New backup tool in InfoboxCloud: specify the appropriate time and schedule for backups
Today we are launching a new cloud server backup tool in InfoboxCloud . Now you can backup your servers at the appropriate time according to your schedule, for example, at the end of the working day. You can choose the number of backups stored and set up backup notifications.
This tool is proprietary to Infobox and will be available along with a standard backup mechanism. We will be glad to receive feedback and suggestions from you, which will be taken into account during further development!
To work with the tool, launch it from the main page of the cloud control panel .
You will see a list of created servers in the cloud. You can immediately create a backup manually or click on one of these servers to restore from backup or schedule settings.
In the "Backups" section, we see the backups created earlier. You can recover to the desired state or delete a backup that is no longer required.
In the "Schedule Settings" section, you can plan a backup schedule in crontab format at the right time and at appropriate intervals (but not more often than once a day). The user can independently specify the number of stored backups (up to 9) and an email address to receive notifications about backup creation.
When you enable backup in a new tool from Infobox, the native less flexible tool is disconnected. Existing backups will be deleted, and new ones will be created with a new tool.
The Crontab format is a powerful and flexible way to describe the time and frequency of actions.
It consists of five fields, separated by spaces:
* * * * *
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | + ----- Days of the week (range: 1-7)
| | | | | | | + ------- Months (range: 1-12)
| | | | + --------- Days of the month (range: 1-31)
| + ----------- Hours (range: 0-23)
+ ------------- Minutes (range: 0-59, the field is not available)
Any of five fields may contain the symbol * (asterisk) as a value. This means the full range of possible values, for example, every minute, every hour and so on.
Any of the fields may contain a list of values separated by commas (for example, 1,4,8) or an interval (sub-range) of values indicated by a hyphen (for example, 1-8).
After an asterisk (*) or an interval, you can use the / symbol to indicate the step of values. For example, 0-22 / 2 can be used in the "Days" field to indicate that the action should occur every two days (alternative from the old version - 0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18 , 20.22).
In the fields "Months" and "Days of the week", instead of numerical values, you can use the names of the months in English (Jan, Feb ... Dec) and days of the week (Mon, Tue ... Sun)
, abbreviated to three letters. For example, set up a backup at 18:00 each Monday to Friday.
Or set up a backup at 0 a.m. on Mondays.
If you are having difficulty entering a schedule in crontab format, use the calculator here . And be sure to write to us about it. If such a format seems complicated, we’ll make it easier. We are waiting for feedback and suggestions. If you cannot leave comments on Habré, write in the Community .
Successful use!
To work with the tool, launch it from the main page of the cloud control panel .
You will see a list of created servers in the cloud. You can immediately create a backup manually or click on one of these servers to restore from backup or schedule settings.
In the "Backups" section, we see the backups created earlier. You can recover to the desired state or delete a backup that is no longer required.
In the "Schedule Settings" section, you can plan a backup schedule in crontab format at the right time and at appropriate intervals (but not more often than once a day). The user can independently specify the number of stored backups (up to 9) and an email address to receive notifications about backup creation.
When you enable backup in a new tool from Infobox, the native less flexible tool is disconnected. Existing backups will be deleted, and new ones will be created with a new tool.
Crontab format
The Crontab format is a powerful and flexible way to describe the time and frequency of actions.
It consists of five fields, separated by spaces:
* * * * *
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | + ----- Days of the week (range: 1-7)
| | | | | | | + ------- Months (range: 1-12)
| | | | + --------- Days of the month (range: 1-31)
| + ----------- Hours (range: 0-23)
+ ------------- Minutes (range: 0-59, the field is not available)
Any of five fields may contain the symbol * (asterisk) as a value. This means the full range of possible values, for example, every minute, every hour and so on.
Any of the fields may contain a list of values separated by commas (for example, 1,4,8) or an interval (sub-range) of values indicated by a hyphen (for example, 1-8).
After an asterisk (*) or an interval, you can use the / symbol to indicate the step of values. For example, 0-22 / 2 can be used in the "Days" field to indicate that the action should occur every two days (alternative from the old version - 0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18 , 20.22).
In the fields "Months" and "Days of the week", instead of numerical values, you can use the names of the months in English (Jan, Feb ... Dec) and days of the week (Mon, Tue ... Sun)
, abbreviated to three letters. For example, set up a backup at 18:00 each Monday to Friday.
Or set up a backup at 0 a.m. on Mondays.
If you are having difficulty entering a schedule in crontab format, use the calculator here . And be sure to write to us about it. If such a format seems complicated, we’ll make it easier. We are waiting for feedback and suggestions. If you cannot leave comments on Habré, write in the Community .
Successful use!