Managing Hardware Node Backups

The Backups tab of a Hardware Node lists the Container backups created on this Hardware Node. Any Container is defined by its operating system files, applications installed, configuration files, and personal information. Parallels Infrastructure Manager allows you to back up all these components. A regular backing up of the existing Containers is essential for any Container reliability. If you already have some Container backups, the Backups tab displays a table summarizing these backups:

Column Name	Description
Container Name	The name of the Container that was backed up.
Last Backup	The date and time when the last backing up was performed.
Backup Node	The Hardware Node where the last backup of the given Container is stored.
Total Backups	The number of backups of the Container.

You can manage your backups on this page in the following ways:

The Restore Container button allows to restore one or more Containers from their respective backups currently selected in the table. As you may have more than one backup of a Container, any Container backed up with several copies is restored by default from the latest created backup. The opened page provides instructions to lead you through the process. Every Container is restored with all the values overwritten from the backup, including the hostname, IP address, application set, etc. The changes in any Container made after the date of this backup will be lost after the Container has been restored. Mind that you have to confirm restoring the Container(s) on the Restore Confirmation page to accomplish the process.
The Remove Backups button removes the Container backup(s) currently selected in the table. Usually this is done to provide extra space for making new Container backups. Use the checkbox at the upper left corner of the table to select/deselect all the backups at once.
Clicking on a Container hostname or ID in the table opens the Container Backups page, which allows you to manage the selected Container backup(s). You can further open the Backup Details page where you get a more ample information on the current Container backup(s) and restore or remove or browse the Container backup(s).

You can also back up one or more Containers right from this page by clicking the New Container Backups link.

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