«Volumes Backups» tab

Note

«Volume Backups» tab is only displayed when the value of parameter enable_cinder_backups is True in Dashboard module configuration file.

Tab displays list of volumes backups:

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List of volumes backups

List contains the following information:
Field name Description
Project Project that the volume backup belongs to.
Name Name of the volume backup can be specified by the user arbitrarily. It is also a link to go to the detailed information of the selected volume backup.
Description Brief description of volume backup.
Size Size of volume backup.
Status Status of the volume backup.
Volume name Name of the volume from which volume backup or snapshot was created. It is also a link to go to the detailed information of the selected volume.
Snapshot Name of the volume snapshot from which the backup was made (if the backup was made from snapshot).

Sorting and filtering tools are available for the list of volumes backups. Sorting is available for all fields. It is possible to sort the objects marked with a check mark. Filtering tool works by the name of any of the fields, incomplete input of the name is possible.

Depending on the status of backups, the following actions are available:
N Action Description
1 Update volume backup status Updating volume backup status.
2 Delete Volume Backup Deleting volume backup.

Features of work

Viewing detailed information about volume backup

Also, the user can view detailed information about volume backup. Detailed information about the object opens in a separate block on the right side of the page when you click on the volume backup name link. This does not close the list of objects and is displayed on the left side of the page. To close block of detailed information use the details_button1 button, to open a block of detailed information use the button details_button2.

Detailed information about the volume backup is presented in several internal tabs:

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“Overview” tab of volume backup details

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“Messages” tab of volume backup details

Note

Name of the volume or snapshot of volume from which the backup was made is a link to the detailed information page of this object. This allows to go to the desired object directly, bypassing the process of searching and switching between tabs. When you open links in new tab or window, in addition to going to the details of the object, the corresponding section of the main menu opens.

Updating volume backup status

The status of a volume backup is normally managed automatically. In some circumstances an administrator may need to explicitly update the status value. The function is available in the general list of all disk backups. After calling the action in the window that opens, select the new status:

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Volume backup status update window