17.2 Editing a Backup

Use the Console to edit the display name, description, and backup retention policy of a DB system backup.

1. In the HeatWave Console, click the Resources tab.
2. On the Backups tab, in the list of DB Systems, find the backup you want to edit, and do one of the following:
   • Click the row of the backup to highlight it, and click Edit Backup.
   • Click the name of the backup to open the Details page and click Edit Backup.
3. In the Edit MySQL Backup panel, edit the following:
   • Display Name: Specify a name of the backup. If you do not define a name, one is generated for you in the format, NameOfTheBackup - Backup - Day, Date Time.
   • Description: Specify a description of the backup. If you do not provide a description, one is generated for you in the format, NameOfTheBackup - Manual Backup - Day, Date Time.
   • Backup Retention Policy: (Only for user initiated backups) Specify how may days you want to retain the user initiated backup. By default, the backups are retained for 365 days.
4. Click Save.

The details of the selected backup is updated.

Parent topic: Backups