Before We Begin

It may be beneficial to read about backup policies on Katapult.

In This Guide

• Create a new system disk backup policy
• Edit a system disk backup policy
• Delete a system disk backup policy
• Create an ad-hoc system disk backup using a backup policy
• Restoring a system disk backup

Create a new system disk backup policy

To create a backup policy for an individual disk you can follow these steps:

1. Select Compute -> Virtual machines from the sidebar
2. Select the virtual machine which has the disk you wish to create a backup policy against
3. Select Disks -> System disks from the Navbar beneath the virtual machine's hostname
4. Click the name of the disk you wish to create a backup policy for
5. From the right sidebar select Disk backup policies
6. Click Add new disk backup policy
7. Set how how many backups created by this policy should be retained
8. Select how often you'd like the snapshot to occur.
9. Specify the interval specific properties
10. Click the Save button.

The backup policy has now been saved. If you wish to edit this policy in future you can either find this policy within the Storage -> Backup policies menu from the Katapult sidebar or browse to it within the actual disk page in so much the same way we created the policy above.

Edit a system disk backup policy

To edit an existing system disk backup policy first locate the backup policy. You can do this in one of two ways.

Option One - Disk backup policies page

1. Select Storage -> Disk backup policies from the sidebar
2. Click on the name of the disk backup policy from the displayed table. (Disks show in the format (Disk Name from Virtual Machine Name)
3. Select Edit backup policy from the right sidebar
4. Modify the backup policy as required and click the Save button

Option Two - Navigating to the disk itself

1. Select Compute -> Virtual machines from the sidebar
2. Select the virtual machine which has the backup policy you wish to edit
3. Select Disks -> System disks from the Navbar beneath the virtual machine's hostname
4. Click the name of the disk you wish to edit a backup policy of
5. Click Disk backup policies on the right sidebar
6. Select the name of the backup policy you wish to edit
7. Select Edit backup policy from the right sidebar
8. Modify the backup policy as required and click the Save button

Delete a system disk backup policy

Important Consideration:
This process will delete the backup policy and associated backups. If you only wish to delete a single backup refer to the system disk section of the delete a backup how-to guide.

To delete an existing system disk backup policy first locate the backup policy. You can do this in one of two ways.

Option One - Disk backup policies page

1. Select Storage -> Disk backup policies from the sidebar
2. Click on the name of the disk backup policy from the displayed table. (Disks show in the format (Disk Name from Virtual Machine Name)
3. Select Delete backup policy from the right sidebar
4. Confirm the deletion

The backup policy and associated backup data will then be moved to the deleted items within Katapult. It will be removed automatically after 48 hours. It can also be reinstated during that time if needs be.

Option Two - Navigating to the disk itself

1. Select Compute -> Virtual machines from the sidebar
2. Select the virtual machine which has the disk you wish to delete a backup policy from
3. Select Disks -> System disks from the Navbar beneath the virtual machine's hostname
4. Click the name of the disk you wish to remove a backup policy from
5. Click Disk backup policies from the right sidebar
6. Select the name of the backup policy you wish to delete.
7. Select Delete backup policy from the right sidebar
8. Confirm the deletion

The backup policy and associated backup data will then be moved to the deleted items within Katapult. It will be removed automatically after 48 hours. It can also be reinstated during that time if needs be.

Create an ad-hoc system disk backup using a backup policy

Our presumption:
These steps presume you have already created a system disk backup policy.

By default a backup policy will run at the time and interval set within it; however, you can initiate an ad-hoc backup within a backup policy at any time by following these steps below.

Option One - Disk backup policies page

1. Select Storage -> Disk backup policies from the sidebar
2. Click on the name of the backup policy from the displayed table. (Disks show in the format (Disk Name from Virtual Machine Name)
3. Select Initiate backup now from the right sidebar

The backup process will then commence. You can track it's progress in the tasks list on the same page.

Option Two - Navigating to the disk itself

1. Select Compute -> Virtual machines from the sidebar
2. Select the virtual machine which has the disk you wish to run an ad-hoc backup against
3. Select Disks -> System disks from the navbar beneath the virtual machine's hostname
4. Click the name of the disk you wish to backup
5. Click Disk backup policies from the right sidebar
6. Select the name of the backup policy you wish to use. (Policies show in the format (Disk Name from Virtual Machine Name)
7. Select Initiate backup now from the right sidebar

The backup process will then commence. You can track it's progress in the tasks list on the same page.

Restoring a system disk backup

See the System Disk section of the backup restoration how-to guide.