Connecting a Linux VM with OS Login to Cloud Backup

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

For the Cloud Backup agent to work correctly, the VM must meet the minimum requirements.

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

To connect a Linux VM with OS Login 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. Install the Cloud Backup agent:

   Yandex Cloud CLI

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

   2. See the description of the CLI command to install the Cloud Backup agent:

      yc backup agent install --help
      

   3. Run this command:

      yc backup agent install \
        --id <VM_ID> \
        --policy-ids <policy1_ID>[,<policy2_ID>]
      

      Where:

      • id: VM unique ID. This is a required parameter.
      • policy-ids: IDs of the backup policies for attaching to the VM after installing the Cloud Backup agent. This is an optional parameter. Attaching a policy to a VM is an asynchronous operation which may take several minutes.

      Once you execute the command, you will get the Cloud Backup agent installation warning: This command will launch commands on specified instance to install backup agent via oslogin. Do you confirm this actions to be executed? [Yes/no][y/N]. Confirm the installation: in the terminal, type yes and press Enter. The Cloud Backup agent installation will start. It will take some time.

      Result:

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

   4. (Optional) To view the Cloud Backup agent installation logs, run this command:

      yc backup agent debug-info \
        --id <VM_ID>
      

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
• Linking a VM to a backup policy
• Creating a backup policy
• Restoring a VM or Yandex BareMetal server from a backup