A server backup is a disk image created in the Image store from a running server instance. The backup command manages the number of archival copies to retain.
Compute v2
Create a server backup image
openstack server backup create
[--name <image-name>]
[--type <backup-type>]
[--rotate <count>]
[--wait]
<server>
Name of the backup image (default: server name)
Used to populate the backup_type property of the backup image (default: empty)
Number of backups to keep (default: 1)
Wait for backup image create to complete
Server to back up (name or ID)
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