Create a manual backup of a volume in BlueXP workload factory
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Create a manual backup of a volume outside regularly scheduled backups in BlueXP workload factory.
FSx for ONTAP backups are per volume, so each backup contains only the data in a particular volume.
FSx for ONTAP backups are incremental which means that only the data on the volume that has changed after your most recent backup is saved. This minimizes the time required to create the backup and the storage required for the backup, which saves on storage costs by not duplicating data.
To take backups of your volumes, both your volume and your file system must have enough available SSD storage capacity to store the backup snapshot. When taking a backup snapshot, the additional storage capacity consumed by the snapshot cannot cause the volume to exceed 98% SSD storage utilization. If this happens, the backup will fail.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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In Storage, select Go to storage inventory.
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In the FSx for ONTAP tab, select the three-dot menu of the file system with the volume and then select Manage.
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In the file system overview, select the Volumes tab.
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From the Volumes tab, select the three-dot menu for the volume to back up.
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Select Data protection actions, FSx for ONTAP backup, and then Manual backup.
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In the Manual backup dialog, enter a name for the backup.
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Select Back up.