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Use Disk Backup

After creating a backup of File Storage on a backup-dedicated HDD Storage, you can periodically store snapshots. You can perform the tasks on the File Storage Details page and the Disk Backup page.

Caution
Disk backup creates backup copies that can be restored using the file-level recovery feature. For detailed information about file-level recovery, see File-level Recovery.
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  • Disk type must be HDD or SSD for disk backup to be possible from the original. It cannot be used with clones or high‑performance SSD.
  • You can create up to two backup copies.

Create Disk Backup

You can create a backup volume on a backup-dedicated HDD storage at the original location or elsewhere.

To create a backup volume, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Storage > File Storage menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the File Storage menu. Go to the File Storage list page.
  3. On the File Storage List page, click the resource to create a backup. Go to the File Storage Details page.
  4. Click the Create Disk Backup button. The Create Disk Backup popup window opens.
  5. After entering the backup information, click the Create button. It creates a backup of the HDD disk type.
    • Backup Location: Select the location where the backup will be created.
    • Backup Frequency: Choose from 1 hour, daily, weekly, or monthly. Replication will be performed at the selected interval.
      • Daily: every day 23:59:00
      • Weekly: Every Sunday 23:59:00
      • Monthly: 1st day of each month 23:59:00
  6. Click the Disk Backup page. Navigate to the Disk Backup page.
  7. disk backup information, please check.
    • When selecting the volume name of the original or backup, you are taken to the File Storage Details page of that volume.
Caution
When using disk backup, you cannot recover with a snapshot and can only create a recovery volume. If you need snapshot recovery, cancel the backup and recover using a snapshot.
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  • A backup in HDD format is created regardless of the original disk type.
  • You can create up to two backups per volume, and inter‑region backups incur additional data transfer charges.

Modify Disk Backup Policy

You can change the backup status by modifying the backup policy. To modify the backup policy, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the All Services > Storage > File Storage menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the File Storage menu. Go to the File Storage list page.
  3. On the File Storage List page, click the resource to edit the backup policy. You will be taken to the File Storage Details page.
  4. Click the Disk Backup tab.
  5. Click the Edit button of the Backup Policy. The Disk Backup Policy Edit popup window opens.
    • Enabled: Performs backup. If Paused, you can change it to Enabled.
    • Pause: Temporarily stops the backup. If Enabled, you can modify to Pause.
    • Delete: Deletes the backup. If it is Paused, it can be changed to Delete, and after deletion the backup cannot be used again.
  6. Check the updated backup policy on the Disk Backup page of File Storage.
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Backup policy, Backup schedule can be modified only when the backup status in the backup set is completed or stopped.

Modify Disk Backup Schedule

You can change the synchronization interval between the original and the backup by modifying the backup schedule. To modify the backup schedule, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Storage > File Storage menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the File Storage menu. Navigate to the File Storage list page.
  3. File Storage List page, click the resource whose backup schedule you want to edit. You will be taken to the File Storage Details page.
  4. Click the Disk Backup page.
  5. Click the Edit button of Backup schedule. Backup schedule edit popup window opens.
  6. Select Backup frequency from 1 hour, daily, weekly, or monthly. Snapshots will be created at the selected interval. * Daily: 23:59:00 * Weekly: Every Sunday 23:59:00 * Monthly: 1st day of each month 23:59:00
  7. Check the updated backup schedule on the Disk Backup page of File Storage.
Reference
Backup policy, Backup schedule can be modified when the backup status in the backup copy is completed or stopped.

Modify the number of retained disk backups

You can set the number of snapshots retained in the backup. To modify the backup retention count, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Storage > File Storage menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the File Storage menu. You will be taken to the File Storage List page.
  3. On the File Storage List page, click the resource to modify the backup schedule. You will be taken to the File Storage Details page.
  4. Click the Disk Backup page.
  5. Click the Edit button of Backup retention count. The Edit disk backup retention count popup opens.
  6. Backup retention count Please enter. * The retention count can be set from 1 to 128.
  7. Check the modified backup schedule on the Disk Backup tab of the File Storage Details page.
File-level Recovery
Use Replication