Set the backup policy for a Serverless instance

Prerequisites

Serverless instances are available. To purchase one, see Purchase an instance.

Procedure

1. Log on to the OceanBase Management Console.

2. In the navigation pane on the left, click Instance List.

3. In the instance list, find the target Serverless instance and click its name to go to the Serverless Workspace.

4. In the navigation pane on the left, click Backup and Recovery. On the Backup and Recovery page, click the Backup Policy tab to view the backup policy information for the instance.

   Note

   Backups are enabled by default for Serverless instances. You can modify the backup policy as needed.

5. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Modify Backup Policy.

   Parameter	Description
   Backup file storage region	The backup files are stored in the same city as the current instance.
   Backup cycle	Select the days of the week for backups. The database is backed up weekly at your specified time. For data security, perform at least one backup per week.
   Backup time	From the drop-down list, set the specific time for the backup. Note Perform backups during off-peak hours. Do not set the backup time within the data merge window (one hour before and after the data merge time). Otherwise, the backup job will be delayed.
   Data backup retention period	By default, backup data for Serverless instances is retained for 2 days. You can set the retention period from 2 to 365 days.
   Data backup type	Currently, only full backups are supported.
   Log backup	After the backup policy is configured and enabled, log backup is automatically enabled.
   Backup retention policy upon instance deletion	Specifies whether to retain existing backup data when the instance is deleted. For Serverless instances, this can only be set to not retain backups. Note This parameter applies only to level-1 backups in local backups.

6. Click OK to submit the changes.