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ApsaraDB RDS:ModifyBackupPolicy

Last Updated:Sep 27, 2024

Modifies the backup policy settings of an instance.

Operation description

Supported database engines

  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL Server
  • MariaDB

References

Note Before you call this operation, read the following documentation and make sure that you fully understand the prerequisites and impacts of this operation.

Debugging

OpenAPI Explorer automatically calculates the signature value. For your convenience, we recommend that you call this operation in OpenAPI Explorer.

Authorization information

The following table shows the authorization information corresponding to the API. The authorization information can be used in the Action policy element to grant a RAM user or RAM role the permissions to call this API operation. Description:

  • Operation: the value that you can use in the Action element to specify the operation on a resource.
  • Access level: the access level of each operation. The levels are read, write, and list.
  • Resource type: the type of the resource on which you can authorize the RAM user or the RAM role to perform the operation. Take note of the following items:
    • The required resource types are displayed in bold characters.
    • If the permissions cannot be granted at the resource level, All Resources is used in the Resource type column of the operation.
  • Condition Key: the condition key that is defined by the cloud service.
  • Associated operation: other operations that the RAM user or the RAM role must have permissions to perform to complete the operation. To complete the operation, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform the associated operations.
OperationAccess levelResource typeCondition keyAssociated operation
rds:ModifyBackupPolicyupdate
  • DBInstance
    acs:rds:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:dbinstance/{#dbinstanceId}
  • rds:ResourceTag
  • rds:EnableBackupLog
  • rds:BackupLog
none

Request parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescriptionExample
DBInstanceIdstringYes

The instance ID. You can call the DescribeDBInstances operation to query the instance ID.

rm-uf6wjk5xxxxxxx
BackupPolicyModestringNo

The type of the backup. Valid values:

  • DataBackupPolicy: data backup
  • LogBackupPolicy: log backup
DataBackupPolicy
PreferredBackupTimestringNo

The time at which you want to perform a backup. Specify the time in the ISO 8601 standard in the HH:mmZ-HH:mmZ format. The time must be in UTC.

Note
  • This parameter must be specified when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • 00:00Z-01:00Z
    PreferredBackupPeriodstringNo

    The backup cycle. Specify at least two days of the week and separate the days with commas (,). Valid values:

    • Monday
    • Tuesday
    • Wednesday
    • Thursday
    • Friday
    • Saturday
    • Sunday
    Note
  • You can configure a backup policy by using this parameter and the BackupInterval parameter. For example, if you set this parameter to Saturday,Sunday and the BackupInterval parameter to 30, a backup is performed every 30 minutes on every Saturday and Sunday.
  • This parameter must be specified when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • Monday
    BackupRetentionPeriodstringNo

    The number of days for which you want to retain data backup files. Valid values: 7 to 730.

    Note
  • This parameter must be specified when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • 7
    BackupLogstringNo

    Specifies whether to enable the log backup feature. Valid values:

    • Enable: enables the feature.
    • Disabled: disables the feature.
    Note
  • This parameter must be specified when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • Enable
    LogBackupRetentionPeriodstringNo

    The number of days for which the log backup is retained. Valid values: 7 to 730. The log backup retention period cannot be longer than the data backup retention period.

    Note
  • If you enable the log backup feature, you can specify the log backup retention period. This parameter is supported for instances that run MySQL and PostgreSQL.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy or LogBackupPolicy.
  • 7
    EnableBackupLogstringNo

    Specifies whether to enable the log backup feature. Valid values:

    • True or 1: enables the log backup feature.
    • False or 0: disables the log backup feature.
    Note
    • You must specify this parameter when you set the BackupPolicyMode parameter to LogBackupPolicy.

    • This parameter takes effect only when you set the BackupPolicyMode parameter to LogBackupPolicy.

    1
    LocalLogRetentionHoursstringNo

    The number of hours for which you want to retain log backup files on the instance. Valid values: 0 to 168. The value 0 specifies that log backup files are not retained on the instance. The value 168 is calculated based on the following formula: 7 × 24.

    Note
  • This parameter must be specified when BackupPolicyMode is set to LogBackupPolicy.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to LogBackupPolicy.
  • 18
    LocalLogRetentionSpacestringNo

    The maximum storage usage that is allowed for log backup files on the instance. If the storage usage for log backup files on the instance exceeds the value of this parameter, the system deletes earlier log backup files until the storage usage falls below the value of this parameter. Valid values:0 to 50. You can retain the default value.

    Note
  • This parameter must be specified when BackupPolicyMode is set to LogBackupPolicy.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to LogBackupPolicy.
  • 30
    HighSpaceUsageProtectionstringNo

    Specifies whether to forcefully delete log backup files from the instance when the storage usage of the instance exceeds 80% or the amount of remaining storage on the instance is less than 5 GB. Valid values: Enable and Disable. You can retain the default value.

    Note
  • You must specify this parameter when you set the BackupPolicyMode parameter to LogBackupPolicy.
  • This parameter takes effect only when you set the BackupPolicyMode parameter to LogBackupPolicy.
  • Enable
    LogBackupFrequencystringNo

    The frequency at which you want to back up the logs of the instance. Valid values:

    • LogInterval: A log backup is performed every 30 minutes.
    • The default value is the same as the data backup frequency.
    Note
  • The value LogInterval is supported only for instances that run SQL Server.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • LogInterval
    CompressTypestringNo

    The format that is used to compress backup data. Valid values:

    • 0: Backups are not compressed.
    • 1: The zlib tool is used to compress backups into .tar.gz files.
    • 2: The zlib tool is used to compress backups in parallel.
    • 4: The QuickLZ tool is used to compress backups into .xb.gz files. This compression format is supported for instances that run MySQL 5.6 or MySQL 5.7. Backups in this compression format can be used to restore individual databases and tables. For more information, see Restore individual databases and tables of an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.
    • 8: The QuickLZ tool is used to compress backups into .xb.gz files. This compression format is supported only for instances that run MySQL 8.0. Backups in this compression format cannot be used to restore individual databases and tables.
    Note This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
    4
    ArchiveBackupRetentionPeriodstringNo

    The number of days for which the archived backup is retained. The default value 0 specifies that the backup archiving feature is disabled. Valid values: 30 to 1095.

    Note This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
    365
    ArchiveBackupKeepPolicystringNo

    The retention period of archived backup files. The number of archived backup files that can be retained within the specified retention period is specified by ArchiveBackupKeepCount. Default value: 0. Valid values:

    • ByMonth
    • ByWeek
    • KeepAll
    Note This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
    ByMonth
    ArchiveBackupKeepCountintegerNo

    The number of archived backup files that are retained. Default value: 1. Valid values:

    • Valid values when ArchiveBackupKeepPolicy is set to ByMonth: 1 to 31.
    • Valid values when ArchiveBackupKeepPolicy is set to ByWeek: 1 to 7.
    Note
  • You do not need to specify this parameter when ArchiveBackupKeepPolicy is set to KeepAll.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • 1
    ReleasedKeepPolicystringNo

    The policy that is used to retain archived backup files if the instance is released. Valid values:

    • None: No archived backup files are retained.
    • Lastest: Only the last archived backup file is retained.
    • All: All archived backup files are retained.
    Note
  • This parameter takes effect only when you set the BackupPolicyMode parameter to DataBackupPolicy.
  • If the instance uses cloud disks and was created on or after February 1, 2024, this parameter is automatically set to Lastest. If the instance uses local disks in the same scenario, this parameter is automatically set to None. For more information, see Backup for deleted instances.
  • None
    LogBackupLocalRetentionNumberintegerNo

    The number of binary log files that you want to retain on the instance. Default value: 60. Valid values: 6 to 100.

    Note
    • This parameter takes effect only when you set the BackupPolicyMode parameter to LogBackupPolicy.

    • If the instance runs MySQL, you can set this parameter to **-1**. The value **-1** specifies that an unlimited number of binary log files can be retained on the instance.

    60
    CategorystringNo

    Specifies whether to enable the single-digit second backup feature. Valid values:

    • Flash: enables the feature.
    • Standard: disables the feature.
    Note This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
    Standard
    BackupIntervalstringNo

    The frequency at which you want to perform a snapshot backup on the instance. Valid values:

    • -1: No backup frequencies are specified.
    • 30: A snapshot backup is performed every 30 minutes.
    • 60: A snapshot backup is performed every 60 minutes.
    • 120: A snapshot backup is performed every 120 minutes.
    • 240: A snapshot backup is performed every 240 minutes.
    • 480: A snapshot backup is performed every 480 minutes.
    Note
  • You can configure a backup policy by using this parameter and the PreferredBackupPeriod parameter. For example, if you set PreferredBackupPeriod to Saturday,Sunday and BackupInterval to **-1**, a snapshot backup is performed on every Saturday and Sunday.
  • If the instance runs PostgreSQL, BackupInterval is supported only when the instance is equipped with cloud disks.
  • If the instance runs SQL Server, BackupInterval is supported only when the snapshot backup feature is enabled for the instance. For more information, see Enable snapshot backups for an ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server instance.
  • If Category is set to Flash, BackupInterval is invalid.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • 30
    BackupMethodstringNo

    The backup method of the instance. Valid values:

    • Physical: physical backup
    • Snapshot: snapshot backup

    Default value: Physical.

    Note
  • This parameter takes effect only on instances that run SQL Server with cloud disks.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • Physical
    EnableIncrementDataBackupbooleanNo

    Specifies whether to enable incremental backup. Valid values:

    • false (default): disables the feature.
    • true: enables the feature.
    Note
  • This parameter takes effect only on instances that run SQL Server with cloud disks.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupPolicyMode is set to DataBackupPolicy.
  • false
    BackupPriorityintegerNo

    Specifies whether the backup settings of a secondary instance are configured. Valid values:

    • 1: secondary instance preferred
    • 2: primary instance preferred
    Note
  • This parameter is suitable only for instances that run SQL Server on RDS Cluster Edition.
  • This parameter takes effect only when BackupMethod is set to Physical. If BackupMethod is set to Snapshot, backups are forcefully performed on the primary instance that runs SQL Server on RDS Cluster Edition.
  • 2

    Response parameters

    ParameterTypeDescriptionExample
    object

    The response parameters.

    RequestIdstring

    The ID of the request.

    DA147739-AEAD-4417-9089-65E9B1D8240D
    CompressTypestring

    The method that is used to compress backups. Valid values:

    • 0: Backups are not compressed.
    • 1: Backups are compressed by using the zlib tool.
    • 2: Backups are compressed in parallel by using the zlib tool.
    • 4: Backups are compressed by using the QuickLZ tool and can be used to restore individual databases and tables.
    • 8: Backups are compressed by using the QuickLZ tool but cannot be used to restore individual databases or tables. This value is supported only for instances that run MySQL 8.0.
    4
    LocalLogRetentionSpacestring

    The maximum storage usage that is allowed for log backup files on the instance.

    30
    LogBackupLocalRetentionNumberinteger

    The number of binary log files on the instance.

    60
    DBInstanceIDstring

    The instance ID.

    rm-uf6wjk5xxxxxxx
    EnableBackupLogstring

    Indicates whether the log backup feature is enabled. Valid values:

    • 1: The feature is enabled.
    • 0: The feature is disabled.
    1
    LocalLogRetentionHoursinteger

    The number of hours for which log backup files are retained on the instance.

    18
    HighSpaceUsageProtectionstring

    Specifies whether to forcefully delete log backup files from the instance when the storage usage of the instance exceeds 80% or the amount of remaining storage on the instance is less than 5 GB.

    Disable

    Examples

    Sample success responses

    JSONformat

    {
      "RequestId": "DA147739-AEAD-4417-9089-65E9B1D8240D",
      "CompressType": "4",
      "LocalLogRetentionSpace": "30",
      "LogBackupLocalRetentionNumber": 60,
      "DBInstanceID": "rm-uf6wjk5xxxxxxx",
      "EnableBackupLog": "1",
      "LocalLogRetentionHours": 18,
      "HighSpaceUsageProtection": "Disable"
    }

    Error codes

    HTTP status codeError codeError messageDescription
    400InvalidColdRetention.FormatInvalid cold retention format.-
    400InvalidLogBackupFrequency.MalformedInvalid log backup frequency.The value of the LogBackupFrequency parameter is invalid. Check the value of this parameter.
    400InvalidBackupRetentionPeriod.MalformedThe specified backup retention period is invalid.The backup cycle is left unspecified. Specify a backup cycle in the range of 1 day to 30 days.
    400BackupPropertyNotFoundBackup policy not foundThe operation failed. The backup policy cannot be found.
    400OperationDenied.SwitchToSnapshotSnapshot backup does not support cross region storage at present. Please turn off cross region backup before switching to snapshot backup mode.Snapshot backups cannot be stored across regions. Disable cross-region backup first and then switch to the snapshot backup mode.
    400InvalidReleasedKeepPolicy.FormatSpecified Released Keep Policy is not valid.Specified Released Keep Policy is not valid.
    400IncorrectBackupPolicyThe current instance has an advanced backup policy enabled. Currently, you cannot use the OpenAPI to modify the backup policy. You need to modify the backup policy in the console.The current instance has an advanced backup policy enabled. Currently, you cannot use the OpenAPI to modify the backup policy. You need to modify the backup policy in the console.
    400Order.ComboInstanceNotAllowOperateA package instance is not allowed to operate independently.A package instance is not allowed to operate independently.
    400Price.PricingPlanResultNotFoundPricing plan price result not found.Pricing plan price result not found.
    400Order.NoRealNameAuthenticationYou have not passed the real-name authentication and do not meet the purchase conditions. Please log in to the user center for real-name authentication.You have not passed the real-name authentication and do not meet the purchase conditions. Please log in to the cost and cost for real-name authentication.
    400InsufficientAvailableQuotaYour account quota limit is less than 0, please recharge before trying to purchase.Your account available limit is less than 0, please recharge before trying to purchase.
    400CommodityServiceCalling.ExceptionFailed to call commodity service.Failed to call commodity service return.
    400RegionDissolvedEOMDear customer, Alibaba Cloud plans to optimize and adjust the current region. Cloud services in this region will cease operations. You are currently unable to operate new purchase orders. Thank you for your understanding and support.Hello, Alibaba Cloud plans to optimize and adjust the current region. Cloud services in this region will stop operating. In order to ensure your business continuity and smooth transition of data migration, you are currently unable to operate new purchase orders. Thank you for your understanding and support.
    400Commodity.InvalidComponentThe module you purchased is not legal, please buy it again.The module you purchased is not legal, please buy it again.
    400RegionEndTimeDissolvedIndiaCloud services in the India (Mumbai) region will be discontinued. Set the validity date to July 15, 2024 or earlier than July 15, 2024.Hello customer, this area has been abolished.
    400RegionEndTimeDissolvedAustraliaCloud services in the Australia (Sydney) region will be discontinued. Set the validity date to September 30, 2024 or earlier than September 30, 2024.Cloud services in the Australia (Sydney) region will be discontinued. Set the validity date to September 30, 2024 or earlier than September 30, 2024.
    400Price.CommoditySysCommodity system call exception.Commodity system call exception.
    400Pay.InsufficientBalanceInsufficient available balance.Insufficient available balance.
    400Order.PeriodInvalidThere is a problem with the period you selected, please choose again.There is a problem with the period you selected, please choose again.
    400pay.noCreditCardAccount not bound to credit card.-
    400Order.InstHasUnpaidOrderThere is an unpaid order for the service you have purchased. Please pay or void it before placing the order.There is an unpaid order for the service you have purchased. Please pay or void it before placing the order.
    400noAvailablePaymentMethodNo payment method is specified for your account. We recommend that you add a payment method.-
    400BasicInfoUncompletedYour information is incomplete. Complete your information before the operation.Your basic information is not complete, please complete your basic information before operation.
    400Risk.RiskControlRejectionYour account is abnormal, please contact customer service for details.Your account is abnormal, please contact customer service for details.
    400BasicInfoUncompletedYour information is incomplete, Complete your information before the operation.-
    400Api.NotSupportSpecified api is not supported.The current interface does not support.
    400ContainForbiddenLabelErrorThere is a label that prohibits placing orders. Please contact your distributor for assistance.You cannot place the order because a tag indicates that order placement is prohibited. Contact your distributor.
    400InvalidDBInstanceId.NotFoundThe DBInstanceId provided does not exist in records.The DBInstanceId provided does not exist.
    400InvalidInstanceLevel.DiskTypeSpecified instance level not support request disk typeThe current instance type does not support the specified storage type.
    400InvalidParamSepcified wal level Parameter is invalid. There are still logical slots in instance, so it can not be set as replica.The specified wal_level parameter is invalid. There is still a copy slot in the instance, so it cannot be set to replica.
    400KmsApiErrorUser secret key invalid.The user key is invalid.
    400System.SaleValidateFailedSales expression validation system error.A system error occurs when the sales expression is verified.
    400Abs.InvalidAccount.NotFoundaccount is not found.The account does not exist.
    400SqlExecuteFailedOrTimeoutsql command execution failed or timed out:%s.SQL command execution failed or timed out
    400ColdData.EngineVersionNotSupportThe current instance engine version not support coldDataEnabled.The current instance engine version not support coldDataEnabled.
    400ColdData.MinorVersionNotSupportThe current instance minor version not support coldDataEnabled.The current instance minor version not support coldDataEnabled.
    400IncorrectTargetClasscodeThe current instance type does not support this operation.This operation is not supported by the instance type.
    400InvalidConnectionString.DuplicateSpecified connection string already exists in the RDS.The link address name is duplicate. Please reset the connection string.
    400RequiredParam.NotFoundRequired input param is not found.-
    400Parameters.InvalidParameter error, please check the parameters.Parameter error, please check the parameters.
    400BackupPolicyNotSupportCold Data won't open with CrossBackup or Flash Backup, please check Backup Policy.Cold Data won't open with CrossBackup or Flash Backup, please check Backup Policy.
    400InvalideStatus.FormatThe instance status does not support this operation.-
    400InvalidDBInstanceEngineType.Formatthe DB instance engine type does not support this operation.This operation is not supported for the database engine of the instance.
    400Pay.NoCreditCardNo credit cards.No credit cards.
    400VpcNetworkTypeNotSupportThe vpc network type instance does not support this operation.The vpc network type instance does not support this operation.
    400MirrorInsExistsSpecified DB instance mirror ins already existed.Specified DB instance mirror ins already existed.
    400UnsupportedClassCodeThe specified DB instance class stops selling.The specified DB instance class stops selling.
    400InvalidBackupSetThe specified database does not exist in the backup set.The specified database does not exist in the backup set.
    400OrdTCommodityQueryErrorFailed to query for product.Failed to query product.
    400ProductInstanceReleasedThe instance has been released. Please check before placing the order.The instance has been released, please verify and place an order.
    403IncorrectCategoryCurrent Instance type does not support Category.The category is not supported for the specified instance type.
    403OperationDenied.SwitchSnapshotToPhysicalOnly physical backup to snapshot backup is supported.The current operation only supports physical backups to snapshot backups.
    403OperationDenied.ModifyBackupSwitchOffThe switch is not turned on. It is forbidden to modify the backup mode.Cross-region backup is not enabled.
    403OperationDenied.ApiForbiddenForLogBackupFrequencyWhen the instance is a snapshot backup, the log backup frequency is not allowed to be consistent with the data backup.When the instance is in snapshot backup mode, the log backup frequency must not be Same as Data Backup.
    403OperationDenied.NotSupportedBackupMethodWhen the storage is larger than 4000 GB, only snapshot backup is supported.If the storage capacity is larger than 4,000 GB, only snapshot backup is supported.
    403OperationDenied.ApiForbiddenOperation is not permitted.The operation is not supported.
    403OrderStatus.UnPaidThe specified db instance has unpaid order.The instance has an unpaid order. Please pay first and try again.
    403InvalidReduceDiskSizeThe storage capacity after the scale-down must be larger than the used amount.The scale-in target capacity cannot be less than the current storage space usage
    403CloudSSDNotSupportCloud ssd does not support this operation, please upgrade to essd.-
    403InvalidUserOperatorPermissionThe user permission does not support this operation.The user is not authorized to perform this operation.
    403InvalidVswitchIdSpecified conn vswitch id is not valid.-
    403IncorrectMinorVersionCurrent engine minor version does not support operations.This operation is not supported for the current minor engine version.
    403OperationDenied.ZoneResourceThere is no available zone for inventory.There is no available zone for inventory.
    403NotInFlowControllerSorry,no permission.Sorry,no permission.
    403InvalidKmsKeyKms key is disabled.-
    403InvalidInstanceLevel.MalformedCurrent DB instance level does not support this operation.The specified database instance type does not support this operation.
    404InvalidClusterKmsThe current instance does not authorized to access the Key Management Service.The instance does not have permissions to access Key Management Service (KMS).
    404Request.NotFoundThe requested resource is not available.The requested resources are unavailable.
    404HostInfo.NotFoundThe specified host info is not found.-
    500ExternalFailureThe request processing has failed due to external service failure.The request processing has failed due to external service failure.
    500RequestMetaDataFailedThe service request failed. Please try again later or contact service personnel.The service request failed. Please try again later or contact service personnel.
    500InvokeProxyFailureThe request processing has failed due to service failure of rds api.The request failed to be processed due to an RDS API failure.

    For a list of error codes, visit the Service error codes.

    Change history

    Change timeSummary of changesOperation
    2024-06-03The Error code has changedView Change Details
    2023-06-29The Error code has changed. The request parameters of the API has changedView Change Details
    2022-05-10The Error code has changedView Change Details