You can use the Cloud Backup console to quickly back up MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server databases on your on-premises servers.
Follow these steps to back up on-premises databases in the Cloud Backup console:
This topic uses MySQL as an example, but the steps are similar for Oracle and SQL Server databases on on-premises servers.
Obtain the username and password from your MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server database administrator.
Activating Cloud Backup is free. Charges apply to resources like backup vault rental and storage capacity. Each backup vault is free for the first 30 days, after which it is automatically billed. Charges are based on capacity after deduplication and compression. You receive a free quota of 100 GB per vault per month, and tiered pricing applies to any excess usage. For more information about billing, see Billing methods and billable items.
To register an on-premises database in the Cloud Backup console, log on to the on-premises server that hosts the database and install the backup client. This registration process discovers the databases available for backup. If you only register a database in the console and do not create a backup plan, Cloud Backup does not charge any fees.
To ensure smooth database backups, Cloud Backup provides a precheck feature. This feature identifies potential issues that could prevent a successful backup.
Create a backup plan and configure settings such as the backup vault, data source, backup cycle, retention period, and backup policies, including full and incremental backup. Cloud Backup then starts the plan and continuously backs up the database.
Restoring a database is free. If a database error occurs, you can restore it to any available point in time from a backup. You can restore data to the source database or to another registered database in the same region under your account.
To learn more about the procedure, costs, and benefits of backing up an on-premises database, see Overview (on-premises database).
To learn more about the procedure, costs, and benefits of backing up an ECS database, see Overview (ECS database).
Cloud Backup offers resource plans for various backup scenarios, providing greater discounts to help you minimize costs. For more information, see Purchase resource plans.