Protecting Data with Volume Backups

Data loss can be catastrophic. LYNIO Cloud provides built-in mechanisms to securely back up your Block Volumes, ensuring your data is safe and recoverable in the event of an emergency.

Types of Backups

You can back up your data in two ways:

1. Manual Backups: A one-off, point-in-time snapshot of your volume.
2. Automated Backup Profiles: A scheduled policy that automatically creates and rotates backups for you.

Creating a Manual Backup

If you are about to perform a major system upgrade, it is highly recommended to take a manual backup first.

1. Navigate to Storage > Volumes in the LYNIO Console.
2. Click the Options menu next to the volume you want to back up.
3. Select Create Backup.
4. Give your backup a descriptive name (e.g., db-volume-pre-upgrade).
5. Click Confirm.

Depending on the size of your volume, the backup may take a few minutes to complete.

Setting Up Automated Backup Profiles

For day-to-day security, you should automate your backups using a Backup Profile. A Backup Profile defines when backups happen and how long they are kept (retention policy).

1. Navigate to Storage > Backup Profiles.
2. Click Create Profile.
3. Define the schedule (e.g., Daily at 02:00 AM).
4. Define the retention policy (e.g., Keep the last 7 backups).
5. Save the profile.

Once created, go back to your Volumes list, select a volume, and assign this Backup Profile to it. The system will now automatically manage backups for that volume.

Restoring from a Backup

If you need to recover data, you cannot directly mount a backup. Instead, you create a new volume from the backup.

1. Navigate to Storage > Backups.
2. Locate the backup you want to restore.
3. Click Restore to New Volume.
4. Provide a name for the new volume.
5. Once the new volume is provisioned, you can attach it to any Compute Instance to access your recovered data.