Using Backup Agent
Users can create and manage the Agent required to use Filesystem backup in the Backup service.
Create Backup Agent
You can create and use the Backup Agent service in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
To create a Backup Agent, follow the steps below.
Click the All Services > Storage > Backup menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.
On the Service Home page, click the Backup Agent menu. 2. Navigate to the Backup Agent list page.
On the Backup Agent List page, click the Create Service button. You will be taken to the Create Backup Agent page.
On the Backup Agent Creation page, enter the information required to create the service.
- In the Service Information Input area, enter or select the required information.
Category RequiredDetailed description Availability Zone Essential Select Availability Zone location Target server Required Click the Select button to choose the server for creating a Backup Agent - Virtual Server: 1 unit, GPU Server: 1 unit, Bare Metal Server: up to 100 units
Subnet Required Set Backup IP and Port information to be created in the Subnet - General Subnet Name: Select one General Subnet created in the VPC connected to the Target Server
- Target Server is selected when it is a Virtual Server or GPU Server
Table. Backup Agent Service Information Input Items - In the Additional Information Input area, enter or select the required information.
Category Required statusDetailed description tag Select Add tag - Up to 50 per resource can be added
- After clicking the Add tag button, enter or select Key, Value values
Table. Backup service additional information input fields
- In the Service Information Input area, enter or select the required information.
Summary Check the detailed information generated in the panel, and click the Done button.
When the popup notifying creation opens, click the Confirm button.
- When creation is complete, check the created resources on the Backup Agent List page.
- After creating the Backup Agent, connect to the target server and install the Agent.
- If the connection status on the Agent installation and Backup Agent details screen is confirmed as successful, you can create a Backup service to back up the filesystem.
- For performance optimization, use the Subnet and Port selected in the Backup Agent exclusively for backup.
- After creating the Bacup Agent service, access the backup target server and install the Backup Agent.
- For detailed information about installing the Backup Agent, please refer to Backup Agent 설치하기.
- After installation is complete, check the connection status on the Backup Agent Details page.
Backup Agent Check detailed information
The Backup Agent service can view and edit the full resource list and detailed information. Backup Agent Details page consists of Details, Tags, Job History tabs.
To view detailed information about the Backup Agent service, follow these steps.
- Click the All Services > Storage > Backup menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.
- On the Service Home page, click the Backup Agent menu. 2. Go to the Backup Agent List page.
- On the Backup Agent List page, click the resource you want to view detailed information for. 3. Go to the Backup Agent Details page.
- The Backup Agent Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Tags, Job History tabs.
Category Detailed description Backup Agent status Backup Agent status information - Creating: In progress
- Available: Creation completed
- Deleting: Service termination in progress
- Error: Abnormal state
Service cancellation Button to cancel the service Table. Status information and additional features
- The Backup Agent Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Tags, Job History tabs.
Detailed Information
Backup Agent 목록 페이지에서 선택한 자원의 상세 정보를 확인하고, 필요한 경우 정보를 수정할 수 있습니다.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| service | Service name |
| 자원 유형 | 자원 유형 |
| SRN | Unique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform |
| Resource name | Resource name
|
| Resource ID | Service’s unique resource ID |
| Constructor | User who created the service |
| Creation date and time | Service creation date and time |
| Modifier | User who modified the service |
| Modification date and time | Service modification date and time |
| Backup Agent name | Backup Agent name |
| Availability Zone | Availability Zone information |
| Number of backup policies | Number of Backup services connected to the backup target server |
| Backup Master | Management server (Backup Master) name and connection IP |
| Installation file URL | Agent installation file download location |
| Backup Media | Management server (Backup Media) name and connection IP |
| Target server | Backup Agent target server information
|
태그 {#tag}
Backup Agent 목록 페이지에서 선택한 자원의 태그 정보를 확인하고, 추가하거나 변경 또는 삭제할 수 있습니다.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| Tag list | Tag list
|
작업 이력 {#job}
Backup Agent 목록 페이지에서 선택한 자원의 작업 이력을 확인할 수 있습니다.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| Task History List | Resource Change History
|
Backup Agent 해지하기 {#terminate} 사용하지 않는 Backup Agent를 해지할 수 있습니다.
- Available, can be terminated only when in Error state.
- If a Backup service is connected to the Backup Agent, it cannot be terminated.
- Backup policy count is the number of Backup services connected to the Backup Agent. * After terminating all connected backups, terminate the Backup Agent.
To cancel the Backup Agent, follow these steps.
- All Services > Storage > Backup menu, click it. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Backup.
- On the Service Home page, click the Backup Agent menu. 2. Go to the Backup Agent list page.
- Backup Agent List On the page, select the resource to cancel and click the Cancel Service button.
- After the termination is complete, check on the Backup Agent List page whether the resource has been terminated.