Activating the service

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, install and initialize it.

The folder used by default is the one specified when creating the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using --folder-name or --folder-id. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

1. View the description of the CLI command to activate the service:

   yc backup provider activate --help
   

2. Activate the service in the default folder:

   yc backup provider activate --async
   

   Where --async displays the operation progress info. This is an optional parameter.

3. Once you execute the command, you will get the activation warning: This command will activate backup provider for your folder. Do you confirm this action to be executed? [Yes/no][y/N]. Confirm the activation by typing yes or y in the terminal.

   Tip

   Use the --force flag to activate the service without a confirmation.

   Result:

   id: cdgmnefxiatx********
   description: activate provider
   created_at: "2024-10-14T09:03:47.960564Z"
   created_by: ajec1gaqcmtr********
   modified_at: "2024-10-14T09:03:47.960564Z"
   done: true
   metadata:
     '@type': type.googleapis.com/yandex.cloud.backup.v1.ActivateProviderMetadata
     folder_id: b1go3el0d8fs********
   response:
     '@type': type.googleapis.com/google.protobuf.Empty
     value: {}
   

After activation, the system automatically creates the following backup policies:

• Default daily: Daily incremental backup with the last 15 backups retained.
• Default weekly: Weekly incremental backup with the last 15 backups retained.
• Default monthly: Monthly incremental backup with the last 15 backups retained.

If you prefer not to create them, use the --skip-default-policy parameter.

Use the Activate REST API method for the Provider resource or the ProviderService/Activate gRPC API call.