Description

Ensure each Public Cloud Database service runs on a plan whose automatic backup retention meets the organization's recovery requirements. For example, Essential plans keep backups for 2 days, Business for 14 days, and Enterprise for 30 days on many engines.

Rationale

Backups can only restore data within the retention period. If an incident is discovered after the backups have expired, the data cannot be recovered. Choosing a plan with enough retention makes sure the database can be restored when needed.

Impact

  • Data can be restored within the required period

  • Supports recovery and compliance requirements

  • Higher plans cost more

Default Value

Backup retention depends on the plan: on PostgreSQL and MySQL, 2 days for Essential, 14 days for Business, and 30 days for Enterprise.

Pre-Requisites

  • Permission to manage the database service

  • Agreed backup retention requirements

Test Plan

  1. Log in to the OVHcloud Control Panel at https://www.ovh.com/manager/.

  2. In the left-hand menu, select Public Cloud and choose your project.

  3. In the left-hand menu, select Databases (under Databases & Analytics), then click the database service to open it.

  4. On the Dashboard tab, check the plan, and open the Backups tab to see the available backups.

  5. If the plan's retention is shorter than required, follow the implementation steps.

Implementation Steps

  1. Log in to the OVHcloud Control Panel at https://www.ovh.com/manager/.

  2. In the left-hand menu, select Public Cloud and choose your project.

  3. In the left-hand menu, select Databases (under Databases & Analytics), then click the database service to open it.

  4. Upgrade the plan to one with the required retention (for example, Business or Enterprise).

  5. For longer retention, also export backups regularly to Object Storage.

Backout Plan

  1. Log in to the OVHcloud Control Panel at https://www.ovh.com/manager/.

  2. In the left-hand menu, select Public Cloud and choose your project.

  3. In the left-hand menu, select Databases (under Databases & Analytics), then click the database service to open it.

  4. Change the plan back to the previous one if supported.

Reference