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Users can create a service by entering the required backup information and selecting detailed options through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

Create Backup

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

To create a backup, follow the steps below.

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

2. On the Service Home page, click the Create Backup button. You will be taken to the Create Backup page.

3. On the Backup Creation page, enter the information required to create the service and select detailed options.

   Category	Required	Detailed description
   Backup name	Required	Backup name Enter 3 to 30 characters using letters and numbers Cannot be edited after service creation
   Backup type	Required	Select Backup Type (Agentless) VM Image: Perform backup by creating a Backup service without configuring an Agent (Agent) Filesystem: Create a Backup Agent service, configure the Agent on the target server, then perform backup by creating a Backup service Cannot modify after service creation
   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 only select the same location Cannot modify after service creation
   Backup replication	Select	Select replication option and location for Agent Backup Replication can only be set when creating the Backup service A Backup identical to the original (Backup name, schedule, retention period) is created at the replication location The South Korea (kr-south) region is unavailable Cannot be modified after service creation
   Backup target	Required	Backup target server Agentless: Select one pre‑created server from the Virtual Server or GPU Server service For GPU Server, the target server location and the backup storage location must be the same Agent: Select one pre‑created server from the Virtual Server, GPU Server, or Bare Metal Server service Cannot be modified after service creation
   Filesystem	Required	Backup target Filesystem Enter all or specific Filesystem Backup not possible in the following situations When the Filesystem used by the operating system is not entered correctly When the Filesystem is already registered in another Backup policy When it is a File Storage volume /dev/zero, /dev/null When it contains the following special characters per operating system Linux: * < > \
   Encryption	Required/Optional	Encryption status Agentless: Apply default encryption Agent: Choose encryption Cannot modify after service creation
   Retention period	Select	Retention period of the recovery target (backup) Select from 2 weeks (14 days), 1 month (31 days), 3 months (93 days), 6 months (186 days), or 1 year (365 days)
   Schedule	Select	Backup auto-creation schedule Set 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 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Start time: Select in 30‑minute increments (00–23 hours, 00/30 minutes)

   Table. Backup service information input fields

4. In the Summary panel, review the detailed information and estimated billing amount, then click the Create button.

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

View backup details

The Backup service allows you to view and edit the full resource list and detailed information. Backup Details page consists of Details, Schedule, Backup History, Recovery Targets, Recovery History, Replication, Tags, Operation History tabs.

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

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

     Category	Detailed description
     Backup status	Backup status information Creating: In progress Available: Creation completed Deleting: Service termination in progress Editing: Changing settings Error: Abnormal state Error Deleting: Abnormal state while deleting Restoring: In progress
     Immediate Backup	Create a backup of the current state immediately For details about immediate backup, see Instant Backup
     Service termination	Cancel service button

     Table. Status information and additional features

Detailed information

On the Backup List page, you can view detailed information of the selected resource and, if necessary, edit the information.

Schedule

On the Backup list page, you can 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 for the selected resources.

Recovery target

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

Recovery History

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

Clone

You can view the replication information of the selected resources on the Backup list page.

Tag

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

Work History

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

Managing Backup Resources

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

Edit Retention Period

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

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

Modify Filesystem

You can modify a registered Filesystem. To modify the Filesystem, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Storage > Backup menu. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Backup menu. You will be taken to the Backup List page.
3. Click the resource whose retention period you want to modify on the Backup List page. You will be taken to the Backup Details page.
4. Click the Filesystem Edit button. The Filesystem Edit 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 will be added to the list.
   • Click the X button of the Filesystem you want to delete from the Filesystem list. The Filesystem will be removed from the list.

Edit Schedule

You can modify the backup schedule.

To modify the schedule, follow these steps.

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

Cancel backup

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

1. Click the All Services > Storage > Backup menu. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Backup menu. You will be taken to the Backup List page.
3. On the Backup List page, click the resource to cancel the backup. You will be taken to the Backup Details page.
4. Click the Backup History page. You will be taken to the Backup History page.
5. Check the backup you want to cancel. If the backup’s status is in progress, you can cancel the backup.
6. Click the Backup Cancel button. The Backup Cancel popup window opens.
7. Backup name, Backup date and time and other information, then click the Confirm button. The backup will be canceled.

Delete recovery target

You can delete the generated recovery target (backup). To delete a recovery target, follow the steps below.

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

Cancel backup

You can cancel unused backups to reduce operating costs. However, if you cancel the service, the running service may be stopped immediately, so you should thoroughly consider the impact of service interruption before proceeding with the cancellation.

To cancel the backup, follow these steps.

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