Use the Cloud Backup console to quickly back up MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server databases on your on-premises servers. This topic describes the main steps.
Follow these steps to back up on-premises databases in the Cloud Backup console:
The backup procedure is basically the same for MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server databases on an on-premises server. This topic uses MySQL as an example.
Get the username and password from your MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server database administrator.
Activating Cloud Backup is free. You are charged for resources such as database backup vault rental and database backup storage capacity. Each vault is free for the first 30 days, after which billing starts automatically. The database backup storage capacity fee is based on the actual usage after deduplication and compression. After the 30-day period, each vault includes a 100 GB free monthly quota. Beyond the free quota, tiered pricing applies. For more information about billing, see Billing methods and billable items.
To register an on-premises database in the Cloud Backup console, log on to the on-premises server that hosts the database and install the backup client. This registration process discovers the databases available for backup. If you only register a database in the console and do not create a backup plan, Cloud Backup does not charge any fees.
Run a precheck to identify issues that may cause backup failures.
Create a backup plan by specifying the backup vault, data source, backup cycle, retention period, and backup type (full or incremental). Cloud Backup runs the plan and continuously backs up the database.
Restoring a database is free. If a database error occurs, you can restore the database at any time from a recovery point, either to the source database or to another registered database in the same region under the same account.
For more information about the procedure, pricing, and benefits of on-premises database backup, see Overview (on-premises databases).
For more information about the procedure, pricing, and benefits of ECS database backup, see Feature overview (ECS database).
Cloud Backup provides resource plans for various backup scenarios so that you can enjoy higher discounts and minimize your costs. For more information, see Purchase resource plans.