Creating a Volume Backup

Via Horizon Dashboard

  1. Navigate to Project → Volumes → Volumes.
  2. Locate the volume you want to back up.
  3. In the Actions column, select Create Backup.
  4. Provide the following details:
    • Backup Name – A descriptive name for the backup.
    • Description – (Optional) Additional information about the backup.
    • Leave Container Name empty.
    • Incremental – Select Yes to create an incremental backup (if a full backup already exists) or No for a full backup.
  5. Click Create Backup.
  6. The backup will appear under Project → Volumes → Backups.

Via CLI

openstack volume backup create <volume_id>

Restoring a Volume from a Backup

Via Horizon Dashboard

  1. Navigate to Project → Volumes → Backups.
  2. Locate the backup you want to restore.
  3. In the Actions column, select Restore Backup.
  4. Choose to restore to an existing volume or create a new volume:
    • Restore to existing volume – Select the target volume.
    • Create new volume – Enter a name for the new volume.
  5. Click Restore Backup.

Via CLI

openstack volume backup restore <backup_id> <volume_id>


Key Notes

  • Incremental backups depend on the existence of a full backup.
  • Restoring from a backup creates an identical copy of the original volume.
  • Backups are stored independently of the original volume and are not affected by volume deletion.
  • At PSNC, backups are stored on an independent S3 backend for durability and resilience.


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