Back up MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server databases that are hosted on Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances. Use Cloud Backup to create comprehensive backup and recovery plans for your databases.
The procedures for backing up MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server databases that are hosted on ECS instances are basically the same. In this example, a MySQL database is backed up.
Cloud Backup registers databases based on username and password. To back up a MySQL or SQL Server database, you must obtain the username and password from the database administrator. Oracle databases can be registered without passwords.
Activating Cloud Backup is free. However, you are charged for the rental and storage usage of backup vaults. Each vault is free for the first 30 days. A free capacity of 100 GB is provided for each backup vault per month. After the free quota is used up, you are charged based on tiered pricing. For more information, see Billing methods and billable items.
Register a database in the Cloud Backup console. Cloud Backup automatically installs a backup client on the ECS instance that hosts the database. You are not charged for using Cloud Backup if you only register a database without creating a backup plan.
Precheck a database to ensure that it can be backed up as expected. Cloud Backup provides the precheck feature to identify issues that may cause backup failure.
Create a backup plan by configuring the backup vault, data source, backup cycle, retention period, and backup policies (such as full backup and incremental backup). Cloud Backup starts the plan and continuously backs up data from the specified database.
Restore a database when needed. You are not charged for restoring a database. If a database exception occurs, restore the database data to the source database or another registered database within the same account in the same region based on recovery points.
Learn more:
For more information about the procedure, pricing, and benefits of ECS database backup, see Feature overview (ECS database).
For more information about the procedure, pricing, and benefits of on-premises database backup, see Overview (on-premises databases).
Cloud Backup provides resource plans for various backup scenarios so that you can enjoy higher discounts and minimize your costs. For more information, see Purchase resource plans.