VM backups

Create a VM backup

See Create a VM backup

Backup results

To display backup results:

1. Go to myCloud Virtual datacenters

2. Edit VM

3. Go to 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

The administrator may allow users to restore their own backups.

To restore a VM backup:

1. Go to myCloud Virtual datacenters

2. Edit a VM

3. Go to Backups → Backup results

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

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

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

For users the backup feature will produce the events described on the Events table page in the Virtual machine section, under METADATA_MODIFIED and RESTORE_BACKUP.

To display VM backup events:

1. Go to myCloud Virtual datacenters

2. Edit the VM

3. Go to Backup → Events

This page will display events from backup integrations. 

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To view the details of an event, click on the event.

Create a manual backup now

If your backup system supports immediate backups, you can request them at any time.

To request a manual backup of a VM now:

1. Go to myCloud Virtual datacenters

2. Edit the VM and go to Backup

3. At the bottom of the Backup tab, click the Backup now button

The platform will request an immediate backup of the VM or a VM snapshot