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Cloud Backup:Work with ROS

Last Updated:Jun 23, 2026

You can use Resource Orchestration Service (ROS) to call Cloud Backup resources. Create an Resource Orchestration Service template to automatically create a backup vault for Cloud Backup.

Supported resources

ROS is an Alibaba Cloud service that simplifies cloud resource management. You create templates that describe the required resources, such as Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances, Object Storage Service (OSS) buckets, and File Storage NAS (NAS) file systems, and the dependencies between them. ROS then automatically creates and configures all resources based on the template. For more information, see What is Resource Orchestration Service

ROS can orchestrate Cloud Backup API operations. Supported resources include regular resources and data resources.

Permissions

To create a backup vault in this example, Resource Orchestration Service uses the credentials of the current console user by default. The user must have the following permission:

  • AliyunHBRFullAccess: grants full permissions on Cloud Backup.

An Alibaba Cloud account has permissions on all API operations, which may pose security risks. We recommend that you use a Resource Access Management (RAM) user for API calls and routine O&M. Grant the RAM user the required permissions to manage Cloud Backup resources based on your business requirements. For more information, see Create a RAM user to perform Cloud Backup operations.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the ROS console. In the top navigation bar, select a region from the Region drop-down list.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Stacks. Choose Create Stack > Use ROS.

    • Specify Template: Select Select an Existing Template.

    • Template Import Method: Select Enter Template Content.

  3. For Template Content, select ROS and enter the code.

    For more information about the syntax, description, and examples of how to create a backup vault, see ALIYUN::HBR::Vault. In this example, create a backup vault named test-vault.

    YAML format

    ROSTemplateFormatVersion: '2015-09-01'
    Parameters:
      VaultName:
        Description: The name of the backup vault. The name must be 1 to 64 characters
          in length.
        MaxLength: 64
        MinLength: 1
        Type: String
        Default: test-valut
    Resources:
      ExtensionResource:
        Properties:
          VaultName:
            Ref: VaultName
          VaultType: STANDARD
        Type: ALIYUN::HBR::Vault
    Outputs:
      BackupPlanStatistics:
        Description: The statistics of backup plans that use the backup vault.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - BackupPlanStatistics
      BytesDone:
        Description: 'The amount of data that is backed up. Unit: bytes.'
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - BytesDone
      CreateTime:
        Description: 'The time when the backup vault was created. This value is a UNIX
          timestamp. Unit: seconds.'
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - CreateTime
      Dedup:
        Description: Indicates whether the deduplication feature is enabled.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - Dedup
      Description:
        Description: The description of the backup vault.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - Description
      IndexAvailable:
        Description: Indicates whether indexes are available. Indexes are available when
          they are not being updated.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - IndexAvailable
      IndexLevel:
        Description: 'The index level.
    
          - **OFF**: No indexes are created.
    
          - **META**: Metadata indexes are created.
    
          - **ALL**: Full-text indexes are created.'
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - IndexLevel
      IndexUpdateTime:
        Description: The time when the index was updated.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - IndexUpdateTime
      LatestReplicationTime:
        Description: 'The time when the last remote backup was synchronized. This value
          is a UNIX timestamp. Unit: seconds.'
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - LatestReplicationTime
      PaymentType:
        Description: PaymentType.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - PaymentType
      RedundancyType:
        Description: 'The data redundancy type of the backup vault. Valid values:
    
          - **LRS**: Locally redundant storage (LRS) is enabled for the backup vault.
          HBR stores the copies of each object on multiple devices of different facilities
          in the same zone. This way, HBR ensures data durability and availability even
          if hardware failures occur.
    
          - **ZRS**: Zone-redundant storage (ZRS) is enabled for the backup vault. HBR
          uses the multi-zone mechanism to distribute data across three zones within the
          same region. If a zone fails, the data that is stored in the other two zones
          is still accessible.'
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - RedundancyType
      Replication:
        Description: 'Indicates whether the backup vault is a remote backup vault. Valid
          values:
    
          - **true**: The backup vault is a remote backup vault.
    
          - **false**: The backup vault is an on-premises backup vault.'
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - Replication
      ReplicationProgress:
        Description: The progress of data synchronization from the backup vault to the
          mirror vault.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - ReplicationProgress
      ReplicationSourceRegionId:
        Description: The ID of the region where the remote backup vault resides.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - ReplicationSourceRegionId
      ReplicationSourceVaultId:
        Description: The ID of the source vault that corresponds to the remote backup
          vault.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - ReplicationSourceVaultId
      ResourceGroupId:
        Description: The ID of the resource group.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - ResourceGroupId
      Retention:
        Description: 'The retention period of the backup vault. Unit: days.'
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - Retention
      SearchEnabled:
        Description: Indicates whether the backup search feature is enabled.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - SearchEnabled
      SourceTypes:
        Description: The information about the data source.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - SourceTypes
      StorageSize:
        Description: 'The usage of the backup vault. Unit: bytes.'
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - StorageSize
      Tags:
        Description: The tags of the backup vault.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - Tags
      TrialInfo:
        Description: The free trial information.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - TrialInfo
      UpdatedTime:
        Description: 'The time when the backup vault was updated. This value is a UNIX
          timestamp. Unit: seconds.'
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - UpdatedTime
      VaultId:
        Description: The ID of the backup vault.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - VaultId
      VaultName:
        Description: The name of the backup vault.
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - VaultName
      VaultStatusMessage:
        Description: 'The status message that is returned when the backup vault is in
          the ERROR state. This parameter is available only for remote backup vaults.
          Valid values:
    
          - **UNKNOWN_ERROR*: An unknown error occurs.
    
          - **SOURCE_VAULT_ALREADY_HAS_REPLICATION**: A mirror vault is configured for
          the source vault.'
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - VaultStatusMessage
      VaultStorageClass:
        Description: 'The storage type of the backup vault. Valid value: **STANDARD**,
          which indicates standard storage.'
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - VaultStorageClass
      VaultType:
        Description: 'The type of the backup vault. Valid value: **STANDARD**, which indicates
          a standard backup vault.'
        Value:
          Fn::GetAtt:
          - ExtensionResource
          - VaultType

    JSON format

    {
      "ROSTemplateFormatVersion": "2015-09-01",
      "Parameters": {
        "VaultName": {
          "Description": "The name of the backup vault. The name must be 1 to 64 characters in length.",
          "MaxLength": 64,
          "MinLength": 1,
          "Type": "String",
          "Default": "test-valut"
        }
      },
      "Resources": {
        "ExtensionResource": {
          "Properties": {
            "VaultName": {
              "Ref": "VaultName"
            },
            "VaultType": "STANDARD"
          },
          "Type": "ALIYUN::HBR::Vault"
        }
      },
      "Outputs": {
        "BackupPlanStatistics": {
          "Description": "The statistics of backup plans that use the backup vault.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "BackupPlanStatistics"
            ]
          }
        },
        "BytesDone": {
          "Description": "The amount of data that is backed up. Unit: bytes.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "BytesDone"
            ]
          }
        },
        "CreateTime": {
          "Description": "The time when the backup vault was created. This value is a UNIX timestamp. Unit: seconds.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "CreateTime"
            ]
          }
        },
        "Dedup": {
          "Description": "Indicates whether the deduplication feature is enabled.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "Dedup"
            ]
          }
        },
        "Description": {
          "Description": "The description of the backup vault.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "Description"
            ]
          }
        },
        "IndexAvailable": {
          "Description": "Indicates whether indexes are available. Indexes are available when they are not being updated.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "IndexAvailable"
            ]
          }
        },
        "IndexLevel": {
          "Description": "The index level.\n- **OFF**: No indexes are created.\n- **META**: Metadata indexes are created.\n- **ALL**: Full-text indexes are created.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "IndexLevel"
            ]
          }
        },
        "IndexUpdateTime": {
          "Description": "The time when the index was updated.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "IndexUpdateTime"
            ]
          }
        },
        "LatestReplicationTime": {
          "Description": "The time when the last remote backup was synchronized. This value is a UNIX timestamp. Unit: seconds.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "LatestReplicationTime"
            ]
          }
        },
        "PaymentType": {
          "Description": "PaymentType.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "PaymentType"
            ]
          }
        },
        "RedundancyType": {
          "Description": "The data redundancy type of the backup vault. Valid values:\n- **LRS**: Locally redundant storage (LRS) is enabled for the backup vault. HBR stores the copies of each object on multiple devices of different facilities in the same zone. This way, HBR ensures data durability and availability even if hardware failures occur.\n- **ZRS**: Zone-redundant storage (ZRS) is enabled for the backup vault. HBR uses the multi-zone mechanism to distribute data across three zones within the same region. If a zone fails, the data that is stored in the other two zones is still accessible.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "RedundancyType"
            ]
          }
        },
        "Replication": {
          "Description": "Indicates whether the backup vault is a remote backup vault. Valid values:\n- **true**: The backup vault is a remote backup vault.\n- **false**: The backup vault is an on-premises backup vault.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "Replication"
            ]
          }
        },
        "ReplicationProgress": {
          "Description": "The progress of data synchronization from the backup vault to the mirror vault.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "ReplicationProgress"
            ]
          }
        },
        "ReplicationSourceRegionId": {
          "Description": "The ID of the region where the remote backup vault resides.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "ReplicationSourceRegionId"
            ]
          }
        },
        "ReplicationSourceVaultId": {
          "Description": "The ID of the source vault that corresponds to the remote backup vault.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "ReplicationSourceVaultId"
            ]
          }
        },
        "ResourceGroupId": {
          "Description": "The ID of the resource group.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "ResourceGroupId"
            ]
          }
        },
        "Retention": {
          "Description": "The retention period of the backup vault. Unit: days.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "Retention"
            ]
          }
        },
        "SearchEnabled": {
          "Description": "Indicates whether the backup search feature is enabled.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "SearchEnabled"
            ]
          }
        },
        "SourceTypes": {
          "Description": "The information about the data source.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "SourceTypes"
            ]
          }
        },
        "StorageSize": {
          "Description": "The usage of the backup vault. Unit: bytes.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "StorageSize"
            ]
          }
        },
        "Tags": {
          "Description": "The tags of the backup vault.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "Tags"
            ]
          }
        },
        "TrialInfo": {
          "Description": "The free trial information.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "TrialInfo"
            ]
          }
        },
        "UpdatedTime": {
          "Description": "The time when the backup vault was updated. This value is a UNIX timestamp. Unit: seconds.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "UpdatedTime"
            ]
          }
        },
        "VaultId": {
          "Description": "The ID of the backup vault.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "VaultId"
            ]
          }
        },
        "VaultName": {
          "Description": "The name of the backup vault.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "VaultName"
            ]
          }
        },
        "VaultStatusMessage": {
          "Description": "The status message that is returned when the backup vault is in the ERROR state. This parameter is available only for remote backup vaults. Valid values:\n- **UNKNOWN_ERROR*: An unknown error occurs.\n- **SOURCE_VAULT_ALREADY_HAS_REPLICATION**: A mirror vault is configured for the source vault.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "VaultStatusMessage"
            ]
          }
        },
        "VaultStorageClass": {
          "Description": "The storage type of the backup vault. Valid value: **STANDARD**, which indicates standard storage.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "VaultStorageClass"
            ]
          }
        },
        "VaultType": {
          "Description": "The type of the backup vault. Valid value: **STANDARD**, which indicates a standard backup vault.",
          "Value": {
            "Fn::GetAtt": [
              "ExtensionResource",
              "VaultType"
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    }
  4. Click Create and execute the created stack.

  5. View the result.

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  6. After the backup vault named test-vault is created, you can view the backup vault by calling API operations, running SDKs, or performing operations in the Cloud Backup console.image