File Storage NAS:Back up an Extreme NAS file system

Step 1: Install a Cloud Backup client

Before you back up data, you must install a Cloud Backup client on the ECS instance. For more information, see Download and activate an Cloud Backup client for Linux.

Step 2: (Optional) Configure the Cloud Backup client

You can configure the Cloud Backup client to accelerate the execution of backup tasks. Perform the following steps:

1. Log on to the ECS instance.

2. Change the maximum number of concurrent tasks on the Cloud Backup client to 2. We recommend that you set the value to 8 or smaller. The larger the value, the more resources are consumed. We recommend that you set a reasonable value.

   A backup job may be divided into multiple tasks. You can use the configclustertaskfetchernum parameter to specify the maximum number of tasks that are concurrently executed on the Cloud Backup client.

   The default value of the configclustertaskfetchernum parameter is 1.

   Set the value of the configclustertaskfetchernum parameter in the hbrclient.yaml file to 2. We recommend that you do not set the parameter to a value greater than 8.

   configclustertaskfetchernum: 2

   Note

   On Linux, the hbrclient.yaml file is located at the following path: /opt/alibabacloud/hbrclient/conf.

3. Restart the Cloud Backup service. Note that running tasks are affected if you restart the Cloud Backup service.

   Run the systemctl restart hbrclient command to restart the Cloud Backup service.

Step 3: Create a backup plan to periodically back up the Extreme NAS file system

1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > NAS Backup.

3. On the NAS Backup page, click Local NAS.

4. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

5. On the Local NAS tab, click NAS Backup Wizard.

6. In the Create Backup Plan panel, perform the following steps:

   1. Configure the backup source. Configure the key parameters as described in the following table and use the default settings of other parameters. Then, click Next.

      Parameter	Description
      Backup NAS Instance	Select Add NAS Instance.
      NAS Type	Select Others.
      NAS Instance Name	The name of the NAS file system that you want to back up.
      NAS Network Address	The IP address or domain name of the NAS file system. You can obtain the domain name from the mount target of the Extreme NAS file system, for example, 00005*****y.cn-hangzhou.extreme.nas.aliyuncs.com.
      NAS Share Path	The shared directory of the NAS file system, for example, /share. For more information about how to query the NAS shared directory, see How do I query the shared directories of a NAS file system?
      Protocol Type	Select NFS.
      Advanced Settings	Click Set Mount Parameters. Select vers from the drop-down list and set the value to 3 to use the NFSv3 protocol to mount the file system.

   2. Configure a client group and click Next.

      1. Set Backup Client Group to Create Backup Client Group. Specify Client Group Name and select the ECS instance on which you have installed the Cloud Backup client in Step 1: Install a Cloud Backup client.

      2. Change the data network of the client group to VPC.

         1. Click Settings in the Actions section of the Cloud Backup client.

         2. In the Client Settings dialog box, set Data Network to VPC and click OK.

   3. Configure the backup plan and click Next.

      Configure the basic parameters described in the following table. Use the default settings of other parameters.

      Parameter	Description
      Source Paths	The path to the files that you want to back up. You can specify only one path. The path cannot contain wildcards (*).
      Backup Rule	You can specify the following three backup rules: Include All Files: All files in the source path are backed up. Include Files or Exclude Files: You must enter the names of the files that you want to include or exclude in the Enter Paths field. Cloud Backup backs up files based on the specified rule. The file names that you enter in the Enter Paths field are subpaths relative to the source path. Cloud Backup matches the file names based on the following rules: If a file name that is specified in the Enter Paths field starts with a forward slash (/), Cloud Backup combines the relative path and the source path into a complete path. The backup rule is then applied to all the files and directories stored within the path. Example 1: If the source path is /ifs/dataset and you enter /subdir/data in the Enter Paths field, the backup rule is applied to all files and directories in /ifs/dataset/subdir/data. Example 2: If the source path is /ifs/dataset and you enter /abc* in the Enter Paths field, the backup rule is applied to all files and directories whose names are prefixed with abc in /ifs/dataset/abc. If a file name that is specified in the Enter Paths field does not start with a forward slash (/), Cloud Backup uses the name as a condition to match files. The backup rule is applied to all files and directories that match the condition in the source path. Example 1: If the source path is /ifs/dataset and you enter abc* in the Enter Paths field, the backup rule is applied to all files and directories whose names are prefixed with abc in /ifs/dataset. Example 2: If the source path is /ifs/dataset and you enter abc in the Enter Path field, the backup rule is applied to all files and directories whose names are abc in /ifs/dataset.
      Backup Policy	Select a proper backup policy from the drop-down list. Cloud Backup automatically backs up data sources based on the backup policy that you configure. Backup policies help you flexibly manage data sources. A backup policy includes the following settings: backup vault encryption method, backup interval, retention period, cross-region replication policy, and automatic archiving of backup data. If the default backup policy does not meet your requirements, you can click Create Backup Policy or Edit Policy to create or modify a backup policy. For more information about the parameters in a backup policy, see Manage backup policies.

   After the backup plan is created, you can view the NAS file system and the backup plan on the NAS Instance tab. Cloud Backup continuously backs up data from the Extreme NAS file system based on the backup plan.

   Backup is successful

   When the backup execution time is reached, Cloud Backup runs the backup job. If the Status of the backup job is Completed, the backup job is completed on the current day.

   You can view each backup record in the Backup History section. Later, you can restore files based on these historical backups. For more information, see Create a restore job for a single NAS file system in the same region.

   

What to do next: Create a restore job

You can restore files that are backed up on a Cloud Backup client to an Extreme NAS file system. Perform the following steps:

1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > NAS Backup.

3. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

4. On the NAS Backup page, click Local NAS.

5. On the NAS Instance tab, click the icon next to a NAS file system that is backed up.

   

6. Click an available historical backup point, and then click Restore.

   You can also click Browse to view all the files on the client that you can restore.

7. In the Create Restore Job panel, perform the following steps and click OK.

   1. Select the files that you want to restore and click Next.

      The following restore policies are supported:

      • Include All Files: All files on the client are restored.

      • Include Files or Exclude Files: You can select or enter the paths of directories or files that you want to include in or exclude from the restore job. Cloud Backup restores files on the client based on the specified restore policy.

        • Select the files that you want to include in or exclude from the restore job

          You can select files by using one of the following two methods:

          • Browse all the files that are backed up from the NAS file system and select the files that you want to include in or exclude from the restore job.

          • Enter the file names in the Search box and turn on Advanced.

            To search for files, you can specify one or more of the following conditions: Search Type, Min Size, Max Size, and Modify Time. For example, if you want to restore a file whose name is test.txt, enter test.txt in the Search box and click Search. After you click Search, the test.txt file is displayed.

        • Specify the files that you want to include in or exclude from the restore job

          Enter one path in each line and make sure that each path starts with the lowest-level directory in the source path that is backed up.

          • Restore specific files

            For example, if you want to restore the file.txt and abc.png files in the folder/test/data directory, enter the following paths:

            /data/file.txt
            /data/abc.png

          • Restore specific directories

            For example, if you want to restore all the files and subdirectories in the folder/test/data directory, enter the following path:

            /data/

          • Restore files or directories that match a condition containing wildcards

            For example, if you want to restore the files and subdirectories whose names are prefixed with abc in the folder/test/data directory, enter the following path:

            /data/abc*

   2. In the Restore Destination step, set the Destination Type parameter to Local NAS. Select an existing NAS file system to which you want to restore files, and then click Next.

      You can also add a new NAS file system to restore the files.

   3. In the Destination Path step, specify the recovery path and click Start to Restore.

      Parameter	Description
      Restore Path Type	Specify Path: restores files to the path that you specify. Origin Path: restores files to the path from which the files are backed up.
      Destination Path	This parameter is required only if you set the Restore Path Type parameter to Specify Path. This parameter specifies the path to which the files are restored.
      File Conflict Policy	Skip This File Overwrite The File (default) Keep Latest File
      Virus Detection During Restoration	If you turn on this switch, Cloud Backup performs virus detection on all files to be restored during restoration. The console provides the detailed information about this feature. For more information, see Backup point virus detection.
      When Recovery Items Contain Detected Viruses	Do not restore the virus-infected files (You can find secure versions on the Virus Detection tab.) I am aware of the risks and still want to restore all the selected items

   After a restore job is created, you can view the job progress in the Status column on the Restore Jobs tab.