Back up ECS files

Prerequisites

You have completed the Preparations.

Back up files from a single ECS instance

Follow these steps to back up files from a single ECS instance using Cloud Backup:

1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backup > ECS File Backup.

3. On the ECS File Backup page, click the ECS Instance List tab.

4. Find the target ECS instance and click Back Up in the Actions column.

5. On the Create Backup Plan page, configure the parameters as described in the following table and then click Create.

   

   Parameter	Description
   Backup Plan Name	Enter a name for the backup plan. If you leave this empty, a random name is assigned.
   Backup file path	The rules for source paths are as follows: If you do not use a wildcard character (*), you can enter up to eight paths. If you use a wildcard character (*), you can enter only one path. Paths such as /*/* are supported. Each line must be an absolute path, such as one starting with /, \\, C:\, or D:\. Note You cannot back up multiple root paths at the same time. For example, you cannot back up C:\ and D:\ simultaneously. When you use Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), multiple paths, Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) paths, wildcards, and file exclusions are not supported. When you use UNC paths, VSS, wildcards, and file exclusions are not supported. If the backup source contains a UNC path, the Windows Access Control List (ACL) is not backed up.
   Backup Rule	Select Include All Files or Exclude the following files. If you select Exclude the following files, you must enter a list of files. Note The rules for exclusion paths are as follows: You can enter a maximum of eight paths, including paths that contain wildcard characters (*). If a path does not contain a forward slash (/), a wildcard character (*) matches multiple levels of path names or filenames. For example, *abc* matches /abc/, /d/eabcd/, and /a/abc. *.txt matches all files with the .txt extension. If a path contains a forward slash (/), each wildcard character (*) matches only a single level of a path or a filename. For example, /a/*/*/share matches /a/b/c/share but does not match /a/d/share. If a path ends with a forward slash (/), it indicates a folder match. For example, *tmp/ matches /a/b/aaatmp/ and /tmp/. The path separator is the forward slash (/) for Linux. For Windows, use a backslash (\).
   Start Time	Select the time to start the backup. The time is accurate to the second.
   Backup Interval	Select the frequency for incremental backups. The unit can be hours, days, or weeks. Note The maximum backup interval is 52 weeks (one year).
   Retention Period	Select how long to keep the backups. The unit can be days, weeks, months, or years.
   Use VSS	This feature is supported only for Windows instances. If data in the backup source changes and you need to ensure data consistency between the source and the backup, select Use. If you select to use VSS, you cannot back up multiple file folders at the same time. Note This feature is not supported if the backup source is on a volume in the exFAT format.
   Use Throttling	Throttling can help you control the traffic for backing up file folders during peak business hours to avoid affecting normal business. If you select Use, specify the Throttling Period and the Maximum Traffic that can be used for backup within that period based on your business needs. Then, click Add.

Batch back up files from multiple ECS instances

You can create multiple backup jobs in a batch to back up files from multiple ECS instances. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backup > ECS File Backup.

3. In the top navigation bar, select the region where the ECS instances that you want to back up are located.

4. In the upper-right corner of the page, choose Batch Operations > Create Backup Plans in Batches.

5. On the Create Backup Plans in Batches page, click Download Template.

6. Open the downloaded template file, configure the template as described in the following table, and then save the file.

   Note

   If you do not need to back up an instance, delete the row for that instance.

   Parameter	Description
   Client Id	Displays the clients that are available for backup. Do not modify this setting.
   Instance Id	The ID of the ECS instance that corresponds to the client. Do not modify this value.
   Instance Name	The name of the ECS instance that corresponds to the client. Do not modify this value.
   Source	Enter the file folder to back up. The path must be an absolute path.
   Plan Name	Enter a name for the backup plan. If you leave this empty, a random name is assigned.
   Retention (Day)	Enter the retention period for the backup. The value must be an integer. The default unit is days. If you leave this empty, backups are retained for 730 days.
   Effective Time	Enter the start time for the backup. Use the YYYY-MM-DD/HH:MM:SS format. For example, 2018-12-03/12:00:00.
   Backup Interval	Enter the interval for incremental backups. The value must be an integer. The default unit is hours. If you leave this empty, the default interval is 24 hours.
   Use VSS for backup	This feature is supported only for Windows instances. If data in the backup source changes and you need to ensure data consistency, use this feature. Enter Y to use this feature or N to not use it. If you leave this empty, this feature is not used by default. If you use VSS, you cannot back up multiple file folders at the same time.
   Bandwidth Throttling	Controls the traffic used for backing up file folders to avoid affecting normal business. If you use this feature, enter the maximum traffic that can be used for backup throughout the day. The value must be an integer. The default unit is MB. If you leave this empty, traffic is not throttled by default.

7. Click Upload File to upload the completed template.

8. Click Create.

Browse backup files online

You can use the online browsing feature of Cloud Backup to browse all files in each backup plan.

1. On the Backup Plans and Jobs tab, click View in the Actions column for the desired backup job.

2. Click Browse.

   On the Browse tab, you can view all files in the source folder.

   Important

   This page is for browsing only. To restore ECS files, see Restore ECS files.

Related operations

FAQ

If a file backup fails due to factors such as an unstable network, you can configure the following parameters to enable retries.

1. Log on to the server where the files need to be backed up.

2. Find and open the installation path of the Cloud Backup client.

3. In a subdirectory of the client folder, create a file named hbr.config.

   Note

   The hbr.config file must be in the same directory as the hybridebackup and ids executable programs.

4. Add the following parameters to the hbr.config file.

   Parameter	Description
   retry_times	The number of retries for a data backup. Default value: 3.
   retry_interval	The interval between data backup retries. Default value: 100 ms.
   skip_error_files	Specifies whether to skip files that fail to be backed up. false (default): Does not skip files that fail to be backed up. true: Skips files that fail to be backed up.

The following code provides an example configuration for the hbr.config file:

retry_times=3
retry_interval=100
skip_error_files=false