Managing volume backups

A backup is a full copy of a compute volume stored in an external service. A backup can subsequently be restored from the external service to a new volume.

You can create backups automatically by using backup plans or initiate backups manually. Every backup plan contains set of actions that carry out the backup job.

When you create, list, or delete backups, these status values are possible:

CREATING

The backup is being created.

AVAILABLE

The backup is ready to restore to a volume.

DELETING

The backup is being deleted.

ERROR

A backup error occurred.

RESTORING

The backup is being restored to a volume.

ERROR_DELETING

An error occurred while deleting the backup.