Backup and Disaster Recovery Center:Check Elastic Compute Service resources

Disk snapshot

Description

Checks whether the automatic snapshot policy feature is enabled for a disk or whether the ECS instance backup feature of Cloud Backup is enabled.

Fix methods

• Method 1: Use automatic snapshot policies to protect disks

  Log on to the Elastic Compute Service console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Storage & Snapshots > Snapshots. On the Snapshots page, click the Automatic Snapshot Policies tab. On the Automatic Snapshot Policies tab, click Create Automatic Snapshot Policy to create an automatic snapshot policy. After the policy is created, find the policy and click Associate Cloud Disks in the Actions column to enable the policy.

  Important

  • Before you can use the automatic snapshot policy feature, you must activate the snapshot service. After an automatic snapshot policy is enabled, you are charged new fees. For more information, see Create an automatic snapshot policy and Snapshots.

  • Specific limits are imposed on the use of automatic snapshot policies. For example, the maximum number of automatic snapshots is limited, local disks do not support automatic snapshots, and the disks with which you want to associate an automatic snapshot policy must be in use. For more information, see Overview.

• Method 2: Use the ECS instance backup feature of Cloud Backup to protect disks

  Log on to the Cloud Backup console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > ECS Instance Backup. On the ECS Instance Backup page, click Add ECS Backup. In the Add ECS Backup panel, select the ECS instance that you want to protect, create a backup policy, and then configure the backup settings.

  Important

  • The ECS instance backup feature of Cloud Backup is built on the snapshot service and supports most snapshot scenarios. It provides an intuitive UI that automatically discovers and tracks all disks on ECS instances and supports flexible restore and clone operations. For more information, see Overview.

  • Before you can use the ECS instance backup feature of Cloud Backup, you must activate Cloud Backup. If you use the ECS instance backup feature, Cloud Backup charges you the backup software fee based on the number of ECS instances. The snapshot service charges other snapshot-related fees.

For more information about the differences between the two methods, see What are the differences between ECS instance backup and the snapshot service?

Cross-region snapshot replication

Description

Checks whether the cross-region snapshot replication feature of automatic disk snapshot policies or the cross-region replication feature for ECS instance backup of Cloud Backup is enabled.

Fix methods

• Method 1: Use automatic snapshot policies to protect disks

  Log on to the Elastic Compute Service console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Storage & Snapshots > Snapshots. On the Snapshots page, click the Automatic Snapshot Policies tab. On the Automatic Snapshot Policies tab, click Create Automatic Snapshot Policy. On the Create Automatic Snapshot Policy page, select Enable for Cross-region Snapshot Replication in the Cross-region Replication section. After the policy is created, find the policy and click Associate Cloud Disks in the Actions column to enable the policy and cross-region snapshot replication.

  Important

  • Before you can use the automatic snapshot policy feature, you must activate the snapshot service. After an automatic snapshot policy is enabled, you are charged new fees. For more information, see Create an automatic snapshot policy and Snapshots.

  • Specific limits are imposed on the use of automatic snapshot policies. For example, the maximum number of automatic snapshots is limited, local disks do not support automatic snapshots, and the disks with which you want to associate an automatic snapshot policy must be in use. For more information, see Overview.

• Method 2: Use the ECS instance backup feature of Cloud Backup to protect disks

  Log on to the Cloud Backup console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > ECS Instance Backup. On the ECS Instance Backup page, click Add ECS Backup. In the Add ECS Backup panel, select the ECS instance that you want to protect and create a backup policy. In the policy, enable the cross-region replication feature and configure the backup settings.

  Important

  • The ECS instance backup feature of Cloud Backup is built on the snapshot service and supports most snapshot scenarios. It provides an intuitive UI that automatically discovers and tracks all disks on ECS instances and supports flexible restore and clone operations. For more information, see Overview.

  • Before you can use the ECS instance backup feature of Cloud Backup, you must activate Cloud Backup. If you use the ECS instance backup feature, Cloud Backup charges you the backup software fee based on the number of ECS instances. The snapshot service charges other snapshot-related fees.

Backup of ECS files and ECS-hosted self-managed databases

Description

Checks whether the ECS file backup or ECS database backup feature of Cloud Backup is enabled. The ECS database backup feature supports MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and SAP HANA databases.

Fix method

1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

2. Back up ECS files.

   In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > ECS File Backup. On the ECS Instances tab of the ECS File Backup page, select an ECS instance and click Back Up in the Actions column. Then, configure the backup settings as prompted.

3. Back up an ECS-hosted database.

   • ECS database backup for a MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server database

     In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > Database Backup. On the Database Backup page, select a database type and click Register Database Instance. After the registration is complete, find the instance on the ECS Database Instance tab, click Back Up in the Actions column, and then configure the backup settings as prompted.

   • ECS database backup for a SAP HANA database

     In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > SAP HANA Backup. On the SAP HANA Backup page, click Register SAP HANA Instance on the SAP HANA Instances tab. After the registration is complete, find the instance on the SAP HANA Instances tab, click Back Up in the Actions column, and then configure the backup settings as prompted.

Cross-region replication of ECS file backup vaults

Description

Checks whether the cross-region backup feature is enabled for ECS file backup vaults of Cloud Backup.

Fix method

Log on to the Cloud Backup console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, find the backup vault and click Cross-Region Backup in the Actions column. In the Create Mirror Vault panel, select the region to which data is to be backed up from the Region drop-down list and configure other parameters to complete the cross-region backup configuration.