Configure backups

This page provides information on backup vaults.

About backup vaults

A backup vault marks the location you store your backups in.

Considerations

  • You can only create one backup vault per region.

  • You can't delete a backup vault until you remove all backups in it, detach the backup vault from all volumes, and unassign all backup policies from the volume.

Create a backup vault

Use the following instructions to create a backup vault using the Google Cloud console or Google Cloud CLI:

Console

  1. Go to NetApp Volumes page in the Google Cloud console.

    Go to NetApp Volumes

  2. Under Data protection, click Backup vaults.

  3. In the Backup vaults page, click Create.

  4. In the Name field, enter a name for the backup vault. Your backup vault name must be unique to the region, use lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, and start with a letter. Your choice is permanent.

  5. Optional: in the Description field, enter a description for the backup vault.

  6. Use the Region drop-down menu to select a location for the backup vault. You can only create one backup vault per region.

  7. Optional: under the Labels sections, click Add label to enter relevant labels for reporting and querying purposes.

  8. Click Create.

gcloud

Create a backup vault:

gcloud netapp backup-vaults create BACKUP_VAULT \
  --location=LOCATION \
  --description=DESCRIPTION \
  --labels=foo=bar

Replace the following information:

  • BACKUP_VAULT: the name of the backup vault.

  • LOCATION: the location in which you want to create the vault.

  • DESCRIPTION: the description for the backup vault.

For more options, run the following command:

gcloud netapp volumes describe —help

What's next

Set a backup schedule