Remove disaster recovery BU/Restore sections from preview CV docs

katmayb · katmayb · commit 5d00a4d144c3 · 2025-03-31T12:00:06.000-04:00
diff --git a/src/current/v23.2/cluster-virtualization-overview.md b/src/current/v23.2/cluster-virtualization-overview.md
@@ -52,20 +52,6 @@ To upgrade to a new major version when cluster virtualization is enabled, you mu
 
 For details, refer to [Work with virtual clusters]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/work-with-virtual-clusters.md %}#upgrade-a-cluster).
 
-### Disaster recovery
-
-When cluster virtualization is enabled, [backup]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}) and [restore]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) commands are scoped to a virtual cluster. This means that:
-
-- A backup taken from a virtual cluster contains all data for that virtual cluster, but does not contain modifications made via the system virtual cluster such as system-level cluster settings.
-- If your deployment contains system-level customizations, you can take a separate backup of the system virtual cluster to capture them.
-- A backup of a virtual cluster can be restored as a virtual cluster in any CockroachDB cluster with cluster virtualization enabled.
-
-For more details about backing up and restoring a cluster with cluster virtualization enabled, refer to [Work with virtual clusters]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/work-with-virtual-clusters.md %}#disaster-recovery).
-
-{{site.data.alerts.callout_success}}
-For details about configuring and using PCR for disaster recovery, refer to [Physical Cluster Replication Overview]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/physical-cluster-replication-overview.md %}).
-{{site.data.alerts.end}}
-
 ### Observability
 
 When cluster virtualization is enabled, cluster log messages and metrics are scoped to a virtual cluster or to the system virtual cluster, and are labeled with the name of the virtual cluster they relate to.
diff --git a/src/current/v23.2/work-with-virtual-clusters.md b/src/current/v23.2/work-with-virtual-clusters.md
@@ -121,46 +121,6 @@ When connected to a virtual cluster from the DB Console:
 
 - Some pages and views are by default viewable only from the system virtual cluster, including those pertaining to overall cluster health.
 
-## Disaster recovery
-
-When cluster virtualization is enabled, [backup]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}) and [restore]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) commands are scoped to the virtual cluster by default.
-
-### Back up a virtual cluster
-
-To back up a virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the virtual cluster](#connect-to-a-virtual-cluster) you want to back up as a user with the `admin` role on the virtual cluster.
-1. [Back up the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}). Only the virtual cluster's data and settings are included in the backup, and data and settings for other virtual clusters or for the system virtual cluster is omitted.
-
-For details about restoring a backup of a virtual cluster, refer to [Restore a virtual cluster](#restore-a-virtual-cluster).
-
-### Back up the entire cluster
-
-To back up the entire CockroachDB cluster, including all virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the system virtual cluster](#connect-to-the-system-virtual-cluster) as a user with the `admin` role on the system virtual cluster.
-1. [Back up the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}), and include the `INCLUDE_ALL_SECONDARY_TENANTS` flag in the `BACKUP` command. All virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster are included in the backup.
-
-### Restore a virtual cluster
-
-You can restore a backup of a virtual cluster to:
-
-- The original virtual cluster on the original CockroachDB cluster.
-- A different virtual cluster on the original CockroachDB cluster.
-- A different virtual cluster on a different CockroachDB cluster with cluster virtualization enabled.
-
-To restore only a virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the destination virtual cluster](#connect-to-a-virtual-cluster) as a user with the `admin` role on the virtual cluster.
-1. [Restore the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}). Only the virtual cluster's data and settings are restored.
-
-### Restore the entire cluster
-
-To restore the entire CockroachDB cluster, including all virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the destination system virtual cluster](#connect-to-the-system-virtual-cluster) as a user with the `admin` role on the system virtual cluster.
-1. [Restore the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) from a backup that included the the `INCLUDE_ALL_SECONDARY_VIRTUAL_CLUSTERS` flag. All virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster are restored.
-
 ## Configure cluster settings
 
 When [cluster virtualization]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cluster-virtualization-overview.md %}) is enabled, each [cluster setting]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cluster-settings.md %}) is scoped to either a virtual cluster or the system virtual cluster.
diff --git a/src/current/v24.1/cluster-virtualization-overview.md b/src/current/v24.1/cluster-virtualization-overview.md
@@ -52,19 +52,6 @@ To upgrade to a new major version when cluster virtualization is enabled, you mu
 
 For details, refer to [Work with virtual clusters]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/work-with-virtual-clusters.md %}#upgrade-a-cluster).
 
-### Disaster recovery
-
-When cluster virtualization is enabled, [backup]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}) and [restore]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) commands are scoped to a virtual cluster. This means that:
-
-- A backup taken from a virtual cluster contains all data for that virtual cluster, but does not contain modifications made via the system virtual cluster such as system-level cluster settings.
-- If your deployment contains system-level customizations, you can take a separate backup of the system virtual cluster to capture them.
-- A backup of a virtual cluster can be restored as a virtual cluster in any CockroachDB cluster with cluster virtualization enabled.
-
-For more details about backing up and restoring a cluster with cluster virtualization enabled, refer to [Work with virtual clusters]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/work-with-virtual-clusters.md %}#disaster-recovery).
-
-{{site.data.alerts.callout_success}}
-For details about configuring and using PCR for disaster recovery, refer to [Physical Cluster Replication Overview]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/physical-cluster-replication-overview.md %}).
-{{site.data.alerts.end}}
 
 ### Observability
 
diff --git a/src/current/v24.1/work-with-virtual-clusters.md b/src/current/v24.1/work-with-virtual-clusters.md
@@ -114,46 +114,6 @@ sql_txn_commit_count{tenant="demo"} 0
 
 When connected to a virtual cluster from the DB Console, metrics which measure SQL and related activity show data scoped to the virtual cluster. All other metrics are collected system-wide and display the same data on all virtual clusters including the system virtual cluster.
 
-## Disaster recovery
-
-When cluster virtualization is enabled, [backup]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}) and [restore]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) commands are scoped to the virtual cluster by default.
-
-### Back up a virtual cluster
-
-To back up a virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the virtual cluster](#connect-to-a-virtual-cluster) you want to back up as a user with the `admin` role on the virtual cluster.
-1. [Back up the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}). Only the virtual cluster's data and settings are included in the backup, and data and settings for other virtual clusters or for the system virtual cluster is omitted.
-
-For details about restoring a backup of a virtual cluster, refer to [Restore a virtual cluster](#restore-a-virtual-cluster).
-
-### Back up the entire cluster
-
-To back up the entire CockroachDB cluster, including all virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the system virtual cluster](#connect-to-the-system-virtual-cluster) as a user with the `admin` role on the system virtual cluster.
-1. [Back up the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}), and include the `INCLUDE_ALL_SECONDARY_TENANTS` flag in the `BACKUP` command. All virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster are included in the backup.
-
-### Restore a virtual cluster
-
-You can restore a backup of a virtual cluster to:
-
-- The original virtual cluster on the original CockroachDB cluster.
-- A different virtual cluster on the original CockroachDB cluster.
-- A different virtual cluster on a different CockroachDB cluster with cluster virtualization enabled.
-
-To restore only a virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the destination virtual cluster](#connect-to-a-virtual-cluster) as a user with the `admin` role on the virtual cluster.
-1. [Restore the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}). Only the virtual cluster's data and settings are restored.
-
-### Restore the entire cluster
-
-To restore the entire CockroachDB cluster, including all virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the destination system virtual cluster](#connect-to-the-system-virtual-cluster) as a user with the `admin` role on the system virtual cluster.
-1. [Restore the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) from a backup that included the the `INCLUDE_ALL_SECONDARY_VIRTUAL_CLUSTERS` flag. All virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster are restored.
-
 ## Configure cluster settings
 
 When [cluster virtualization]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cluster-virtualization-overview.md %}) is enabled, each [cluster setting]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cluster-settings.md %}) is scoped to either a virtual cluster or the system virtual cluster.
diff --git a/src/current/v24.2/cluster-virtualization-overview.md b/src/current/v24.2/cluster-virtualization-overview.md
@@ -52,19 +52,6 @@ To upgrade to a new major version when cluster virtualization is enabled, you mu
 
 For details, refer to [Work with virtual clusters]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/work-with-virtual-clusters.md %}#upgrade-a-cluster).
 
-### Disaster recovery
-
-When cluster virtualization is enabled, [backup]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}) and [restore]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) commands are scoped to a virtual cluster. This means that:
-
-- A backup taken from a virtual cluster contains all data for that virtual cluster, but does not contain modifications made via the system virtual cluster such as system-level cluster settings.
-- If your deployment contains system-level customizations, you can take a separate backup of the system virtual cluster to capture them.
-- A backup of a virtual cluster can be restored as a virtual cluster in any CockroachDB cluster with cluster virtualization enabled.
-
-For more details about backing up and restoring a cluster with cluster virtualization enabled, refer to [Work with virtual clusters]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/work-with-virtual-clusters.md %}#disaster-recovery).
-
-{{site.data.alerts.callout_success}}
-For details about configuring and using PCR for disaster recovery, refer to [Physical Cluster Replication Overview]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/physical-cluster-replication-overview.md %}).
-{{site.data.alerts.end}}
 
 ### Observability
 
diff --git a/src/current/v24.2/work-with-virtual-clusters.md b/src/current/v24.2/work-with-virtual-clusters.md
@@ -114,46 +114,6 @@ sql_txn_commit_count{tenant="demo"} 0
 
 When connected to a virtual cluster from the DB Console, metrics which measure SQL and related activity show data scoped to the virtual cluster. All other metrics are collected system-wide and display the same data on all virtual clusters including the system virtual cluster.
 
-## Disaster recovery
-
-When cluster virtualization is enabled, [backup]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}) and [restore]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) commands are scoped to the virtual cluster by default.
-
-### Back up a virtual cluster
-
-To back up a virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the virtual cluster](#connect-to-a-virtual-cluster) you want to back up as a user with the `admin` role on the virtual cluster.
-1. [Back up the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}). Only the virtual cluster's data and settings are included in the backup, and data and settings for other virtual clusters or for the system virtual cluster is omitted.
-
-For details about restoring a backup of a virtual cluster, refer to [Restore a virtual cluster](#restore-a-virtual-cluster).
-
-### Back up the entire cluster
-
-To back up the entire CockroachDB cluster, including all virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the system virtual cluster](#connect-to-the-system-virtual-cluster) as a user with the `admin` role on the system virtual cluster.
-1. [Back up the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}), and include the `INCLUDE_ALL_SECONDARY_TENANTS` flag in the `BACKUP` command. All virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster are included in the backup.
-
-### Restore a virtual cluster
-
-You can restore a backup of a virtual cluster to:
-
-- The original virtual cluster on the original CockroachDB cluster.
-- A different virtual cluster on the original CockroachDB cluster.
-- A different virtual cluster on a different CockroachDB cluster with cluster virtualization enabled.
-
-To restore only a virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the destination virtual cluster](#connect-to-a-virtual-cluster) as a user with the `admin` role on the virtual cluster.
-1. [Restore the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}). Only the virtual cluster's data and settings are restored.
-
-### Restore the entire cluster
-
-To restore the entire CockroachDB cluster, including all virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the destination system virtual cluster](#connect-to-the-system-virtual-cluster) as a user with the `admin` role on the system virtual cluster.
-1. [Restore the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) from a backup that included the the `INCLUDE_ALL_SECONDARY_VIRTUAL_CLUSTERS` flag. All virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster are restored.
-
 ## Configure cluster settings
 
 When [cluster virtualization]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cluster-virtualization-overview.md %}) is enabled, each [cluster setting]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cluster-settings.md %}) is scoped to either a virtual cluster or the system virtual cluster.
diff --git a/src/current/v24.3/cluster-virtualization-overview.md b/src/current/v24.3/cluster-virtualization-overview.md
@@ -58,19 +58,6 @@ To upgrade to a new major version when cluster virtualization is enabled, you mu
 
 For details, refer to [Work with virtual clusters]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/work-with-virtual-clusters.md %}#upgrade-a-cluster).
 
-### Disaster recovery
-
-When cluster virtualization is enabled, [backup]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}) and [restore]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) commands are scoped to a virtual cluster. This means that:
-
-- A backup taken from a virtual cluster contains all data for that virtual cluster, but does not contain modifications made via the system virtual cluster such as system-level cluster settings.
-- If your deployment contains system-level customizations, you can take a separate backup of the system virtual cluster to capture them.
-- A backup of a virtual cluster can be restored as a virtual cluster in any CockroachDB cluster with cluster virtualization enabled.
-
-For more details about backing up and restoring a cluster with cluster virtualization enabled, refer to [Work with virtual clusters]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/work-with-virtual-clusters.md %}#disaster-recovery).
-
-{{site.data.alerts.callout_success}}
-For details about configuring and using PCR for disaster recovery, refer to [Physical Cluster Replication Overview]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/physical-cluster-replication-overview.md %}).
-{{site.data.alerts.end}}
 
 ### Observability
 
diff --git a/src/current/v24.3/work-with-virtual-clusters.md b/src/current/v24.3/work-with-virtual-clusters.md
@@ -114,46 +114,6 @@ sql_txn_commit_count{tenant="demo"} 0
 
 When connected to a virtual cluster from the DB Console, metrics which measure SQL and related activity show data scoped to the virtual cluster. All other metrics are collected system-wide and display the same data on all virtual clusters including the system virtual cluster.
 
-## Disaster recovery
-
-When cluster virtualization is enabled, [backup]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}) and [restore]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) commands are scoped to the virtual cluster by default.
-
-### Back up a virtual cluster
-
-To back up a virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the virtual cluster](#connect-to-a-virtual-cluster) you want to back up as a user with the `admin` role on the virtual cluster.
-1. [Back up the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}). Only the virtual cluster's data and settings are included in the backup, and data and settings for other virtual clusters or for the system virtual cluster is omitted.
-
-For details about restoring a backup of a virtual cluster, refer to [Restore a virtual cluster](#restore-a-virtual-cluster).
-
-### Back up the entire cluster
-
-To back up the entire CockroachDB cluster, including all virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the system virtual cluster](#connect-to-the-system-virtual-cluster) as a user with the `admin` role on the system virtual cluster.
-1. [Back up the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}), and include the `INCLUDE_ALL_SECONDARY_TENANTS` flag in the `BACKUP` command. All virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster are included in the backup.
-
-### Restore a virtual cluster
-
-You can restore a backup of a virtual cluster to:
-
-- The original virtual cluster on the original CockroachDB cluster.
-- A different virtual cluster on the original CockroachDB cluster.
-- A different virtual cluster on a different CockroachDB cluster with cluster virtualization enabled.
-
-To restore only a virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the destination virtual cluster](#connect-to-a-virtual-cluster) as a user with the `admin` role on the virtual cluster.
-1. [Restore the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}). Only the virtual cluster's data and settings are restored.
-
-### Restore the entire cluster
-
-To restore the entire CockroachDB cluster, including all virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster:
-
-1. [Connect to the destination system virtual cluster](#connect-to-the-system-virtual-cluster) as a user with the `admin` role on the system virtual cluster.
-1. [Restore the cluster]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) from a backup that included the the `INCLUDE_ALL_SECONDARY_VIRTUAL_CLUSTERS` flag. All virtual clusters and the system virtual cluster are restored.
-
 ## Configure cluster settings
 
 When [cluster virtualization]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cluster-virtualization-overview.md %}) is enabled, each [cluster setting]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/cluster-settings.md %}) is scoped to either a virtual cluster or the system virtual cluster.
diff --git a/src/current/v25.1/cluster-virtualization-overview.md b/src/current/v25.1/cluster-virtualization-overview.md
@@ -58,19 +58,6 @@ To upgrade to a new major version when cluster virtualization is enabled, you mu
 
 For details, refer to [Work with virtual clusters]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/work-with-virtual-clusters.md %}#upgrade-a-cluster).
 
-### Disaster recovery
-
-When cluster virtualization is enabled, [backup]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/backup.md %}) and [restore]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/restore.md %}) commands are scoped to a virtual cluster. This means that:
-
-- A backup taken from a virtual cluster contains all data for that virtual cluster, but does not contain modifications made via the system virtual cluster such as system-level cluster settings.
-- If your deployment contains system-level customizations, you can take a separate backup of the system virtual cluster to capture them.
-- A backup of a virtual cluster can be restored as a virtual cluster in any CockroachDB cluster with cluster virtualization enabled.
-
-For more details about backing up and restoring a cluster with cluster virtualization enabled, refer to [Work with virtual clusters]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/work-with-virtual-clusters.md %}#disaster-recovery).
-
-{{site.data.alerts.callout_success}}
-For details about configuring and using PCR for disaster recovery, refer to [Physical Cluster Replication Overview]({% link {{ page.version.version }}/physical-cluster-replication-overview.md %}).
-{{site.data.alerts.end}}
 
 ### Observability
 
diff --git a/src/current/v25.1/work-with-virtual-clusters.md b/src/current/v25.1/work-with-virtual-clusters.md
