How do I stop being billed for Cloud Backup? - Cloud Backup

After you activate Cloud Backup, you cannot deactivate the service. If you no longer need to use Cloud Backup, you can follow the steps in this topic to stop billing for each data source. This ensures that billing is stopped immediately on the day when you stop billing to prevent additional charges. You will no longer receive Cloud Backup service bills from the day after you delete the backup vault.

Usage notes

If a backup plan fails to be deleted, backups still exist in the backup plan. Delete all related backups before you delete the backup plan.
A backup point may fail to be deleted due to the following reasons:
- Keep At Least One Backup Version is enabled for the current backup policy. As a result, the last backup cannot be deleted directly. We recommend that you disable this option and then attempt to delete the backup.
- The immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. The backup data is automatically released after it expires.
A backup vault may fail to be deleted due to the following reasons:
- The immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.
- A remote mirror vault is created for the backup vault. We recommend that you delete the mirror vault and then delete the backup vault.
- The backup vault is associated with a backup policy. We recommend that you go to the Policy Center page to delete the associated policy before you delete the backup vault.

Procedure

Database backup

ECS-hosted database

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete a backup plan.
Click the Backup Plans tab. Find the backup plan and choose More > Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Unregister a database instance.
Warning
If you unregister a database instance, all the backups and configurations of the instance are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
Click the ECS Database Instance tab. Find the database instance that you want to unregister and choose More > Unregister Instance in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK. When you unregister an Elastic Compute Service (ECS)-hosted database, Cloud Backup automatically uninstalls the Cloud Backup client. If the Cloud Backup client fails to be uninstalled, log on to the ECS instance to manually uninstall the client. For more information, see Manually uninstall the Cloud Backup client.

Delete the configuration files.

MySQL

Linux:

rm -rf /etc/default/dbackup3*
rm -rf /opt/scutech
rm -rf /var/opt/scutech/
rm -rf /var/log/dbackup3/
rm -rf /etc/opt/scutech/

Oracle

Windows:
Delete all the configuration files from the c:\programdata\scutech directory.

Linux:

rm -rf /etc/default/dbackup3*
rm -rf /opt/scutech
rm -rf /var/opt/scutech/
rm -rf /var/log/dbackup3/
rm -rf /etc/opt/scutech/

SQL Server

Windows:

Delete all the configuration files from the c:\programdata\scutech directory.

Delete a backup vault.
Warning
If you delete a backup vault, all the backup data stored in the backup vault and the related configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
1. Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the backup vault.
2. In the message that appears, click OK.
  Important
  If a backup vault cannot be deleted, the immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.

On-premises database

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete a backup plan.
Click the Backup Plans tab. Find the backup plan and choose More > Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Unregister a database instance.
Warning
If you unregister a database instance, all the backups and configurations of the instance are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
Click the Local Database Instance tab. Find the database instance that you want to unregister and choose More > Unregister Instance in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Log on to the on-premises server and uninstall the Cloud Backup client.
MySQL
Linux:
- CentOS
```
sudo rpm --erase "dbackup3-agent-mysql"
sudo rpm --erase "dbackup3-agent"
sudo rpm --erase "dbackup3-common"
```
- Ubuntu
```
sudo dpkg -r "dbackup3-agent-mysql" "dbackup3-agent" "dbackup3-common"
```
Oracle
- Windows:
  1. Go to the installation directory of the Cloud Backup client by using PowerShell, for example, C:\Program Files\aliyun\unibackup>.
  2. Run the following command:
    .\uninstall-unibackup.exe /S /NCRC
- Linux:
  - CentOS
    sudo rpm --erase "dbackup3-agent-oracle" sudo rpm --erase "dbackup3-agent" sudo rpm --erase "dbackup3-common"
  - Ubuntu
    sudo dpkg -r "dbackup3-agent-oracle" "dbackup3-agent" "dbackup3-common"
SQL Server
Windows:
1. Go to the installation directory of the Cloud Backup client by using PowerShell, for example, C:\Program Files\aliyun\unibackup>.
2. Run the uninstall-unibackup.exe command to uninstall the client as prompted.

Delete the configuration files.

MySQL

Linux:

rm -rf /etc/default/dbackup3*
rm -rf /opt/scutech
rm -rf /var/opt/scutech/
rm -rf /var/log/dbackup3/
rm -rf /etc/opt/scutech/

Oracle

Windows:
Delete all the configuration files from the c:\programdata\scutech directory.

Linux:

rm -rf /etc/default/dbackup3*
rm -rf /opt/scutech
rm -rf /var/opt/scutech/
rm -rf /var/log/dbackup3/
rm -rf /etc/opt/scutech/

SQL Server

Windows:

Delete all the configuration files from the c:\programdata\scutech directory.

Delete a backup vault.
Warning
If you delete a backup vault, all the backup data stored in the backup vault and the related configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
1. Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the backup vault.
2. In the message that appears, click OK.
  Important
  If a backup vault cannot be deleted, the immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.

SAP HANA backup

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete a backup plan.
Click the Backup Plans tab. Find the backup plan and choose More > Delete Plan in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a database instance.
Click the SAP HANA Instances tab. Find the database instance and choose More > Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a backup vault.
Warning
If you delete a backup vault, all the backup data stored in the backup vault and the related configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
1. Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the backup vault.
2. In the message that appears, click OK.
  Important
  If a backup vault cannot be deleted, the immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.

ECS file backup

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete a backup point.
Click the Backup Plans tab. Find the backup plan and click the icon on the left. In the Backup History section, delete the backup point. In the message that appears, click OK.
Optional. If a backup policy is associated with multiple resources based on tags, you must disassociate the ECS files from the backup policy. For more information, see Remove resource tags from the backup policy.
Delete a backup plan.
Click the Backup Plans tab. Find the backup plan and choose More > Delete Plan in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Uninstall the Cloud Backup client.
Warning
If you delete a Cloud Backup client, the client configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > ECS File Backup. In the top navigation bar, select a region. On the ECS File Backup page, click New Version. Find the ECS instance for which you want to uninstall the Cloud Backup client and choose More > Uninstall Client in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK. After a few minutes, the client status changes to Uninstalled.
Delete a backup.
On the ECS lnstances tab, find the ECS instance and choose More > Delete Backup in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a backup vault.
Warning
If you delete a backup vault, all the backup data stored in the backup vault and the related configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
1. Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the backup vault.
2. In the message that appears, click OK.
  Important
  If a backup vault cannot be deleted, the immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.

ECS instance backup

Important

If you stop billing for ECS instance backup, you are not billed only for Cloud Backup. You are still billed for snapshots until all backup points expire or are manually deleted.

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Optional. If a backup policy is associated with multiple resources based on tags, you must disassociate the ECS instance from the backup policy. For more information, see Remove resource tags from the backup policy.
Click the Backed-up ECS Instances tab. Find the ECS instance and choose More > Delete Plan in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Click the Backed-up ECS Instances tab. Find the ECS instance and choose More > Delete Backup Point in the Actions column.
On the Backed-up ECS Instances tab, find the ECS instance that you want to remove and choose More > Remove ECS in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.

Disk backup

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete a backup point.
Click the Protected Disk tab. Find the disk and click the icon on the left. In the Backup History section, delete the backup point. In the message that appears, click OK.
Cancel the backup.
On the Protected Disk tab, find the disk and click Stop Backup in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.

OSS backup

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Optional. If a backup policy is associated with multiple resources based on tags, you must disassociate the Object Storage Service (OSS) buckets from the backup policy. For more information, see Remove resource tags from the backup policy.
Delete a backup plan.
Click the Backup Plans tab. Find the backup plan and choose More > Delete Plan in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a backup vault.
Warning
If you delete a backup vault, all the backup data stored in the backup vault and the related configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
1. Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the backup vault.
2. In the message that appears, click OK.
  Important
  If a backup vault cannot be deleted, the immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.

NAS backup

File Storage NAS

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Optional. If a backup policy is associated with multiple resources based on tags, you must disassociate the File Storage NAS (NAS) file systems from the backup policy. For more information, see Remove resource tags from the backup policy.
Delete a backup plan.
Click the Backup Plans tab. Find the backup plan and choose More > Delete Plan in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete the mount target that is created by Cloud Backup.
On the Backup Plans tab, click Manage Mounts. On the Manage Mount Target page, find the file system and click Remove Mount Target in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a backup vault.
Warning
If you delete a backup vault, all the backup data stored in the backup vault and the related configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
1. Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the backup vault.
2. In the message that appears, click OK.
  Important
  If a backup vault cannot be deleted, the immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.

On-premises NAS backup

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete a backup point.
Click the NAS Instance tab. Find the NAS file system and click the icon on the left. In the Backup History section, delete the backup point. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a backup plan.
Click the NAS Instance tab. Find the NAS file system and click the icon on the left. In the Backup Plan Details section, choose More > Delete Plan in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a client group.
On the NAS Instance tab, click View Client Groups.
On the View Client Groups page, find the client group of the desired data source and click Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Uninstall the Cloud Backup client.
For more information, see How do I uninstall a Cloud Backup client?
Delete a backup.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > On-Premises File Backup. On the On-Premises File Backup page, click New Version. On the Clients tab, find the uninstalled client and choose More > Delete Backup. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a NAS file system.
On the NAS Instance tab, find the NAS file system and choose More > Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a backup vault.
Warning
If you delete a backup vault, all the backup data stored in the backup vault and the related configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
1. Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the backup vault.
2. In the message that appears, click OK.
  Important
  If a backup vault cannot be deleted, the immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.

Tablestore backup

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Optional. If a backup policy is associated with multiple resources based on tags, you must disassociate the Tablestore instances from the backup policy. For more information, see Remove resource tags from the backup policy.
Delete a backup plan.
Click the Backup Plans tab. Find the backup plan and choose More > Delete Plan in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a backup vault.
Warning
If you delete a backup vault, all the backup data stored in the backup vault and the related configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
1. Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the backup vault.
2. In the message that appears, click OK.
  Important
  If a backup vault cannot be deleted, the immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.

CPFS backup

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete a backup plan.
Click the Backup Plans tab. Find the backup plan and choose More > Delete Plan in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a client group.
On the Data Source List tab, click View Client Groups.
On the View Client Groups page, find the client group of the desired data source and click Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Uninstall the Cloud Backup client.
For more information, see How do I uninstall a Cloud Backup client?
Delete a backup.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > On-Premises File Backup. On the On-Premises File Backup page, click New Version. On the Clients tab, find the uninstalled client and choose More > Delete Backup. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a data source.
On the Data Source List tab, find the data source and choose More > Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a backup vault.
Warning
If you delete a backup vault, all the backup data stored in the backup vault and the related configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
1. Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the backup vault.
2. In the message that appears, click OK.
  Important
  If a backup vault cannot be deleted, the immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.

On-premises file backup

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete a backup plan.
Click the Backup Plans tab. Find the backup plan and choose More > Delete Plan in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Uninstall the Cloud Backup client.
For more information, see How do I uninstall a Cloud Backup client?
Delete a backup.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > On-Premises File Backup. On the On-Premises File Backup page, click New Version. On the Clients tab, find the uninstalled client and choose More > Delete Backup. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a backup vault.
Warning
If you delete a backup vault, all the backup data stored in the backup vault and the related configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
1. Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the backup vault.
2. In the message that appears, click OK.
  Important
  If a backup vault cannot be deleted, the immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.

VMware backup and disaster recovery

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete a backup plan.
Click the Backup Plans tab. Find the backup plan and choose More > Delete Plan in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a vCenter server.
Click the Managed vCenter Servers tab. Find the vCenter server and choose More > Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a disaster recovery gateway.
On the Backup & Disaster Recovery Gateway tab, find the disaster recovery gateway and choose More > Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a backup vault.
Warning
If you delete a backup vault, all the backup data stored in the backup vault and the related configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
1. Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the backup vault.
2. In the message that appears, click OK.
  Important
  If a backup vault cannot be deleted, the immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.

Container backup

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete a backup vault.
Warning
If you delete a backup vault, all the backup data stored in the backup vault and the related configurations are permanently deleted and cannot be restored. We recommend that you proceed with caution to prevent accidental data loss.
1. Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the backup vault.
2. In the message that appears, click OK.
  Important
  If a backup vault cannot be deleted, the immutable backup feature is enabled for the backup vault. The backup vault and all backup data in the backup vault cannot be deleted until the retention period expires. Wait until the backup data expires and then delete the backup vault.

Archiving

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete an archive plan.
On the Archive Plan tab, find the archive plan and choose More > Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a client group.
On the Analyze and Archive tab, click View Client Groups.
On the View Client Groups page, find the client group of the desired data source and click Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Uninstall the Cloud Backup client.
For more information, see How do I uninstall a Cloud Backup client?
Delete a backup.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > On-Premises File Backup. On the On-Premises File Backup page, click New Version. On the Clients tab, find the uninstalled client and choose More > Delete Backup. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a data source.
Click the Analyze and Archive tab. Find the data source and choose More > Unregister Data Source. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete an archive vault.
Click Storage Vaults. On the Storage Vaults page, select the region where the backup vault that you want to delete resides. Choose More > Delete in the Actions column of the archive vault. In the message that appears, click OK.

ECS disaster recovery

Elastic Block Storage (EBS) async replication

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete a drill protection group.
1. Click Switch to EBS Async Replication. On the Site Pairs tab, click the disaster recovery site pair.
2. Click the Fault Drill tab. Find the drill protection group and click Delete Fault Drill Group in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK. If you delete the fault drill group, resources that are created during the drill, such as the ECS instances, disks, elastic network interfaces (ENIs), snapshots, and images, are also deleted.
Remove a protected instance from the protection group.
1. On the Protection Group tab, find the protection group and click Manage Protected Instance in the Actions column.
2. On the Protected Instances page, click Remove Protected Instance in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a protection group.
On the Protection Group tab, find the protection group, click the icon in the Actions column, and then choose Manage Protection Group > Delete. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete the vSwitch mapping and security group mapping.
On the Network & Security tab, delete the vSwitch mapping and security group mapping by clicking Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a site pair.
On the Site Pairs tab, find the site pair that you want to delete and click Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.

Continuous data replication (CDR)

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Click Switch to CDR. On the Overview tab, select the desired site pair from the drop-down list in the upper-right corner.
Click the Protected Server tab. Select the protected servers that you want to remove. If Server Status is displayed as Enabling Replication, Replicating Full Data, Replicating, or Replication Enabling Error, click Stop Replication.
Wait until the replication job is complete. Then, click Unregister. If no information is available on the Protected Server tab, the protected servers have been removed.

Data synchronization

Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
Delete a synchronization plan.
Click the Sync Plan tab. Find the synchronization plan and choose More > Delete Plan in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a client group.
On the Data Source List tab, click View Client Groups.
On the View Client Groups page, find the client group of the desired data source and click Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.
Uninstall the Cloud Backup client.
For more information, see How do I uninstall a Cloud Backup client?
Delete a backup.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > On-Premises File Backup. On the On-Premises File Backup page, click New Version. On the Clients tab, find the uninstalled client and choose More > Delete Backup. In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a data source.
Click the Data Source List tab. Find the data source and choose More > Unregister Data Source in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.