Manage a Backup Storage

On the main menu of ZStack Cloud, choose Resource Center > Hardware > Storage Facility > Backup Storage. Then, the Backup Storage page is displayed.

The following table lists the actions that you can perform on a backup storage.

Action Description
Add Backup Storage Add a backup storage to the Cloud.
Edit Backup Storage Edit the name and description of the backup storage.
Enable Backup Storage Enable the backup storage when it is disabled.
Disable Backup Storage Disable the backup storage.
Note: After a backup storage is disabled, you cannot add images to this backup storage. However, you can still use existing images to create VM instances.
Reconnect Backup Storage Reconnect the backup storage. This action will update the storage information about the backup storage.
Note:
  • You cannot perform any operations on resources of the backup storage during the reconnection.
  • If any host can connect properly to the backup storage, the status of the backup storage will be Connected.
Clean up Data Clear both the invalid data that have been completely deleted and the temporary data that were expired on the backup storage to release storage spaces.
Note:
  • For example, assume that you have deleted an image file (either an ordinary image or a vRouter image) totally, and have deleted the VM instances created from this image file. If you clean up data, storage spaces of the backup storage will be released. After you clean up the data successfully, the UI will display the released space size and the available space.
  • Only data stored on ImageStore backup storages can be cleaned up.
  • Avoid operations such as writing data during data cleanup.
Update Password Update the password of the backup storage. You need to reconnect the backup storage after the updates.
Delete Backup Storage Delete the backup storage.
Note:
  • Deleting a backup storage also deletes all image files,including ordinary images and vRouter images on the backup storage. Please exercise caution.
  • The preceding deleting operation can only remove the records of the backup storage and the image on the ZStack Cloud. Real data will not be deleted. Deleting a backup storage only deletes the backup storage and image records on the ZStack Cloud but not the actual data.