Deleting a backup policy

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud command line interface yet, install and initialize it.

The folder specified in the CLI profile is used by default. You can specify a different folder using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

1. See the description of the CLI command to delete a backup policy:

   yc backup policy delete --help
   

2. Get the ID of the backup policy you want to delete:

   yc backup policy list
   

   Result:

   +----------------------+----------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+---------------------+
   |          ID          |      FOLDER ID       |  NAME   | ENABLED |     CREATED AT      |     UPDATED AT      |
   +----------------------+----------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+---------------------+
   | abc7n3wln123******** | ghi681qpe789******** | policy1 | true    | 2023-07-03 09:12:02 | 2023-07-03 09:12:43 |
   | deflqbiwc456******** | ghi681qpe789******** | policy2 | true    | 2023-07-07 14:58:23 | 2023-07-07 14:58:23 |
   +----------------------+----------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+---------------------+
   

3. Delete the backup policy by specifying its ID:

   yc backup policy delete <backup_policy_ID>
   

   For more information about the command, see the CLI reference.

Terraform allows you to quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. Configuration files store the infrastructure description in the HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). Terraform and its providers are distributed under the Business Source License.

For more information about the provider resources, see the documentation on the Terraform website or the mirror.

If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.

If you don't have Terraform, install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider.

To delete a backup policy created with Terraform:

1. Open the Terraform configuration file and delete the fragment with the yandex_backup_policy resource description:

   Sample yandex_backup_policy resource description in the Terraform configuration

   resource "yandex_backup_policy" "my_policy" {
       archive_name                      = "[<VM_name>]-[<plan_ID>]-[<unique_ID>]"
       cbt                               = "USE_IF_ENABLED"
       compression                       = "NORMAL"
       fast_backup_enabled               = true
       format                            = "AUTO"
       multi_volume_snapshotting_enabled = true
       name                              = "<backup_policy_name>"
       performance_window_enabled        = true
       preserve_file_security_settings   = true
       quiesce_snapshotting_enabled      = true
       silent_mode_enabled               = true
       splitting_bytes                   = "9223372036854775807"
       vss_provider                      = "NATIVE"
   
       reattempts {
           enabled      = true
           interval     = "1m"
           max_attempts = 10
       }
   
       retention {
           after_backup = false
   
           rules {
               max_age       = "365d"
               repeat_period = []
           }
       }
   
       scheduling {
           enabled              = false
           max_parallel_backups = 0
           random_max_delay     = "30m"
           scheme               = "ALWAYS_INCREMENTAL"
           weekly_backup_day    = "MONDAY"
   
           execute_by_time {
               include_last_day_of_month = true
               monthdays                 = []
               months                    = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]
               repeat_at                 = ["04:10"]
               repeat_every              = "30m"
               type                      = "MONTHLY"
               weekdays                  = []
           }
       }
   
       vm_snapshot_reattempts {
           enabled      = true
           interval     = "1m"
           max_attempts = 10
       }
   } 
   

   For more information about the yandex_backup_policy resource parameters, see the provider documentation.

2. Apply the changes:

   1. In the terminal, change to the folder where you edited the configuration file.

   2. Make sure the configuration file is correct using the command:

      terraform validate
      

      If the configuration is correct, the following message is returned:

      Success! The configuration is valid.
      

   3. Run the command:

      terraform plan
      

      The terminal will display a list of resources with parameters. No changes are made at this step. If the configuration contains errors, Terraform will point them out.

   4. Apply the configuration changes:

      terraform apply
      

   5. Confirm the changes: type yes in the terminal and press Enter.

   You can check the update using the management console or this CLI command:

   yc backup policy list
   

To delete a backup policy, use the delete REST API method for the Policy resource or the PolicyService/Delete gRPC API call.