Connecting a Linux VM to Cloud Backup

You can back up Compute Cloud VMs with supported Linux-based operating systems.

For the Cloud Backup agent to run properly, VMs must meet the minimum requirements.

If you have deleted a VM from Cloud Backup and want to reconnect it, follow the steps below.

To connect a Linux VM to Cloud Backup:

1. Create a service account with the backup.editor role.

2. Connect the previously created service account to the VM.

3. Set up network access for your VM.

4. Connect to the VM over SSH.

5. Run the following commands:

   Ubuntu

   CentOS

   sudo apt update && \
   sudo apt install -y jq && \
   curl https://storage.yandexcloud.net/backup-distributions/agent_installer.sh | sudo bash
   

   Result:

   ...
   Agent registered with id D9CA44FC-716A-4B3B-A702-C6**********
   

   sudo yum install epel-release -y && \
   sudo yum update -y && \
   sudo yum install jq -y && \
   curl https://storage.yandexcloud.net/backup-distributions/agent_installer.sh | sudo bash
   

   Result:

   ...
   Agent registered with id D9CA44FC-716A-4B3B-A702-C6**********
   

After that, you can link your VM to backup policies.

To connect an existing VM to Cloud Backup, you can also take snapshots of the VM disks and create a new VM based on those snapshots by selecting the backup option.

See alsoSee also

• Creating a Linux VM with a connection to Cloud Backup
• Attaching a VM to a backup policy
• Creating a backup policy
• Restoring a VM from a backup