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This page explains how to list, view, and delete backups in the Google Cloud console.
In a data source, each backup represents the state of the protected resource
at a specific point in time. These backups are created based on the schedules
defined in backup plans. Additionally, you can initiate on-demand backups
whenever needed.
This predefined role contains
the permissions required to list and view backups. To see the exact permissions that are
required, expand the Required permissions section:
Required permissions
The following permissions are required to list and view backups:
In the list of scheduled backups, click the name of the scheduled backup you want to view the backup details of.
The backup details page displays a list of backups along with their
creation times, the backup type - scheduled or on-demand, the associated
backup rule, and the backup expiration date.
LOCATION: the location of the backup plan association.
DATA_SOURCE: the ID of the data source for which you want to view backups.
Delete a backup
You can delete a backup only if the backup has exceeded its minimum enforced
retention period. After deletion, the backup is no longer available for restore.
To get the permission that
you need to delete a backup,
ask your administrator to grant you the
Backup Vault Admin (roles/backupdr.backupvaultAdmin)
IAM role on your backup vault project.
For more information about granting roles, see Manage access to projects, folders, and organizations.
This predefined role contains the
backupdr.bvbackups.delete
permission,
which is required to
delete a backup.
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These backups are created based on the schedules\ndefined in backup plans. Additionally, you can initiate on-demand backups\nwhenever needed.\n\nBefore you begin\n----------------\n\n\nTo get the permissions that\nyou need to list and view backups,\n\nask your administrator to grant you the\n\n\n[Backup and DR Backup Vault Viewer](/iam/docs/roles-permissions/backupdr#backupdr.backupvaultViewer) (`roles/backupdr.backupvaultViewer`)\nIAM role on your backup vault project.\n\n\nFor more information about granting roles, see [Manage access to projects, folders, and organizations](/iam/docs/granting-changing-revoking-access).\n\n\nThis predefined role contains\n\nthe permissions required to list and view backups. To see the exact permissions that are\nrequired, expand the **Required permissions** section:\n\n\n#### Required permissions\n\nThe following permissions are required to list and view backups:\n\n- ` ``backupdr.bvbackups.list`` `\n- ` ``backupdr.bvbackups.get`\n\n\nYou might also be able to get\nthese permissions\nwith [custom roles](/iam/docs/creating-custom-roles) or\nother [predefined roles](/iam/docs/roles-overview#predefined).\n\nList backups\n------------\n\nUse the following instructions to list backups. \n\n### Console\n\n1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the **Vaulted resources** page.\n\n [Go to Vaulted resources](https://console.cloud.google.com/backupdr/vaulted-resources)\n2. In the list of scheduled backups, click the name of the scheduled backup you want to view the backup details of.\n\n### gcloud\n\n1. List the backups.\n\n gcloud backup-dr backups list \\\n --backup-vault=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUPVAULT_NAME\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --project=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --location=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --data-source=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eDATA_SOURCE\u003c/var\u003e\n\n Replace the following:\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUPVAULT_NAME\u003c/var\u003e: the name of the backup vault used to store backups.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e: the name of the project.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e: the location of the backup vault.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eDATA_SOURCE\u003c/var\u003e: the ID of the data source that you want to list backups.\n\nView backups\n------------\n\nUse the following instructions to view backups. \n\n### Console\n\n1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the **Vaulted resources** page.\n\n [Go to Vaulted resources](https://console.cloud.google.com/backupdr/vaulted-resources)\n2. In the list of scheduled backups, click the name of the scheduled backup you want to view the backup details of.\n\n The backup details page displays a list of backups along with their\n creation times, the backup type - scheduled or on-demand, the associated\n backup rule, and the backup expiration date.\n\n### gcloud\n\n1. Get the backup ID that is part of a data source.\n\n gcloud backup-dr backups list \\\n --backup-vault=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUPVAULT_NAME\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --project=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --location=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --data-source=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eDATA_SOURCE\u003c/var\u003e\n\n Replace the following:\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUPVAULT_NAME\u003c/var\u003e: the name of the backup vault used to store backups.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e: the name of the project.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e: the location of the backup vault.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eDATA_SOURCE\u003c/var\u003e: the ID of the data source for which you want to list backups.\n2. View the backups.\n\n gcloud backup-dr backups describe \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUP_ID\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --backup-vault=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUPVAULT_NAME\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --project=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --location=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --data-source=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eDATA_SOURCE\u003c/var\u003e\n\n Replace the following:\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUP_ID\u003c/var\u003e: the ID of the backup.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e: the name of the project.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e: the location of the backup plan association.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eDATA_SOURCE\u003c/var\u003e: the ID of the data source for which you want to view backups.\n\nDelete a backup\n---------------\n\nYou can delete a backup only if the backup has exceeded its minimum enforced\nretention period. After deletion, the backup is no longer available for restore.\n\n\nTo get the permission that\nyou need to delete a backup,\n\nask your administrator to grant you the\n\n\n[Backup Vault Admin](/iam/docs/roles-permissions/backupdr#backupdr.backupvaultAdmin) (`roles/backupdr.backupvaultAdmin`)\nIAM role on your backup vault project.\n\n\nFor more information about granting roles, see [Manage access to projects, folders, and organizations](/iam/docs/granting-changing-revoking-access).\n\n\nThis predefined role contains the\n` ``backupdr.bvbackups.delete`\npermission,\nwhich is required to\ndelete a backup.\n\n\nYou might also be able to get\nthis permission\nwith [custom roles](/iam/docs/creating-custom-roles) or\nother [predefined roles](/iam/docs/roles-overview#predefined).\n| **Note:** Backup and DR Service may not immediately delete all backup data at the time defined by the corresponding backup plan or when a backup is manually expired. The reported storage size after deletion will be reconciled over time.\n\nUse the following instructions to delete a backup. \n\n### Console\n\n1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the **Vaulted resources** page.\n\n [Go to Vaulted resources](https://console.cloud.google.com/backupdr/vaulted-resources)\n2. Click the name of the scheduled backup you want to delete.\n\n3. From the backups section, select a backup and then click\n the more_verticon.\n\n4. Select **Delete**.\n\n5. In the overlay window that appears, confirm you want to delete the backup.\n\n6. Click **Delete**.\n\n### gcloud\n\n1. Get the backup ID that is part of a data source.\n\n gcloud backup-dr backups list \\\n --backup-vault=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUPVAULT_NAME\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --project=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --location=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --data-source=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eDATA_SOURCE\u003c/var\u003e\n\n Replace the following:\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUPVAULT_NAME\u003c/var\u003e: the name of the backup vault used to store backups.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e: the name of the project.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e: the location of the backup vault.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eDATA_SOURCE\u003c/var\u003e: the ID of the data source that you want to list backups.\n2. Delete a backup.\n\n gcloud backup-dr backups delete \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUP_ID\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --backup-vault=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUPVAULT_NAME\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --project=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --location=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --data-source=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eDATA_SOURCE\u003c/var\u003e\n\n Replace the following:\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUP_ID\u003c/var\u003e: the ID of the backup.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBACKUPVAULT_NAME\u003c/var\u003e: the name of the backup vault where the backups are stored.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e: the name of the project.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e:the location of the backup.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eDATA_SOURCE\u003c/var\u003e: the ID of the data source that you want to delete a backup from."]]
