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Alicloud Backup Hbr

  • 271 installs
  • 396 repo stars
  • Updated July 18, 2026
  • cinience/alicloud-skills

alicloud-backup-hbr is a Claude agent skill that configures Alibaba Cloud Hybrid Backup Recovery to protect ECS instances, databases, and file systems with scheduled backups and disaster recovery policies.

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alicloud-backup-hbr is a cinience/alicloud-skills skill for Alibaba Cloud Hybrid Backup Recovery (HBR) configuration. It helps developers protect ECS instances, managed databases, and file systems with scheduled backup jobs and disaster recovery policies so production data survives accidental deletion, region issues, or corruption events. The skill guides agent sessions through HBR lifecycle operations such as resource protection setup, policy scheduling, and recovery planning aligned to Alibaba Cloud backup services. Developers reach for alicloud-backup-hbr when operated workloads need repeatable backup cadences and restore paths instead of manual snapshot scripts. Sibling alicloud test skills in the same repository document a four-step OpenAPI workflow pattern—confirm region and resources, discover API parameters, call SDK or OpenAPI Explorer, then verify results—for Alibaba service integrations. The catalog lists 271 installs on skills.sh for this HBR backup skill entry. Document retention windows and cross-region copy requirements before enabling production backup schedules.

  • HBR vault and backup plan creation
  • ECS and database backup policies
  • Cross-region replication options
  • Restore and disaster recovery drills
  • Compliance-friendly retention controls

Alicloud Backup Hbr by the numbers

  • 271 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #419 of 1,039 Cloud & Infrastructure skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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Last updatedJuly 18, 2026
Repositorycinience/alicloud-skills

How do you configure Alibaba Cloud HBR backups?

Configure Hybrid Backup Recovery on Alibaba Cloud to protect ECS, databases, and file systems with scheduled backups and disaster recovery policies.

Who is it for?

Developers operating Alibaba Cloud production workloads who need Hybrid Backup Recovery policies for ECS, databases, and file systems.

Skip if: Teams running exclusively on non-Alibaba clouds without Hybrid Backup Recovery services or backup compliance requirements.

When should I use this skill?

A developer asks to configure Alibaba Cloud HBR backups, schedule ECS or database protection, or set disaster recovery policies for cloud file systems.

What you get

HBR backup policies, scheduled job configuration, protected resource listings, and disaster recovery restore procedures for ECS and databases.

  • Backup policy configuration
  • Scheduled job setup
  • Disaster recovery plan notes

By the numbers

  • 271 installs on skills.sh

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Category: service

Cloud Backup

Use Alibaba Cloud OpenAPI (RPC) with official SDKs or OpenAPI Explorer to manage resources for Cloud Backup.

Workflow

1) Confirm region, resource identifiers, and desired action. 2) Discover API list and required parameters (see references). 3) Call API with SDK or OpenAPI Explorer. 4) Verify results with describe/list APIs.

AccessKey priority (must follow)

1) Environment variables: ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID / ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET / ALICLOUD_REGION_ID Region policy: ALICLOUD_REGION_ID is an optional default. If unset, decide the most reasonable region for the task; if unclear, ask the user. 2) Shared config file: ~/.alibabacloud/credentials

API discovery

  • Product code: hbr
  • Default API version: 2017-09-08
  • Use OpenAPI metadata endpoints to list APIs and get schemas (see references).

High-frequency operation patterns

1) Inventory/list: prefer List* / Describe* APIs to get current resources. 2) Change/configure: prefer Create* / Update* / Modify* / Set* APIs for mutations. 3) Status/troubleshoot: prefer Get* / Query* / Describe*Status APIs for diagnosis.

Minimal executable quickstart

Use metadata-first discovery before calling business APIs:

python scripts/list_openapi_meta_apis.py

Optional overrides:

python scripts/list_openapi_meta_apis.py --product-code <ProductCode> --version <Version>

The script writes API inventory artifacts under the skill output directory.

Output policy

If you need to save responses or generated artifacts, write them under: output/alicloud-backup-hbr/

Validation

mkdir -p output/alicloud-backup-hbr
for f in skills/backup/alicloud-backup-hbr/scripts/*.py; do
  python3 -m py_compile "$f"
done
echo "py_compile_ok" > output/alicloud-backup-hbr/validate.txt

Pass criteria: command exits 0 and output/alicloud-backup-hbr/validate.txt is generated.

Output And Evidence

  • Save artifacts, command outputs, and API response summaries under output/alicloud-backup-hbr/.
  • Include key parameters (region/resource id/time range) in evidence files for reproducibility.

Prerequisites

  • Configure least-privilege Alibaba Cloud credentials before execution.
  • Prefer environment variables: ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID, ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET, optional ALICLOUD_REGION_ID.
  • If region is unclear, ask the user before running mutating operations.

References

  • Sources: references/sources.md

Related skills

How it compares

Use alicloud-backup-hbr for Alibaba Hybrid Backup Recovery policies; pick snapshot-only scripts when full HBR lifecycle management and DR planning are not required.

FAQ

Which resources does alicloud-backup-hbr protect?

alicloud-backup-hbr configures Alibaba Cloud Hybrid Backup Recovery to protect ECS instances, databases, and file systems with scheduled backups and disaster recovery policies. Developers use it during operate-phase infra work when production data needs repeatable backup and rest

How does alicloud-backup-hbr relate to other alicloud-skills?

alicloud-backup-hbr belongs to cinience/alicloud-skills and follows the repository OpenAPI integration pattern—confirm region and resources, discover parameters, call SDK or Explorer, verify results. The skills.sh listing shows 271 installs for agent-guided HBR backup configurati

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