Revert "docs: add dual region backup" (#15011)

Author: Oreoxmt

tidb-cloud/backup-and-restore.md

@@ -6,153 +6,81 @@ aliases: ['/tidbcloud/restore-deleted-tidb-cluster']
 
 # Back Up and Restore TiDB Dedicated Data
 
-This document describes how to back up and restore your TiDB Dedicated cluster data on TiDB Cloud. TiDB Dedicated supports automatic backup and manual backup. You can also restore backup data to a new cluster or restore a deleted cluster from the recycle bin.
+This document describes how to back up and restore your TiDB Dedicated cluster data on TiDB Cloud.
 
-> **Tip**
+> **Tip:**
 >
 > To learn how to back up and restore TiDB Serverless cluster data, see [Back Up and Restore TiDB Serverless Data](/tidb-cloud/backup-and-restore-serverless.md).
 
 ## Limitations
 
 - TiDB Cloud does not support restoring tables in the `mysql` schema, including user permissions and system variables.
-- If you turn on and off Point-in-time Restore multiple times, you can only choose a time point within the recoverable range after the most recent Point-in-time Restore is enabled. The earlier recoverable range is not accessible.
-- DO NOT modify the switches of **Point-in-time Restore** and **Dual Region Backup** at the same time.
+- If you turn on and off PITR (Point-in-time Recovery) multiple times, you can only choose a time point within the recoverable range after the most recent PITR is enabled. The earlier recoverable range is not accessible.
 
 ## Backup
 
-### Turn on auto backup
+TiDB Dedicated supports automatic backup and manual backup.
 
-TiDB Dedicated supports both [snapshot backup](https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/br-snapshot-guide) and [log backup](https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/br-pitr-guide). Snapshot backup enables you to restore data to the backup point. By default, snapshot backups are taken automatically and stored according to your backup retention policy. You can disable auto backup at any time.
+Automatic backups are scheduled for your TiDB Dedicated clusters according to the backup setting, which can reduce your loss in extreme disaster situations. You can also pick a backup snapshot and restore it into a new TiDB Dedicated cluster at any time.
 
-#### Turn on Point-in-time Restore
+### Automatic backup
 
-> **Note**
->
-> The Point-in-time Restore feature is supported for TiDB Dedicated clusters that are v6.4.0 or later.
-
-This feature supports restoring data of any point in time to a new cluster. You can use it to:
-
-- Reduce RPO in disaster recovery.
-- Resolve cases of data write errors by restoring point-in-time that is before the error event.
-- Audit the historical data of the business.
-
-It is strongly recommended to turn on this feature. The cost is the same as snapshot backup. For more information, refer to [Data Backup Cost](https://www.pingcap.com/tidb-dedicated-pricing-details#backup-storage-cost).
-
-To turn on this feature, perform the following steps:
-
-1. Navigate to the **Backup** page of a TiDB Dedicated cluster.
-
-2. Click **Backup Settings**.
-
-3. Toggle the **Auto Backup** switch to **On**.
-
-4. Toggle the **Point-in-time Restore** switch to **On**.
-
-    > **Warning**
-    >
-    > Point-in-Time Restore only takes effect after the next backup task is completed. To make it take effect earlier, you can [manually perform a backup](#perform-a-manual-backup) after enabling it.
-
-5. Click **Confirm** to preview the configuration changes.
-
-6. Click **Confirm** again to save changes.
-
-#### Configure backup schedule
-
-TiDB Dedicated supports daily and weekly backup schedules. By default, the backup schedule is set to daily. You can choose a specific time of the day or week to start snapshot backup.
-
-To configure the backup schedule, perform the following steps:
+By the automatic backup, you can back up the TiDB Dedicated cluster data every day at the backup time you have set. To set the backup time, perform the following steps:
 
 1. Navigate to the **Backup** page of a TiDB Dedicated cluster.
 
-2. Click **Backup Settings**.
+2. Click **Backup Settings**. The setting window displays.
 
-3. Toggle the **Auto Backup** switch to **On**.
+3. In the setting window, configure the automatic backup:
 
-4. Configure the backup schedule as follows:
+    - Toggle the **Auto Backup** switch to **On**.
 
-    - In **Backup Scheduler**, select either the **Daily** or **Weekly** checkbox. If you select **Weekly**, you need to specify the days of the week for the backup.
-
-        > **Warning**
-        >
-        > - When weekly backup is enabled, the Point-in-time Restore feature is enabled by default and cannot be disabled.
-        > - If you change the backup scheduler from weekly to daily, the Point-in-time Restore feature remains its original setting. You can manually disable it if needed.
+    - In **Backup Cycle**, select either the **Daily** or **Weekly** checkbox. If you select **Weekly**, you need to specify the days of the week for the backup.
 
     - In **Backup Time**, schedule a start time for the daily or weekly cluster backup.
 
-        If you do not specify a preferred backup time, TiDB Cloud assigns a default backup time, which is 2:00 AM in the time zone of the region where the cluster is located.
+        It is recommended to schedule automatic backup at a low workload period. If you do not specify a preferred backup time, TiDB Cloud assigns a default backup time, which is 2:00 AM in the time zone of the region where the cluster is located.
 
-        > **Note**
-        >
-        > - Backup jobs are automatically delayed when data import jobs are in progress. **DO NOT** run manual backups during data import or cluster scaling.
+    - In **Backup Retention**, configure the minimum backup data retention period.
 
-    - In **Backup Retention**, configure the minimum backup data retention period. The default period is 7 days. To minimize the impact on business, it is recommended to schedule automatic backup during periods of low workloads.
+    - Turn on or off the PITR (**Point-in-time Recovery**) feature.
 
-        > **Note**
+        > **Note:**
         >
-        > - After you delete a cluster, the automatic backup files will be retained for a specified period, as set in backup retention. You need to delete the backup files accordingly.
-        > - After you delete a cluster, the existing manual backup files will be retained until you manually delete them, or your account is closed.
-
-### Turn on dual region backup (beta)
-
-> **Note:**
->
-> The dual region backup feature is currently in beta.
-
-TiDB Dedicated supports dual region backup by replicating backups from your cluster region to another different region. After you enable this feature, all backups are automatically replicated to the specified region. This provides cross-region data protection and disaster recovery capabilities. It is estimated that approximately 99% of the data can be replicated to the secondary region within an hour.
-
-Dual region backup costs include both backup storage usage and cross-region data transfer fees. For more information, refer to [Data Backup Cost](https://www.pingcap.com/tidb-dedicated-pricing-details#backup-storage-cost).
-
-To turn on dual region backup, perform the following steps:
-
-1. Navigate to the **Backup** page of a TiDB Dedicated cluster.
+        > - The PITR feature is enabled by default and cannot be disabled when you enable weekly backup.
+        > - If you change the backup cycle from weekly to daily, the PITR feature remains enabled. You can manually disable it if needed.
 
-2. Click **Backup Settings**.
+        PITR supports restoring data of any point in time to a new cluster. You can use it to:
 
-3. Toggle the **Dual Region Backup** switch to **On**.
+        - Reduce RPO in disaster recovery.
+        - Resolve cases of data write errors by restoring point-in-time that is before the error event.
+        - Audit the historical data of the business.
 
-4. From the **Dual Region** drop-down list, select a region to store the backup files.
+        If you have one of the preceding needs and want to use the PITR feature, make sure that your TiDB Dedicated cluster version is at least v6.4.0.
 
-5. Click **Confirm** to preview the configuration changes.
+    - In **Backup Storage Region**, select the regions where you want to store your backup data.
 
-6. Click **Confirm** again to save changes.
+        TiDB Cloud stores your backup data in the current region of your cluster by default. This behavior cannot be changed. In addition, you can add another remote region, and TiDB Cloud will copy all new backup data to the remote region, which facilitates data safety and faster recovery. After adding a remote region as a backup data storage, you cannot remove the region.
 
-### Turn off auto backup
+4. Click **Confirm** to preview the configuration change.
 
-> **Note**
->
-> Turning off auto backup will also turn off point-in-time restore by default.
-
-To turn off auto backup, perform the following steps:
-
-1. Navigate to the **Backup** page of a TiDB Dedicated cluster.
+    If you turn on PITR, you can select the **Perform a backup immediately and use it as recovery starting point in PITR.** checkbox. Otherwise, PITR will not be available until the next backup is completed.
 
-2. Click **Backup Settings**.
+5. Click **Confirm**.
 
-3. Toggle the **Auto Backup** switch to **Off**.
+### Backup storage region support
 
-4. Click **Confirm** to preview the configuration changes.
+Currently, you cannot select an arbitrary remote region for backup data storage. The regions already supported are as follows:
 
-5. Click **Confirm** again to save changes.
+| Cloud provider | Cluster region                      | Remote region support   |
+|----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
+| Google Cloud            | Tokyo (asia-northeast1)     | Osaka (asia-northeast2)  |
 
-### Turn off dual region backup (beta)
-
-> **Tip**
+> **Note:**
 >
-> Disabling dual region backup does not immediately delete the backups in the secondary region. These backups will be cleaned up later according to the backup retention schedule. To remove them immediately, you can manually [delete the backups](#delete-backups).
-
-To turn off dual region backup, perform the following steps:
+> If you select multiple backup storage regions, you will be charged for multiple backup storage and inter-region backup data replication out from the cluster region to each destination region. The cost is on a per-region basis and varies with the backup regions selected. For more information, see [Data Backup Cost](https://www.pingcap.com/tidb-cloud-pricing-details/#backup-storage-cost).
 
-1. Navigate to the **Backup** page of a TiDB Dedicated cluster.
-
-2. Click **Backup Settings**.
-
-3. Toggle the **Dual Region Backup** switch to **Off**.
-
-4. Click **Confirm** to preview the configuration changes.
-
-5. Click **Confirm** again to save changes.
-
-### Perform a manual backup
+### Manual backup
 
 Manual backups are user-initiated backups that enable you to back up your data to a known state as needed, and then restore to that state at any time.
 
@@ -166,26 +94,35 @@ To apply a manual backup to your TiDB Dedicated cluster, perform the following s
 
 4. Click **Confirm**. Then your cluster data is backed up.
 
-### Delete backups
-
-#### Delete backup files
+### Delete backup files
 
 To delete an existing backup file, perform the following steps:
 
 1. Navigate to the **Backup** tab of a cluster.
 
 2. Click **Delete** for the backup file that you want to delete.
 
-#### Delete a running backup job
+### Delete a running backup job
 
 To delete a running backup job, it is similar as [**Delete backup files**](#delete-backup-files).
 
 1. Navigate to the **Backup** tab of a cluster.
 
 2. Click **Delete** for the backup file that is in the **Pending** or **Running** state.
 
+### Best practices for backup
+
+- It is recommended that you perform backup operations at cluster idle time to minimize the impact on business.
+- Do not run the manual backup while importing data, or during cluster scaling.
+- After you delete a cluster, the existing manual backup files will be retained until you manually delete them, or your account is closed. Automatic backup files will be retained for a specified period (you can configure the retention period in **Backup Settings**) from the date of cluster deletion. You need to delete the backup files accordingly.
+
 ## Restore
 
+TiDB Dedicated provides two types of data restoration:
+
+- Restore backup data to a new cluster
+- Restore a deleted cluster from the recycle bin
+
 ### Restore data to a new cluster
 
 To restore your TiDB Dedicated cluster data from a backup to a new cluster, take the following steps:
@@ -194,54 +131,44 @@ To restore your TiDB Dedicated cluster data from a backup to a new cluster, take
 
 2. Click **Restore**. The setting window displays.
 
-3. In **Restore Mode**, choose **Restore From Region**, indicating the region of backup stores.
-
-    > **Note**
-    >
-    > - The default value of the **Restore From Region** is the same as the backup cluster.
-
-4. In **Restore Mode**, choose to restore data of any point in time or a selected backup to a new cluster.
+3. In **Restore Mode**, you can choose to restore data of any point in time or a selected backup to a new cluster.
 
     <SimpleTab>
     <div label="Select Time Point">
 
-    To restore data of any point in time within the backup retention to a new cluster, make sure that **Point-in-time Restore** in **Backup Settings** is on and then take the following steps:
+    To restore data of any point in time within the backup retention to a new cluster, make sure that **PITR** in **Backup Settings** is on and then take the following steps:
 
-    - Click **Select Time Point**.
-    - Select **Date** and **Time** you want to restore to.
+    1. Click **Select Time Point**.
+    2. Select **Date** and **Time** you want to restore to.
 
     </div>
 
     <div label="Select Backup Name">
 
     To restore a selected backup to the new cluster, take the following steps:
 
-    - Click **Select Backup Name**.
-    - Select a backup you want to restore to.
+    1. Click **Select Backup Name**.
+    2. Select a backup you want to restore to.
 
     </div>
     </SimpleTab>
 
-5. In **Restore to Region**, select the same region as the **Backup Storage Region** configured in the **Backup Settings**.
+4. In **Restore to Region**, select the same region as the **Backup Storage Region** configured in the **Backup Settings**.
 
-6. In the **Restore** window, you can also make the following changes if necessary:
+5. In the **Restore** window, you can also make the following changes if necessary:
 
     - Set the cluster name.
     - Update the port number of the cluster.
     - Increase node number, vCPU and RAM, and storage for the cluster.
 
-7. Click **Restore**.
+6. Click **Restore**.
 
    The cluster restore process starts and the **Security Settings** dialog box is displayed.
 
-8. In the **Security Settings** dialog box, set the root password and allowed IP addresses to connect to your cluster, and then click **Apply**.
+7. In the **Security Settings** dialog box, set the root password and allowed IP addresses to connect to your cluster, and then click **Apply**.
 
 ### Restore a deleted cluster
 
-> **Note:**
->
-> You cannot restore a deleted cluster to any point in time. You can only select an automatic or manual backup to restore.
-
 To restore a deleted cluster from recycle bin, take the following steps:
 
 1. Log in to the [TiDB Cloud console](https://tidbcloud.com).
@@ -257,4 +184,8 @@ To restore a deleted cluster from recycle bin, take the following steps:
 
    The cluster restore process starts and the **Security Settings** dialog box is displayed.
 
-7. In the **Security Settings** dialog box, set the root password and allowed IP addresses to connect to your cluster, and then click **Apply**.
+7. In the **Security Settings** dialog box, set the root password and allowed IP addresses to connect to your cluster, and then click **Apply**.
+
+> **Note:**
+>
+> You cannot restore a deleted cluster to any point in time. You can only select an automatic or manual backup to restore.

tidb-cloud/pause-or-resume-tidb-cluster.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ When a cluster is paused, note the following:
     - Node Storage Cost
     - Data Backup Cost
 
-- TiDB Cloud stops [automatic backup](/tidb-cloud/backup-and-restore.md#turn-on-auto-backup) of the cluster.
+- TiDB Cloud stops [automatic backup](/tidb-cloud/backup-and-restore.md#automatic-backup) of the cluster.
 
 To pause a cluster, take the following steps:
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ After a paused cluster is resumed, note the following:
 
 - TiDB Cloud resumes collecting the monitoring information of the cluster, and you can read data from or write data to the cluster.
 - TiDB Cloud resumes charging both compute and storage costs.
-- TiDB Cloud resumes [automatic backup](/tidb-cloud/backup-and-restore.md#turn-on-auto-backup) of the cluster.
+- TiDB Cloud resumes [automatic backup](/tidb-cloud/backup-and-restore.md#automatic-backup) of the cluster.
 
 To resume a paused cluster, take the following steps:
 

tidb-cloud/tidb-cloud-faq.md

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ TiDB is highly compatible with MySQL. You can migrate data from any MySQL-compat
 
 ### Does TiDB Cloud support incremental backups?
 
-No. If you need to restore data to any point in time within the cluster's backup retention, you can use PITR (Point-in-time Recovery). For more information, see [Use PITR in a TiDB Dedicated cluster](/tidb-cloud/backup-and-restore.md#turn-on-auto-backup) or [Use PITR in a TiDB Serverless cluster](/tidb-cloud/backup-and-restore-serverless.md#restore).
+No. If you need to restore data to any point in time within the cluster's backup retention, you can use PITR (Point-in-time Recovery). For more information, see [Use PITR in a TiDB Dedicated cluster](/tidb-cloud/backup-and-restore.md#automatic-backup) or [Use PITR in a TiDB Serverless cluster](/tidb-cloud/backup-and-restore-serverless.md#restore).
 
 ## HTAP FAQs