Executing a Backup Policy at Once

Context

• If an ECS is being backed up, you cannot manually execute a backup policy on it.
• If a manual backup job is still in progress, scheduled automatic backup operations will be postponed to the next backup cycle. An interval of at least 3 hours is recommended between a manual backup operation and a scheduled automatic backup operation.

Prerequisites

At least one backup policy has been created and has been associated with at least one ECS.

Procedure

1. Log in to the CSBS management console.
   1. Log in to the management console.
   2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region and a project.
   3. Under Storage > Cloud Server Backup Service.

2. Click the Policies tab.
3. In the upper right corner of the backup policy you want to execute, choose More > Backup Now.
4. Click OK.