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ApsaraDB RDS:Perform backups

Last Updated:May 14, 2025

This topic describes the methods that can be used to back up an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.

Note

Before you use the backup feature, we recommend that you learn the composition, storage location, and impacts of backups. For more information, see Overview.
For more information about how to restore data of an RDS instance, see Overview of data restoration methods.
For more information about how to restore data of an RDS instance that runs a different database engine, see the following topics:

Scenario	Method	References
Perform backups	Perform a scheduled backup by configuring an automatic backup policy.	Configure automatic backup
	Perform an incremental backup or log backup.	Configure automatic backup
	Perform a manual backup.	Use the manual backup feature
	Back up individual databases and tables.	Back up individual databases and tables
	Perform a cross-region backup.	Use the cross-region backup feature
	Perform a cross-account backup.	Back up and restore data across Alibaba Cloud accounts
	Perform a sparse backup by configuring the advanced backup settings.	Use the sparse backup feature
	Perform a high-frequency physical backup.	Use the high-frequency physical backup feature
	Perform a high-frequency snapshot backup.	Use the high-frequency snapshot backup feature
Store backup files	Store backup files to your Object Storage Service (OSS) bucket.	Method 1: If your RDS instance that uses cloud disks meets relevant requirements, you can create an advanced download task and configure the task to download the backup files of your RDS instance to an OSS bucket. If your RDS that uses cloud disks does not meet relevant requirements or uses Premium Local SSDs, you can download the backup files of your RDS instance by following the instructions provided in this topic and then upload the backup files to an OSS bucket. Method 2: You can use the Data Disaster Recovery feature of Data Management (DMS) to create logical backups for your RDS instance or self-managed MySQL database.
Store backup files	Retain backup files for a long period of time.	Retain backup files for a long period of time
Download backup files	Manually download backup files.	Download backup files
Download backup files	Configure the system to automatically download the backup files of your RDS instance.	Back up an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance or a self-managed MySQL database by using logical backup and Configure automatic download of backup sets
Reduce the size of backup files	Delete data backup files or reduce the size of data backup files. Reduce the size of log backup files or disable the log backup feature.	Delete backup files or reduce the size of backup files
Reduce the size of backup files	Delete binary log files.	Manage binary log files
Encrypt backup files	Encrypt backup files at rest.	Encrypt backup files
Encrypt backup files	Encrypt backup files in transit by using SSL.	Encrypt backup files

References

Differences between default RDS backups and Data Disaster Recovery backups