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# Backup to Object Storage

Zadara VPSA provides built in backup and restore capabilities to
Zadara Object Storage, AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage
or any other S3 compatible object storage. The backup process involves
transporting VPSA Snapshots to the remote Object Storage for safe keeping.

Backup to Object Storage (B2OS) allows you to store a backup of the VPSA
volume on Object Storage and later restore it to its original VPSA or to
**any** other VPSA in a different location with access to the same object
storage bucket.

## Creating New Backups

In order to create a Backup for a given Volume, you must first have the
Remote Object Storage connected as explained
in [Connecting to Remote Object Storage](remote-object-storage.md#connecting-to-remote-object-storage).

To create a Backup:

- Open the VPSA GUI > Backup to Object Storage and click the Create
  button.
- Give the new Backup Job a name
- Select the Volume to be backed up
- Select the Remote Object Storage to be used
- Select a Snapshot Policy. Snapshots created by the selected Policy are
  stored in the Object Storage bucket

- (AWS S3 Only) Select the SSE (Server-Side Encryption) - AES256, KMS(Default KMS Key),
  KMS Key ID(User defined KMS Access ID) (AWS S3 Only)
- (AWS S3 Only) Select Storage Class for backup data placement. Besides S3 standard storage class
  Backups can be also sent to S3 Intelligent Tiering or S3 Infrequent Access storage class.
- Check the Compress Data box if you want to compress the data
  in flight. This may save on the traffic fees
- Press Submit

## Monitoring Backups

Remote Object Storage Backups can be managed and monitored from the VPSA GUI.

Go to the Backup to Object Storage page. It lists all of the
jobs that have been configured. From this page you can
perform the following actions on each Backup Job, regardless of the
parameters given when the Backup Job was created:

- Top menu buttons:
  - Delete the Backup Job
  - Pause / Resume
  - Enable / Disable compression
  - Rate Limit - Limit the Backup Job’s bandwidth (MB/s)
  - Change the Snapshot Policy of the Backup Job
- In a Backup Job’s **Properties** tab:
  - Add a **Comment** to a Backup Job
  - Change a Backup Job’s target S3 **Storage Class** (AWS S3 Only)

The Backup Job details are shown in the following South Panel tabs:

**Properties**

Each job includes the following properties:

| **Property**     | **Description**                                                 |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| ID               | An internally assigned unique ID.                               |
| Name             | Name that was given at creation time                            |
| Comment          | User free text comment. Can be used for labels, reminders etc…  |
| Status           | Current job status: Idle / Running                              |
| SSE              | (AWS S3 Only) Server side encryption type                       |
| Storage Class    | (AWS S3 Only) S3 target storage class for backup copies         |
| KMS Key ID       | (AWS S3 Only) AWS KMS key ID (for SSC with KMS Key ID)          |
| Snapshot Policy  | The Snapshot Policy used by this job.                           |
| RPO              | Time stamp of the most recent successfully backed up Snapshot.  |
| Compression      | Compression enabled: Yes / No                                   |
| Created          | Creation time stamp.                                            |
| Modified         | Last modify time stamp.                                         |
| Source Volume    | Name of the protected Volume.                                   |
| Destination Type | Type of the Remote Object Storage.                              |
| Account          | Account on the Remote Object Storage.                           |
| End Point        | Location of the Remote Object Storage.                          |
| Bucket           | Bucket in the Remote Object Storage where the backups are kept. |

**Local Snapshots**

The Local Snapshots tab lists the point-in-time Snapshots of this Volume
that were created for backup purposes by the selected job.

The following Properties are provided per Local Snapshot:

| **Attribute**   | **Description**                  |
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
| ID              | Snapshot ID                      |
| Name            | Display Name.                    |
| TimeStamp       | Snapshot creation time stamp     |
| Status          | Normal/Pending Deletion/Deletion |

**Object Storage Snapshots**

The Object Storage Snapshots tab lists the point-in-time Snapshots of
this Volume as stored in the Remote Object Storage. These snapshots were created
by the selected job.

The following Properties are provided per Object Storage Snapshot:

| **Attribute**   | **Description**                    |
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
| ID              | Snapshot ID                        |
| Name            | Display Name.                      |
| TimeStamp       | Snapshot creation time stamp.      |
| Status          | Normal\\Pending Deletion\\Deleting |

**Metering** - The Metering Charts provide live metering and statistics
of the IO workload associated with the selected Backup Job.

The following charts are displayed:

| **Chart**        | **Description**                                                                          |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bandwidth (MB/s) | Total throughput (in MB) of backup data transferred to the Remote Object Storage.        |
| IO Time (ms)     | Average response time IO commands issued by the Backup Job during the selected interval. |

**Logs** – The Logs tab displays a list of event log messages related to
that Backup Job.