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Users can enter the required backup information and select detailed options through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console to create a service.

Create Backup

You can create and use a Backup service from the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To create a backup, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Storage > Backup Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Create Backup button. 2. Go to the Create Backup page.

3. In the Service Information Input area, enter the Backup name and then select the Backup type. Enter the information required to create the service, and select detailed options.

   Category	required status	Detailed description
   Backup name	Required	Enter Backup name Enter using letters and numbers, 3 ~ 30 characters Cannot be modified after service creation
   Backup type	Required	Select backup type (Agentless) VM Image: Use backup service without an agent (Agent) Filesystem: Configure the agent on the target server, then use the backup service Cannot be modified after service creation

   Table. Backup service Backup name and type input

4. In the Service Information Input area, enter the information required for the selected Backup type and select detailed options.

   • If the backup type is (Agentless) VM Image

     Category	required status	Detailed description
     Backup Save	Required	Select storage location for Agentless Backup One Backup service can be created per storage location Servers in the Korea South (kr-south) region can select only the same location Cannot modify after service creation
     Backup target	Required	After clicking the Target Server button, in the Select Backup Target popup, select the backup target server Select one pre‑created server from the Virtual Server or GPU Server service For GPU Server, the target server location and backup storage location must be identical Cannot be modified after the service is created
     Encryption	-	Basic encryption is applied and cannot be modified.
     Retention period	Required	Select the storage period for the recovery target (backup) 2 weeks (14 days), 1 month (31 days), 3 months (93 days), 6 months (186 days), 1 year (365 days)
     Schedule	Selection	Set the automatic backup generation interval You can configure 1 Full Backup and up to 6 Incremental Backups Select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly Daily: Set the Start Time Weekly: Set the Day of Week and Start Time Monthly: Set the Week Number, Day of Week, and Start Time Week Number: Choose from 1, 2, 3, 4, or the last week Day of Week: Choose from Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun Start Time: Select in 30‑minute increments (00–23 hours, 00/30 minutes)

     Table. Backup Service (Agentless) VM Image Information Input Items
   • When the backup type is (Agent) Filesystem

     Category	required status	Detailed description
     Availability Zone	Required	Required
     Backup target	Required	After clicking the Target Server button, in the Backup Target Selection popup, select the Backup target server Agent: Select one pre‑created server from the Virtual Server, GPU Server, Bare Metal Server service Cannot be modified after service creation
     Backup replication	Selection	Selection of replication option and location for Agent Backup Replication can be set only when creating the Backup service When used, a Backup identical to the original (Backup name, schedule, retention period) is created at the replication location The South Korea (kr-south) region is not available Cannot be modified after service creation
     Filesystem	Required	Set the backup target Filesystem All can be checked, or you can enter a specific Filesystem name Backup is not possible in the following situations When the Filesystem in use by the operating system is not entered correctly When the Filesystem is already registered in another backup policy If it is a File Storage volume /dev/zero, /dev/null When it contains the following special characters for each operating system Linux: * < > \
     Encryption	Selection	Select whether to use encryption Cannot be modified after service creation
     Retention period	Required	Select the storage period for the recovery target (backup) 2 weeks (14 days), 1 month (31 days), 3 months (93 days), 6 months (186 days), 1 year (365 days)
     Schedule	Selection	Set the automatic backup generation interval You can configure 1 Full Backup and up to 6 Incremental Backups Select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly Daily: Set the Start Time Weekly: Set the Day of Week and Start Time Monthly: Set the Week Number, Day of Week, and Start Time Week Number: Choose from 1, 2, 3, 4, or the last week Day of Week: Choose from Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun Start Time: Select in 30‑minute increments (00–23 hours, 00/30 minutes)

     Table. Backup Service (Agent) Filesystem Information Input Items

     Caution

     • File Storage volumes cannot be backed up. * Therefore, the added File Storage is excluded from Backup.
     • Agent Backup applies server-side encryption based on the AES-256 algorithm when encryption is selected, which may cause a performance degradation of approximately 20 ~ 30%.

5. Additional Information Input in this area, enter or select the required information.

   Category	required status	Detailed description
   tag	Selection	Add Tag Up to 50 per resource can be added Add Tag button after clicking, enter or select Key, Value values

   Table. Backup service additional information input fields

6. Summary Check the detailed information and estimated billing amount generated in the panel, and click the Create button.

7. When the popup notifying creation opens, click the Confirm button.

   • When creation is complete, check the resources you created on the Backup List page.

Backup View detailed information

The Backup service can view and modify the entire resource list and detailed information. Backup Details page consists of Details, Schedule, Backup History, Recovery Targets, Recovery History, Replication, Tags, Job History tabs.

To view detailed information about the Backup service, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Storage > Backup Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.
2. Click the Backup menu on the Service Home page. 2. Go to the Backup List page.
3. On the Backup list page, click the resource to view detailed information. 3. Go to the Backup Details page.
   • Backup Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Schedule, Backup History, Recovery Target, Recovery History, Replication, Tags, Job History tabs.

     Category	Detailed description
     Backup status	Backup status information Creating: Creating Available: Creation complete Deleting: Service termination in progress Editing: Changing settings Error: Abnormal state Error Deleting: Abnormal state during deletion Restoring: Restoring
     Immediate Backup	Immediately create a backup at the time of creation For more details about instant Backup, see 즉시 Backup하기
     Service cancellation	Cancel service button

     Table. Status information and additional functions

Detailed Information

Backup list page lets you view detailed information of the selected resource and edit the information if needed.

Schedule

Backup List page allows you to view the automatic backup schedule of the selected resources.

Backup history

On the Backup List page, you can view the immediate backup and scheduled backup execution history of the selected resources.

Restore target

On the Backup List page, you can view the recovery target (backup) of the selected resource.

Recovery History

Backup list page allows you to view the recovery execution history of the selected resources.

Replication

On the Backup List page, you can view the replication information of the selected resources.

Tag

Backup List page allows you to view the tag information of selected resources, and you can add, modify, or delete them.

Operation History

On the Backup List page, you can view the operation history of the selected resources.

Backup Resource Management

If you need to modify the schedule or retention period of a created backup, cancel a backup, or delete a recovery target, you can perform the tasks on the Backup Details, Schedule, Recovery Target pages.

Edit Retention Period

You can modify the backup retention period. To modify the retention period, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Storage > Backup Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.
2. Click the Backup menu on the Service Home page. 2. Go to the Backup List page.
3. On the Backup List page, click the resource whose retention period you want to modify. 3. Navigate to the Backup Details page.
4. Click the Edit button for Retention Period. 4. Edit Retention Period The popup window opens.
5. Select the retention period and click the Confirm button.
   • Choose from 2 weeks (14 days), 1 month (31 days), 3 months (93 days), 6 months (186 days), or 1 year (365 days).
6. Check the modified retention period on the Backup Details page.
7. Click the Recovery Target page. 7. Check the updated retention period for the recovery targets.

Modify Filesystem

You can modify the registered Filesystem.

To modify the Filesystem, follow the following procedure.

1. All Services > Storage > Backup Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Backup menu. 2. Go to the Backup List page.
3. On the Backup List page, click the resource whose retention period you want to modify. 3. Navigate to the Backup Details page.
4. Click the Edit button for Filesystem. 4. Filesystem Edit a popup window opens.
5. Modify the Filesystem and click the Confirm button.
   • After entering the Filesystem to add, click the Add Target button. * The filesystem is added to the list.
   • Click the X button of the Filesystem you want to delete from the Filesystem list. * The specified Filesystem will be removed from the list.

Edit Schedule

You can modify the backup schedule.

To modify the schedule, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Storage > Backup Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.
2. Click the Backup menu on the Service Home page. 2. Go to the Backup List page.
3. On the Backup List page, click the resource to edit the schedule. 3. Backup Details navigate to the page.
4. Click the Schedule page. 4. Go to the Backup schedule page.
5. Click the Edit Schedule button. 5. Edit Schedule popup opens.
6. Select the schedule and click the Confirm button.
   • Please select daily, weekly, monthly.
   • Daily: Set the Start time.
   • Weekly: Please set the day, start time.
   • Monthly: Week, Day, Start Time.
     • Week: 1, 2, 3, 4, you can select the final week.
     • Day: You can choose from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
     • Start Time: can be selected in 30‑minute intervals (00–23 hours, 00/30 minutes).
   • Click the Add button to add a schedule, or click the X button to delete a schedule.

Cancel backup

You can cancel an ongoing backup. To cancel the backup, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Storage > Backup Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.
2. Click the Backup menu on the Service Home page. 2. Go to the Backup List page.
3. On the Backup List page, click the resource to cancel the backup. 3. Navigate to the Backup Details page.
4. Click the Backup History page. 4. Go to the Backup History page.
5. Check the backup you want to cancel. 5. When the Backup status is in progress, Backup cancellation is possible.
6. Click the Backup Cancel button. 6. Backup Cancel The popup window opens.
7. After checking information such as Backup name, Backup date/time, click the Confirm button. 7. The backup is canceled.

Delete recovery target

You can delete the generated recovery target (backup copy). To delete the recovery target, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Storage > Backup Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.
2. Click the Backup menu on the Service Home page. 2. Go to the Backup List page.
3. On the Backup list page, click the resource to delete the recovery target. 3. Go to the Backup Details page.
4. Click the Recovery Target page. 4. Navigate to the Backup recovery target page.
5. After selecting all items you want to delete, click the Delete button. 5. Delete popup window opens.
6. After verifying Backup schedule name, Backup date/time, authenticate via the logged-in user’s mobile phone.
   • When deleting more than one item, you can only view the count of items to be deleted in the popup window.
7. When authentication is complete, click the Confirm button. 7. The recovery target will be deleted.
8. After the deletion is complete, check on the Backup recovery target page whether the target has been deleted.

Terminate Backup

You can cancel unused Backup to reduce operating costs. However, if you terminate the service, the running service may be discontinued immediately, so you should proceed with the termination only after fully considering the impact that may arise from the service interruption.

To cancel the backup, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Storage > Backup Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.
2. Click the Backup menu on the Service Home page. 2. Go to the Backup List page.
3. On the Backup List page, select the resource to cancel and click the Service Cancellation button.
4. Authenticate using the logged-in user’s mobile phone. 4. If verification is completed, the service will be terminated.
5. After termination is complete, check on the Backup List page whether the resource has been terminated.