Manually Backup Cluster Nodes

Manually backup Big Data Service for cluster master, utility, and Edge nodes from the Cluster details page.

1. On the Clusters list page, select the cluster that you want to work with. If you need help finding the list page or the cluster, see Listing Clusters in a Compartment.
2. On the Cluster details page, select the name of a node you want to work with.
  The Node details page is displayed.
3. Select Create node backup.
4. In the Create node backup dialog box, provide the following details:
  
  Level type: This option is automatically set to Node level when creating a backup for an individual node.
  
  Host name: This option is automatically filled in with the host name of the node.
  
  Backup type: Select either Full backup or Incremental backup.
5. Select Create.
Use the backup-node command and required parameters to manually backup a node.
```
oci bds instance backup-node [OPTIONS]
```
For a complete list of flags and variable options for CLI commands, see the Command Line Reference for Big Data.
Use the BackupNode operation to manually backup nodes in a cluster.