Transfer volume backup from one datacentre to another
This guide will show you how to transfer a volume backup from one datacentre to another
Last updated 1st April 2019
Objective
It may become necessary to move additional volumes from one datacentre to another, either because you would prefer to move to a newly-available datacentre, or because you want to migrate from OVHcloud Labs (formerly RunAbove) to the Public Cloud.
This guide will show you how to transfer a volume backup from one datacentre to another.
Requirements
Before following these steps, it’s recommended that you first complete this guide:
You will also need the following:
- a Public Cloud Instance in your OVHcloud account
- administrative (root) access to your datacentre via SSH
The commands in this guide are based on the OpenStack CLI, as opposed to the NOVA and GLANCE APIs.
Instructions
Create a backup
First, establish an SSH connection to your datacentre and then run the following command to list your existing volumes:
root@server:~$ openstack volume list
+--------------------------------------+--------------+--------+------+------------------------------------+
| ID | Display Name | Status | Size | Attached to |
+--------------------------------------+--------------+--------+------+------------------------------------+
| 673b0ad9-1fca-485c-ae2b-8ee271b71dc7 | volume | in-use | 10 | Attached to Serveur 1 on /dev/sdb |
+--------------------------------------+--------------+--------+------+------------------------------------+
Next, run the following command to detatch the volume from its instance:
root@server:~$ openstack server remove volume a8b6b51-4413-4d1a-8113-9597d804b07e 673b0ad9-1fca-485c-ae2b-8ee271b71dc7
Next, create a backup in the form of an image, using the following command:
root@server:~$ openstack image create --disk-format qcow2 --container-format bare --volume 673b0ad9-1fca-485c-ae2b-8ee271b71dc7 snap_volume
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Property | Value |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| container_format | bare |
| disk_format | qcow2 |
| display_description | |
| id | 673b0ad9-1fca-485c-ae2b-8ee271b71dc7 |
| image_id | 8625f87e-8248-4e62-a0ce-a89c7bd1a9be |
| image_name | snap_volume |
| size | 10 |
| status | uploading |
| updated_at | 2015-10-21T08:33:34.000000 |
| volume_type | [..........] |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
Download the backup
Now, run this command to list the available images:
root@server:~$ openstack image list
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+--------+
| ID | Name | Status |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+--------+
| 8625f87e-8248-4e62-a0ce-a89c7bd1a9be | snap_volume | active |
| 73958794-ecf6-4e68-ab7f-1506eadac05b | Debian 7 | active |
| bdcb5042-3548-40d0-b06f-79551d3b4377 | Debian 8 | active |
| 7250cc02-ccc1-4a46-8361-a3d6d9113177 | Fedora 19 | active |
| 57b9722a-e6e8-4a55-8146-3e36a477eb78 | Fedora 20 | active |
| 8625f87e-8248-4e62-a0ce-a89c7bd1a9be | snap_volume | active |
| 3bda2a66-5c24-4b1d-b850-83333b580674 | Ubuntu 12.04 | active |
| 9bfac38c-688f-4b63-bf3b-69155463c0e7 | Ubuntu 14.04 | active |
| 6a123897-a5bb-46cd-8f5d-ecf9ab9877f2 | Windows-Server-2012-r2 | active |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+--------+
Next, identify the volume backup from the list:
| 8625f87e-8248-4e62-a0ce-a89c7bd1a9be | snap_volume | qcow2 | bare | 319356928 | active |
Finally, run this command to download the backup:
root@server:~$ openstack image save --file snap_volume.qcow 8625f87e-8248-4e62-a0ce-a89c7bd1a9be
Transfer the backup to another datacentre
To start the transfer process, you first need to load new environment variables.
If you are transfering to a datacentre within the same project, just change the OS_REGION_NAME variable.
root@server:~$ export OS_REGION_NAME=SBG1
If you are transfering your backup to another project or account, you will have to reload the environment variables linked to that account using the following command:
root@server:~$ source openrc.sh
To transfer the backup to the new datacentre, use this command:
#root@server:~$ openstack image create --disk-format qcow2 --container-format bare --file snap_volume.qcow snap-volume
+------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Field | Value |
+------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| checksum | None |
| container_format | bare |
| created_at | 2019-03-22T15:26:04Z |
| disk_format | qcow2 |
| file | /v2/images/783136d3-365a-49c6-9024-1e2f9c2db51a/file |
| id | aa2a39c6-433c-4e94-995a-a12c4398d457 |
| min_disk | 0 |
| min_ram | 0 |
| name | snap_volume |
| owner | b3e26xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx12b0ba29 |
| properties | locations='[]' |
| protected | False |
| schema | /v2/schemas/image |
| size | None |
| status | queued |
| tags | |
| updated_at | 2019-03-22T15:26:04Z |
| virtual_size | None |
| visibility | private |
+------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
Create a volume from your backup
To create a volume from your backup, use the backup ID as the image with this command:
root@server:~$ volume create --type classic --image aa2a39c6-433c-4e94-995a-a12c4398d457 --size 10 volume_from_snap
+---------------------+--------------------------------------+
| Field | Value |
+---------------------+--------------------------------------+
| attachments | [] |
| availability_zone | nova |
| bootable | false |
| consistencygroup_id | None |
| created_at | 2019-03-22T15:39:39.880479 |
| description | None |
| encrypted | False |
| id | 938b13c9-414e-45b5-b0fc-cfea743f54e1 |
| multiattach | False |
| name | volume_from_snap |
| properties | |
| replication_status | disabled |
| size | 10 |
| snapshot_id | None |
| source_volid | None |
| status | creating |
| type | classic |
| updated_at | None |
| user_id | f63a1d2f27df455bb306bb79b0f2e2aa |
+---------------------+--------------------------------------+
Go further
Transfer an instance backup from one datacentre to another
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