Python novaclient extension for Veta (https://github.com/gridcentric/veta).
To install the Veta novaclient extension, clone the repository and run:
sudo python setup.py install
To see a list of Veta commands, use nova help:
$ nova help |grep backup-schedule
backup-schedule-add
backup-schedule-clear
backup-schedule-delete
backup-schedule-disable
backup-schedule-enable
backup-schedule-list
backup-schedule-list-backups
backup-schedule-update
Each command has contextual help:
$ nova help backup-schedule-add
usage: nova backup-schedule-add <server> <frequency> <retention>
Add a backup schedule rule to this instance.
Positional arguments:
<server> ID or name of the instance
<frequency> Frequency with which to perform backups (e.g. 10m, 1h, 1d
<retention> Number of backups to retain (e.g. 1h, 1d, 1w)
To add a backup schedule to an instance, use the nova backup-schedule-add command:
$ nova backup-schedule-add test 1h 1d
+------------+------------+------------------+--------+
| ID | Frequency | Retention | Active |
+------------+------------+------------------+--------+
| b-3xn7n87k | Every hour | For the last day | True |
+------------+------------+------------------+--------+
To list backup schedules for an instance, use the nova backup-schedule-list command:
$ nova backup-schedule-list test
+------------+------------+------------------+--------+
| ID | Frequency | Retention | Active |
+------------+------------+------------------+--------+
| b-3xn7n87k | Every hour | For the last day | True |
+------------+------------+------------------+--------+
To list backups of an instance, use the nova backup-schedule-list-backups command:
$ nova backup-schedule-list-backups test
+--------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------+
| ID | Timestamp | Schedules |
+--------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------+
| 87a1b15b-7acc-4fe4-a6ad-2df4f2415bcd | 2013-10-15T23:56:00.000000 | ["b-3xn7n87k"] |
| c928dad2-cdbb-4b73-9d91-437f63e703d5 | 2013-10-16T00:56:00.000000 | ["b-3xn7n87k"] |
+--------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------+
To delete a backup schedule, and all associated backups, use the nova backup-schedule-delete command:
$ nova backup-schedule-delete test b-3xn7n87k
To delete all backup schedules for an instance, use the nova backup-schedule-clear command:
$ nova backup-schedule-clear test
Backup schedules can be disabled, enabled, and updated using the backup-schedule-disable, backup-schedule-enable, and backup-scehdule-update commands, respectively.