3.9.5.1 Create a Volume Backup

A volume backup is a backup of an Exascale volume snapshot, which provides a consistent point-in-time copy of the volume. Exascale volume backups are stored in an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) object storage container that is associated with the Exascale cluster.

To create an Exascale volume backup, use the ESCLI mkvolumebackup command. For example:

@> mkvolumebackup --attributes volumeSnapshot=2.1:3c0e9866d66345afbb316472f0bce825,name=myBackup1

As shown in the example, the command must specify the identifier for the volume snapshot that you want to back up. You can use the lsvolumesnapshot command to find the identifier for each volume snapshot. In the example, the volume backup is also named myBackup1. Setting the name of the volume backup is optional.

The command completes at the beginning of the backup operation. See also Monitor the Progress of a Volume Backup or Restore.