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nameConfigure a VM backup

To configure your VM backup by selecting the backup policy and the disks, do these steps:

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Privileges: Manage virtual machine backup configuration, Manage virtual machine backup disks, Manage virtual machine backup schedule

  1. Edit the VM and go to Backup → Backup policies

  2. Select from the list of Backup policies

  3. Click Show details. Depending on your system configuration and user privileges, you may be required to configure different backup options. Examples of backup options

  4. If required, enter backup frequency, or date and/or time
    (warning) Backup times: Abiquo uses ISO 8601 and you should check the time standard used in each datacenter with the datacenter owner. 
    Time zones in ISO 8601 are represented as local time (with the location unspecified), as UTC, or as an offset from UTC

  5. If required, select disks

    • Note: Some backup systems will ignore your disk selection and create a backup of all disks. Check your cloud provider's documentation for more information

Backup results

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To display backup results:

  1. Go to Virtual datacenters → edit VM → Backup → Backup results

The results shown may vary depending on your datacenter's backup system. Backups with a status of "done" or "completed" will have a Restore link enabled in the Action column. 

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Restore a backup

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The administrator may allow users to restore their own backups.

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Privileges: Restore virtual machine backups

To restore a VM backup:

  1. Go to Virtual datacenters → edit VM → Backups → Backup results

  2. In the Latest backups section, in the Action column on the right, click the Restore link

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To display the details of the restore, click on the backup in the Latest backups list. 

After the platform finishes the restore, it will display a status, such as "done" or "failed".

After you restore a backup, the VM disks are under the control of the backup system, not the platform. So when you undeploy after restoring a VM, the platform will display a warning popup and delete and remove the VM's disks.

If your environment permits, you may request more than one restore of the same backup. If the status of the restore request is "success" or "failed", Abiquo will reactivate the Restore link and you can click it to request a new restore of the same backup.

Backup events

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