Getting information about 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. Get a list of backup policies in the default folder:

   yc backup policy list
   

   Result:

   +----------------------+----------------------+-----------------+---------+---------------------+---------------------+
   |          ID          |      FOLDER ID       |      NAME       | ENABLED |     CREATED AT      |     UPDATED AT      |
   +----------------------+----------------------+-----------------+---------+---------------------+---------------------+
   | cdgp2n2s73lg******** | b1gsm0k26v1l******** | Default daily   | true    | 2023-07-20 13:55:14 | 2024-08-15 08:27:41 |
   | cdguolnopexf******** | b1gsm0k26v1l******** | Default weekly  | true    | 2023-07-20 13:55:14 | 2023-09-05 16:24:05 |
   | cdgklelzc4pi******** | b1gsm0k26v1l******** | Default monthly | true    | 2023-07-20 13:55:15 | 2024-09-02 08:40:18 |
   +----------------------+----------------------+-----------------+---------+---------------------+---------------------+
   

   Save ID and NAME of the policy you want to get information on.

2. View the description of the CLI command for information about a backup policy:

   yc backup policy get --help
   

3. Get information about the backup policy by specifying its name or ID:

   yc backup policy get <backup_policy_ID>
   

   Result:

   id: cdgvykqerzzc********
   name: Default weekly
   created_at: "2023-10-09T20:23:46.980915356Z"
   updated_at: "2023-10-09T20:23:46.978341789Z"
   enabled: true
   settings:
     compression: NORMAL
     format: AUTO
     multi_volume_snapshotting_enabled: true
     preserve_file_security_settings: true
     reattempts:
       enabled: true
       interval:
         type: SECONDS
         count: "30"
       max_attempts: "30"
   ...
   

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 get information about a backup policy using Terraform:

1. Add the data and output sections to the Terraform configuration file:

   data "yandex_backup_policy" "my_policy" {
     policy_id = "<policy_ID>"
   }
   
   output "my_policy_schedule" {
     value = data.yandex_backup_policy.my_policy.scheduling
   }
   

   Where:

   • data "yandex_backup_policy": Description of the backup policy as a data source:
     • policy_id: Backup policy ID. You can also use the name parameter representing the name of the backup policy.
   • output "my_policy_schedule": Output variable that contains information about the backup policy schedule:
     • value: Returned value.

   You can replace scheduling with any other policy parameter to get the information you need.

   For more information about the yandex_backup_policy data source parameters, see the relevant provider documentation.

2. Create resources:

   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.

   Terraform will create the required resources and display the output variable values in the terminal. To check the results, run:

   terraform output
   

   Result:

   my_policy_name = toset([
     {
       "backup_sets" = toset([
         {
           "execute_by_interval" = 0
           "execute_by_time" = toset([
             {
               "include_last_day_of_month" = false
               "monthdays" = tolist([])
               "months" = tolist([])
               "repeat_at" = tolist([
                 "01:45",
   ...
   "enabled" = true
   "max_parallel_backups" = 2
   "random_max_delay" = "30m"
   "scheme" = "ALWAYS_INCREMENTAL"
   "weekly_backup_day" = "MONDAY"
   ...
   

To get detailed information about a backup policy, use the get REST API method for the Policy resource or the PolicyService/Get gRPC API call.