Deleting a backup policy

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

By default, the CLI uses the folder specified when creating the profile. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also set a different folder for any specific command 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.

With Terraform, you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.

Terraform is distributed under the Business Source License. The Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform is distributed under the MPL-2.0 license.

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

If you do not have Terraform yet, install it and configure its 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:

   Below is an example with the description of the yandex_backup_policy resource in the Terraform configuration

   resource "yandex_backup_policy" "my_policy" {
       archive_name                      = "[<VM_or_BareMetal_server_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
       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"
   
           backup_sets {
               execute_by_time {
                   type                      = "MONTHLY"
                   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"
                   weekdays                  = []
               }
           }
       }
   
       vm_snapshot_reattempts {
           enabled      = true
           interval     = "1m"
           max_attempts = 10
       }
   } 
   

   For more information about yandex_backup_policy properties, see this Terraform article.

2. Apply the changes:

   1. In the terminal, go to the directory where you edited the configuration file.

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

      terraform validate
      

      If the configuration is correct, you will get this message:

      Success! The configuration is valid.
      

   3. Run this command:

      terraform plan
      

      You will see a detailed list of resources. No changes will be made at this step. Terraform will show any errors found in your configuration.

   4. Apply the changes:

      terraform apply
      

   5. Type yes and press Enter to confirm the changes.

   You can check updates in the management console or using 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.