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title: "Job"
slug: "backup-job"
updated: 2026-10-08T06:55:17Z
published: 2026-10-08T06:55:17Z
canonical: "guide.ncloud-docs.com/backup-job"
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# Job

Available in Classic and VPC

You can learn about the layout of the **Job** page and how to create, configure, back up, and delete jobs for data backup.

## Job interface

The Job interface includes the following components: ![backup-job-screen01_pub_ko.png](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/backup-job-screen01_pub_en.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T19%3A09%3A36Z&se=2026-10-27T20%3A09%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=pLqGC75BemNuqW3pbeZuU54BU9C1TEohOk7a5fJkXfs%3D)

| Component | Description |
| --- | --- |
| ① Menu name | Current menu name. |
| ② Basic features | Features displayed when you first access the **Job** menu. - **[Create job]**: [Create a job](/docs/en/backup-job#%EC%9E%91%EC%97%85%EC%83%9D%EC%84%B1) to perform backups. - **[Features and pricing information]**: Go to the Backup service overview page. - **[Download]**: Download the job list. - **[Refresh]**: Refresh the job list. |
| ③ Management features | Features for managing created jobs. - **[Settings]**: View the job-related settings and the job execution history. - **[Job]**: [Edit job settings](/docs/en/backup-job#%EC%9E%91%EC%97%85%EC%84%A4%EC%A0%95%EC%88%98%EC%A0%95). - **[Schedule]**: [Change job schedule](/docs/en/backup-job#%EC%9E%91%EC%97%85%EC%9D%BC%EC%A0%95%EB%B3%80%EA%B2%BD). - **[Job History]**: [View job execution history](/docs/en/backup-job#%EC%9E%91%EC%97%85%EC%88%98%ED%96%89%EC%9D%B4%EB%A0%A5%ED%99%95%EC%9D%B8). - **[Back up immediately]**: [Back up immediately](/docs/en/backup-job#%EC%A6%89%EC%8B%9C%EB%B0%B1%EC%97%85) regardless of the schedule. - **[Delete]**: [Delete selected job](/docs/en/backup-job#%EC%9E%91%EC%97%85%EC%82%AD%EC%A0%9C). |
| ④ Job list | The list of created jobs. - **Job name (Job ID)**: The name you entered when creating the job and the automatically assigned ID. - **Resource**/**Resource name (Resource ID)**: The name of the resource where the job will be performed and its ID. - **Backup target type**: The type of target to back up. - **Route to the backup items**: The path to the data to back up. - **Connecting storage**/**Storage name (Storage ID)**: The name and ID of the storage where the backup data will be stored. - **Policy**/**Policy name**: The name of the policy applied to the job. - **Retention period**: How long backup data is retained in storage. - **Remote backup**/**Remote backup settings**: Whether a remote backup job is configured. - **Status**: Current job status. - **Creating**: The job is being created according to the information set. - **Available:** Backup can be performed according to the schedule. - **Editing:** The job settings or schedule is being edited. - **Deleting**: The job is being deleted. |
| ⑤ Search bar and filter | You can search for the job by name, and filter through the job list by the type of the backup items. |

## Create job

To perform a backup by using the resource with the agent installed and preselected storages and policies, create a job. To create a job:

1. In the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to **Menu** > **All Services** > **Storage** > **Backup**.
2. Click the **Job** menu.
3. Click **[Create job]**.
4. When the job creation page appears, set up the job information, then click **[Next]**.
  - **Job name**: Enter the original name that works as the standard for the job management.
    - The name should start with a letter and be between 3-30 characters, consisting of lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens (-).
  - **Resource**: Select the resource to perform the job.
  - **Type of the backup items**: Select the type of the backup items.
    - Only the types with the agent installed appear.
  - **Backup DB instance**: When you select **DB**, select DB instances with data that go through the backup.
    - When there is no added DB instance, click **[Add DB instance]** and add the DB instance. For more information about the addition of DB instance, see [Add DB instance](/docs/en/backup-db#DB%EC%9D%B8%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B4%EC%8A%A4%EC%B6%94%EA%B0%80).
  - **Route to the backup items**: Route where data that go through the backup exists.
    - When you have selected **Data**, select the path to the backup target items from the File System list.
      - Click ![i-backup_open](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/i-backup_open.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T19%3A09%3A36Z&se=2026-10-27T20%3A09%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=pLqGC75BemNuqW3pbeZuU54BU9C1TEohOk7a5fJkXfs%3D) to view the detailed path.
    - When you have selected **DB**, enter the path to the backup target items in text.
      - Click **[+]** to add the path to the backup target items.
      - Click **[-]** to delete the added path to the backup target items.
  - **Policy**: Set up the policy that is applied to the job.
    - When you have selected **Data**, select among the created policies.
    - When you have selected **DB**, the same policy applied to the DB instance is applied to the job as well.
  - **Connecting storage**: The name of the storage where the selected policy was created appears.
5. Click **[Create]** after checking the setting details.
  - The job is created and appears on the list.

## Edit the job setup

You can edit the path to the backup target items during the job setup process. To edit the path to the backup target items:

1. In the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to **Menu** > **All Services** > **Storage** > **Backup**.
2. Click the **Job** menu.
3. From the job list, select the job you want to edit, then click **[Job settings]**.
4. When the popup appears, edit the job details on the **[Job]** tab.
5. Click **[Save]**.
  - The job status is displayed as **Editing**, and after the editing is complete, it changes to **Available**.

## Change the job schedule

You can add or delete a job schedule. To change a job schedule:

1. In the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to **Menu** > **All Services** > **Storage** > **Backup**.
2. Click the **Job** menu.
3. Select the job whose schedule you want to change from the job list, then click **[Job settings]**.
4. When the popup appears, click the **[Schedule]** tab, then change the schedule.
  - The preset schedule appears on the list. To delete the preset schedule, click the schedule you want to delete from the list, then click **[Delete]**. The deleted schedule disappears from the schedule list of the **Schedule** menu.
  - Click **[Create]** to create a new schedule. For more information about creating a schedule, see [Create schedule](/docs/en/backup-schedule#%EC%9D%BC%EC%A0%95%EC%83%9D%EC%84%B1).
5. Click **[Save]**.
  - The job status is displayed as **Editing**, and after the editing is complete, it changes to **Available**.

## Back up immediately

Without waiting for the backup schedule, you can back up all data immediately. To perform back up immediately:

1. In the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to **Menu** > **All Services** > **Storage** > **Backup**.
2. Click the **Job** menu.
3. Click the job where you want to back up immediately from the job list, then click **[Back up immediately]**.
4. When the immediate backup popup appears, view the job information, then click **[Perform]**.  

* The immediate backup is performed. Click to select the job in the job list, then click **[Settings]** > **[Job history]** to check the backup execution status.

## Delete job

To delete a job:

              Note

              

- You cannot delete the policy currently in use. See the following and delete the schedule and the remote backup that use the policy first:
  - [Delete job](/docs/en/backup-job#%EC%9E%91%EC%97%85%EC%82%AD%EC%A0%9C)
  - [Delete schedule](/docs/en/backup-schedule#%EC%9D%BC%EC%A0%95%EC%82%AD%EC%A0%9C)
  - [Delete remote backup](/docs/en/backup-remote#%EC%86%8C%EC%82%B0%EC%82%AD%EC%A0%9C)
- When you are restoring data by using the job, delete the job after the restoration is finished.

1. In the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to **Menu** > **All Services** > **Storage** > **Backup**.
2. Click the **Job** menu.
3. Click the job you want to delete from the job list, then click **[Delete]**.
4. View the Job deletion popup details, click the check box, then click **[Delete]**.
  - The status is displayed as **Deleting**, and after the deletion, it disappears from the job list.