Step-by-step guides for Cloud Backup
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Updated at July 29, 2026
Managing Yandex Compute Cloud VMs in Cloud Backup
- Creating a Linux VM with a connection to Cloud Backup
- Creating a Windows Server VM with a connection to Cloud Backup
- Reconnecting a VM to Cloud Backup
- Reconnecting a Linux VM with OS Login to Cloud Backup
- Updating the Yandex Cloud Backup agent on a Yandex Compute Cloud VM
- Viewing a VM connection status
- Viewing the backup log
- Deleting a VM from Cloud Backup
Connecting existing VMs to Cloud Backup
- 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
Managing BareMetal servers in Cloud Backup
- Renting a Yandex BareMetal server with a connection to Cloud Backup
- Connecting an existing Yandex BareMetal server to Yandex Cloud Backup
- Reconnecting a Yandex BareMetal server to Cloud Backup
Managing external VMs and servers in Cloud Backup
Managing backup policies
- Creating a backup policy
- Updating a backup policy
- Linking a resource to a backup policy
- Getting information about a backup policy
- Detach a backed up resource from a backup policy
- Deleting a backup policy
Managing backups
- Creating a backup of a resource
- Restoring a Yandex Compute Cloud VM or Yandex BareMetal server from a backup
- Recovering an external VM or server from a backup
- Restoring a Compute Cloud VM or BareMetal server from a backup of another VM or server
- Restoring individual directories and files on a Yandex Compute Cloud VM or Yandex BareMetal server
- Viewing the parameters of backup disks and partitions
- Deleting a backup
- Deleting all backups of a resource
Service operations
- Activating the service
- Limiting resource RAM usage by the Cloud Backup agent
- Viewing backup statistics
- Configuring Yandex Monium alerts for Yandex Cloud Backup resources