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Follow the instructions on this page to import an RDB backup into your
Memorystore for Redis instance.
Importing a Redis backup allows you to migrate data from another instance or
restore your instance data from a previous RDB backup. For additional
information about imports, exports, and best practices, see Import and export overview.
Before you begin
Have a Cloud Storage bucket that contains the RDB backup file that you
want to import. We recommend that you import from a bucket in the same region
as your Memorystore instance.
Instance availability and behavior while importing
Importing overwrites all current instance data, so make sure that you are okay
with your data being overwritten before you start an import.
Your Redis instance is unavailable during the import process. You cannot
access instance data or modify the instance until the import is complete.
The import can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. For example,
if you import an 8 GB RDB file into a 10GB instance, the import can take 5
minutes, and if you import a 100GB RDB file into a 120GB instance, the import
can take an hour. To monitor the progress of the import, check the instance
details page, which displays the status of the operation.
An instance can only import backups from older Redis versions. An instance
running Redis 5.0 can import an RDB exported from Redis 4.0, but an instance
running Redis 4.0 cannot import an RDB from Redis 5.0.
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