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Add documentation for backup reset state

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Adding notes for new functionality that allows for the
state of a cinder backup to be reset.

Change-Id: I54266d6cc9052f2d7a17bc31377af49b075e4978
Closes-Bug: #1369230
Depends-On: I5851bb21c62252f61ad6a09f01859582e774a9db
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Nate Potter
2015-10-20 15:45:29 +00:00
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doc/admin-guide-cloud/source/blockstorage_volume_backups.rst
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@@ -141,3 +141,13 @@ will be stored in multiple files in the backup repository. The
``backup_sha_block_size_bytes`` option determines the size of blocks from the
cinder volume being backed up on which digital signatures are calculated in
order to enable incremental backup capability.
You also have the option of resetting the state of a backup. When creating or
restoring a backup, sometimes it may get stuck in the creating or restoring
states due to problems like the database or rabbitmq being down. In situations
like these resetting the state of the backup can restore it to a functional
status.
Run this command to restore the state of a backup::
$ cinder backup-reset-state [--state STATE] BACKUP_ID-1 BACKUP_ID-2 ...