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Use the xbcloud binary with Microsoft Azure Cloud Storage

The xbcloud binary adds support for the Microsoft Azure Cloud Storage using the REST API.

Options

The following are the options, environment variables, and descriptions for uploading a backup to Azure using the REST API. The environment variables are recognized by xbcloud, which maps them automatically to the corresponding parameters:

Option name Environment variables Description
–azure-storage-account=name AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT An Azure storage account is a unique namespace to access and store your Azure data objects.
–azure-container-name=name AZURE_CONTAINER_NAME A container name is a valid DNS name that conforms to the Azure naming rules
–azure-access-key=name AZURE_ACCESS_KEY A generated key that can be used to authorize access to data in your account using the Shared Key authorization.
–azure-endpoint=name AZURE_ENDPOINT The endpoint allows clients to securely access data
–azure-tier-class=name AZURE_STORAGE_CLASS Cloud tier can decrease the local storage required while maintaining the performance. When enabled, this feature has the following categories:

Hot - Frequently accessed or modified data

Cool - Infrequently accessed or modified data

Archive - Rarely accessed or modified data

Test your Azure applications with the Azurite open-source emulator. For testing purposes, the xbcloud binary adds the --azure-development-storage option that uses the default access_key and storage account of azurite and testcontainer for the container. You can overwrite these options, if needed.

Usage

All the available options for xbcloud, such as parallel, max-retries, and others, can be used. For more information, see the xbcloud binary overview.

Examples

An example of an xbcloud backup.

$ xtrabackup --backup --stream=xbstream  | 
xbcloud put backup_name --azure-storage-account=pxbtesting --azure-access-key=$AZURE_KEY --azure-container-name=test --storage=azure

An example of restoring a backup from xbcloud.

$ xbcloud get backup_name  --azure-storage-account=pxbtesting 
--azure-access-key=$AZURE_KEY --azure-container-name=test --storage=azure --parallel=10 2>download.log | xbstream -x -C restore

An example of deleting a backup from xbcloud.

$ xbcloud delete backup_name --azure-storage-account=pxbtesting 
--azure-access-key=$AZURE_KEY --azure-container-name=test --storage=azure

An example of using a shortcut restore.

$ xbcloud get azure://operator-testing/bak22 ...

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Last update: 2023-08-17