backup-data.md

copyright	lastupdated	keywords	subcollection
years 2020, 2022	2022-04-20		dns-svcs

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Backing up and restoring data

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DNS Services takes daily backups. You can take your own backups, if needed. For IBM and customer responsibilities related to High Availability and Disaster Recovery, refer to Understanding your responsibilities when using {{site.data.keyword.dns_full_notm}}. {: shortdesc}

Backing up {{site.data.keyword.dns_short}} data

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{{site.data.keyword.dns_short}} takes point-in-time backups of all data and saves it in the Dallas and Washington, D.C. regions.

Restoring a deleted service instance

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After you delete an instance of {{site.data.keyword.dns_short}}, you can restore the deleted service instance within the data retention period of seven days. After the seven-day period expires, the service instance is permanently deleted.

To view which service instances are available for restoration, use the ibmcloud resource reclamations command. To restore a deleted service instance, use the ibmcloud resource reclamation-restore command.

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