Comment 3 for bug 1069986

The only detail could find on "createBackup" is on the API page under "Admin Actions" at http://api.openstack.org/:

POSTv2/{tenant_id}/servers/{server_id}/action
Backup a server instance.

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Request parameters
Parameter Description
tenant_id
The ID for the tenant or account in a multi-tenancy cloud.

server_id
The UUID for the server of interest to you.

name
Name of the backup image.

backup_type
The backup type, like 'daily' or 'weekly'.

rotation
Int parameter representing how many backups to keep around.

Request: JSON
{
    'createBackup': {
        'name': 'Backup 1',
        'backup_type': 'daily',
        'rotation': 1
    }
}

No mention of this function is in any of the guides that I could find. Seems like it should document how it works, how to "restore" a backup, etc.