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Cloud Backup agent

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at May 20, 2025

The Cloud Backup agent interfaces the resources with Cloud Backup and the backup provider. It is installed on Yandex Compute Cloud VMs or Yandex BareMetal servers.

For more information about the backup provider and the data sent to it, see Service activation and backup provider.

The Cloud Backup agent performs the following actions on the resource:

  • Registers the resource in Cloud Backup under a service account.
  • Reports the resource's connection status to Cloud Backup.
  • Backs up the resource according to the backup policy.
  • Recovers the resource from a backup.
  • Disconnects the resource from Cloud Backup.

Note

To perform operations in Cloud Backup, including deleting backups, your folder must have at least one active resource (VM in RUNNING status or BareMetal server in READY status) with the Cloud Backup agent installed. If there are no such VMs or servers, create a temporary new VM connected to Cloud Backup to take the actions you need.

You can install the Cloud Backup agent on a VM manually or create a VM from Yandex Cloud Marketplace images with a pre-installed Cloud Backup agent.

BareMetal servers only support manual installation of the Cloud Backup agent. For more information, see Connecting a BareMetal server to Cloud Backup.

Use casesUse cases

  • Connecting a Yandex BareMetal server to Cloud Backup
  • Linking a Yandex Cloud Backup policy to a VM automatically

See alsoSee also

  • Connecting an existing Linux VM to Cloud Backup
  • Connecting an existing Linux VM with OS Login to Cloud Backup
  • Connecting an existing Windows Server VM to Cloud Backup
  • Reconnecting a VM to Cloud Backup
  • Updating or recovering the Yandex Cloud Backup agent on a VM
  • Reconnecting a Linux VM with OS Login to Cloud Backup
  • Connecting an existing Yandex BareMetal server to Yandex Cloud Backup
  • Reconnecting a Yandex BareMetal server to Cloud Backup
  • Limiting RAM usage by the Cloud Backup agent

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