A backup is a virtual machine (VM) disk image that is used to restore it. You can create a backup on the cluster node where the source VM is located, or you can use external storage.
Note
When a VM is deleted, its backups are deleted. To get a copy of the VM, which will be preserved after deleting the original VM, create a disk image.
How to create a backup
To create a backup of a VM, enter Virtual machines → select the VM →
Menu → Create backup copy:
- Select the Disk for which you want to create a copy.
- Select the Copy storage — an external storage or a Node where VM is located. For VMmanager to create a copy of the VM in the most vacant storage, use Select automatically.
Specify the New copy name. By default, the copy name is:
<vmname>_backup_<unixtime>
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Comments
<vmname> — VM name
<unixtime> — current UNIX time in ms
E.g., misty_dichroite_backup_1590457814782.
Specify a discretionary Note.
Press Create a backup copy.
How to manage backups
Managing backups of an individual VM
To manage backups, enter Virtual machines → select the VM → menu → Images for recovery.
To recover a VM from a backup, press restore.
To delete a backup, press
.
To change the name or note of the backup, press
.
The list of backups in the VM card
Managing backups of all VMs
To manage, enter Backups → All copies.
Press 
, to filter the list of backups by status, name, id, VM name, size or cluster node on which they are located.
To recover a VM from a backup, press → Restore VM from backup.
To delete a backup, press → Delete.
To add a comment to a backup, press → Add a comment.
“Backups” interface section
How user can create backups
If integration of VMmanager with BILLmanager is configured, you can allow users to create backups of their VMs. In this case, include storage for images into your BILLmanager tariff configuration. For more details, see the Tariff plan VMmanager 6 article in BILLmanager documentation. Users who buy storage for images will be able to create backups of the VMs.
