Learn how to create a backup of a Public Cloud instance in just a few clicks.
You can create a backup of your instance anytime via the OVHcloud Control Panel. Backups can be used to restore your instance to a previous state or to create a new, identical instance.
At this time, only manual backups are possible for Regions and Local Zones through the OVHcloud Control Panel. To set up automatic backups for Regions, see this guide.
Requirements
- a Public Cloud instance in your OVHcloud account
- access to the OVHcloud Control Panel or OVHcloud API
Instructions
Creating an instance backup in the OVHcloud Control Panel
From the OVHcloud Control Panel:
- Click
Public Cloud
in the top navigation bar. - Select your Public Cloud project.
- In the left-hand navigation menu under Compute, select
Instances
. - To the right of your instance, click the more options
...
button and selectCreate a backup
.
In the pop-up window, enter a name for the backup and click Confirm
to finalize.
It is not possible to track the progress of the backup in real time. However, by clicking Instance Backup
under Compute, you can see the status "Backup in progress" during the process.
Once the backup is complete, the status will change to "Enabled."
NOTE: You cannot delete an instance backup if an instance that has been spawned from that backup is running at the time of the delete action.
Creating an instance backup from the OVHcloud API
Instance backups can also be created via the OVHcloud API. To do this, you will need the following information:
Information | API call to retrieve |
---|---|
serviceName | |
instanceId |
Once you have this information, you can use the following API call to create your instance backup.
You can also confirm that your backup was created successfully.
Go further
For more information and tutorials, please see our other Public Cloud support guides or explore the guides for other OVHcloud products and services.