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Backupis one of them!
After some research, I learned the backup procedure is slightly different, and I loved it.
The good thing is, that you havefull controlover your backup.
There are multiple levels (program, configuration, logs, etc.)
of backup, and in the following, I will talk abouttaking complete VM backup manually and automatically.
The term used to take a backup of Google Cloud is called snapshot.
Some of the advantages of a snapshot.
Give the snapshot name and clickCreate
This indicates VM disk backup is done.
Now, GCP has the option for you to schedule a disk snapshot from the console itself.
Lets explore some of the available options.
Once created, you should see them listed.
This indicates the snapshot schedule is ready to be attached to the disk.
Google Cloud will take the snapshot based on the schedule.
You see, just spending a few minutes to set up a backup can be a lifesaver.
If you are interested in learning more then check out thisGCP certification course.
