backup you want to copy to a new region.
    3. Select Copy to Another Region.
    4. Enter a name for the backup and select the region to copy the backup to. Avoid entering confidential information.
    5. In the Encryption section, select whether you want the volume group backup to use the Oracle-provided encryption key or your own Vault encryption key. If you select the option to use your own key, paste the OCID for encryption key from the destination region.
    6. Select Copy Block Volume Backup.
    7. Confirm that the source and destination region details are correct in the confirmation dialog and then select OK.
  • Use the oci bv volume-group-backup copy command and specify the --destination-region and --volume-group-backup-id parameters to copy a volume group backup:

    oci bv volume-group-backup-copy --destination-region <region_name> <volume_group_backup_id> 

    For a complete list of parameters and values for CLI commands, see the CLI Command Reference.

  • Run the CopyVolumeGroupBackup operation to and specify the volumeGroupBackupId and destinationRegion attributes in the CopyVolumeGroupBackupDetails resource to create a volume group copy in the specified region.