Description
Creates backups. Up to 10 backups can be created for an instance in a single day.The following conditions must be met, or backup creation will fail:
- The instance is active
- The last backup has been completed
Request parameters
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action | String | Yes | Required parameter. Value: CreateBackup |
| DBInstanceId | String | Yes | Instance ID |
| BackupMethod | String | No | Logical: logical backup; Physical: physical backup. The default value is Physical. Logical backup does not support instances without databases. SQLServer only supports physical backup |
| BackupStrategy | String | No | Range of logical backup. Values: db (single-database backup) and instance (instance backup). This parameter is valid only when BackupMethod is Logical |
| DBName | String | No | Name of the database for single-database logical backup. This parameter is valid only when BackupMethod is Logical and BackupStrategy is db |
| BackupType | String | No | Auto: determines whether it is a full backup or an incremental backup through automatic calculation; FullBackup: indicates a full backup. The default value is Auto |
Return parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| <Public Return Parameters> | - | For details, refer to the Appendix |
Example
- Request example
https://rds.aliyuncs.com/?Action= CreateBackup&DBInstanceId=riauvjz6zajfiq6ba1370329449201&<Public Request Parameters>
- Return example
XML format:
<CreateBackupResponse><RequestId>DA147739-AEAD-4417-9089-65E9B1D8240D</RequestId></CreateBackupResponse>
JSON format:
{"RequestId":"DA147739-AEAD-4417-9089-65E9B1D8240D"}