#Manage the Backup Scopes for Google Cloud Storage

You can configure backup scopes for Google Cloud Storage buckets under the Google Cloud Storage service tile.

The backup scopes can be used as virtual tenants. The Google Cloud Storage buckets in the same backup scope are protected in the same backup frequency and applied with the same data retention policy.

You can create multiple backup scopes and also update each of the backup scopes to change their protected buckets, backup schedule, and data retention settings.

The Google Cloud Storage service trial only allows one backup scope.

• To create a new backup scope for Google Cloud Storage, refer to Create a New Backup Scope for Google Cloud Storage.

• For the existing backup scopes, you can perform the following actions:

  • Edit - To edit a backup scope, you can select a backup scope and click Edit button on the command bar, or you can click the Edit button when you are viewing the backup scope details. For details on the backup scope settings, refer to Create a New Backup Scope for Google Cloud Storage.

  • Delete - To delete a backup scope, you can select a backup scope and click Delete button on the command bar, or you can click the Delete option from the More actions list when you are viewing the details of a backup scope. You can also select multiple backup scopes to delete. When deleting backup scopes, you can select how to handle your backup data: keep the data and follow the configured retention policy, keep the data for 30 days before deletion, or delete the backup data immediately

  • Run backup now - If you want to start a backup immediately, you can select a backup scope and click Run backup now, or you can click the Run backup now from the More actions list when you are viewing the details of a backup scope.