@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ from a remote storage system is also supported.
2121Existing backups in your Dragonfly Cloud account can be [ restored to an active data store] ( #restoring-from-backup )
2222at any time.
2323
24+ For clustered (multi-shard) data stores, please review the [ cluster backup limitations] ( #cluster-datastore-backups )
25+ before restoring.
26+
2427## Manual On-Demand Backups
2528
2629To create a manual on-demand backup, follow the steps below:
@@ -63,6 +66,25 @@ To restore a backup in an existing data store, follow the steps below, **with ca
6366- Make ** 100% sure you select the correct backup** from the dropdown.
6467- Click ** Restore** .
6568
69+ ## Cluster Datastore Backups
70+
71+ Dragonfly Cloud supports backups for clustered (multi-shard) data stores. A cluster backup captures
72+ the full dataset distributed across all shards at the point in time the backup was taken.
73+
74+ ### Limitations
75+
76+ - ** Shard count must match on restore** : The target data store must have the same number of shards
77+ as the data store at the time the backup was created. Restoring a cluster backup to a data store
78+ with a different shard count is not supported.
79+ - ** Shard distribution must be identical** : Data is partitioned across shards by hash slot ranges.
80+ Because each shard's backup encodes data bound to a specific slot range, the slot layout of the
81+ target data store must exactly match the original. A mismatch will result in a restore failure.
82+ - ** Cross-tier restore is not supported** : A backup taken from a clustered data store cannot be
83+ restored to a single-shard (non-clustered) data store, and vice versa.
84+
85+ *** CAUTION: Before initiating a restore, verify that the target data store's shard count and
86+ configuration match the data store that the backup was originally taken from.***
87+
6688## Viewing and Deleting Backups
6789
6890- You can view all backups under the [ Account > Backups] ( https://dragonflydb.cloud/account/backups ) tab.
0 commit comments