Manage your backup

This page provides details for how to manage an existing backup.

View a list of backups

Use the following instructions to view a list of backups.

Considerations

Backups are stored only in the destination region of cross-regional vaults. However, the backups are listed separately by the source and destination regions of the vault.

Use the following instructions to view a backup using either the Google Cloud console or Google Cloud CLI:

Console

  1. Go to the NetApp Volumes page in the Google Cloud console.

    Go to NetApp Volumes

  2. Under Data protection, click Backups.

  3. You can review the following details for your backups:

    • Status: the state of the backup, including whether it's ready, creating, updating, deleting, or experiencing an error.

    • Name: the name of the backup.

    • Volume: the volume that is backed up.

    • Volume location: where the volume is located.

    • Backup location: where the backup is located.

    • Backup vault: the backup vault associated with the backup.

    • Backup vault type: the type of backup vault, in-region or cross-region vault associated with the backup.

    • Deletable on: the date and time the backup vault's retention period ends and the backup can be deleted.

    • Created: the date and time the backup was created.

    • Type: whether the backup is scheduled or manual.

    • Size: the size of the backup.

    • Labels: optional labels for the backup.

    • Show more: additional options such as viewing additional details, editing the backup, creating a volume from the backup, and deleting the backup.

gcloud

View a list of backups:

  gcloud netapp backup-vaults backups list \
   --location=LOCATION \
   --backup_vault=BACKUP_VAULT

Replace the following information:

  • LOCATION: the location where you want to view the backup.

  • BACKUP_VAULT: the backup vault of the backup.

For more options, see Google Cloud SDK documentation for NetApp Volumes.

Edit a backup

Use the following instructions to edit a backup using either the Google Cloud console or Google Cloud CLI:

Console

  1. Go to the NetApp Volumes page in the Google Cloud console.

    Go to NetApp Volumes

  2. Under Data protection, click Backups.

  3. In the Backups page, navigate to the backup you want to make changes to and click the Show more icon.

  4. Click Edit.

  5. Make the required changes to the backup.

  6. Click Save.

gcloud

Edit a backup:

  gcloud netapp backup-vaults backups update BACKUP_NAME \
   --location=LOCATION \
   --backup-vault=BACKUP_VAULT \
   --description=DESCRIPTION \
   --update-labels=foo=bar \
   --clear-labels=foo=bar \
   --remove-labels=foo=bar

Replace the following information:

  • BACKUP_NAME: the name of the backup.

  • LOCATION: the location in which you want to edit the backup.

  • BACKUP_VAULT: the backup vault of the backup.

  • DESCRIPTION: the description for the backup.

For more options, see Google Cloud SDK documentation for NetApp Volumes.

Delete a backup

You can't delete the latest backup of a volume unless the backup policy is first unassigned and all previous backups are deleted.

Use the following instructions to delete a backup:

Console

  1. Go to the NetApp Volumes page in the Google Cloud console.

    Go to NetApp Volumes

  2. Under Data protection, click Backups.

  3. In the Backups field, navigate to the backup you want to delete and click the Show more icon on the volume.

  4. Click Delete.

  5. A confirmation dialog appears. Read through the warnings.

  6. To proceed, enter the name of the backup in the Backup name field and click Delete.

gcloud

Delete a backup:

gcloud netapp backup-vaults backups delete BACKUP_NAME \
 --location=LOCATION

Replace the following information:

  • BACKUP_NAME: the name of the backup.

  • LOCATION: the location from which you want to delete the backup.

If the backup is delete protected, listing the backup shows the enforced_retention_end_time parameter which specifies the expiry date. The backup can't be deleted before that scheduled date. For more information, see Prevent backup deletion.

For more options, see Google Cloud SDK documentation for NetApp Volumes.

What's next

Manage your backup vault.