GitLab

You can use the Commvault software to back up and restore Git repositories.

Licensing for DevOps Apps

For information about licensing for the repositories backed up using DevOps apps, see Virtual Operating Instances in the License Summary Report.

Backups

Data You Can Back Up

Service	Component	Considerations
Project metadata *repositories inherit project settings	Project information	The following are backed up irrespective of the service selected: Project visibility (public repository, private repository) Project description Project settings
	Summary
	Members	Project members are backed up. The following settings are preserved: Maximum role set for a group or member. Expiration date.
	Labels	Labels mapped to issues or projects are backed up. Prioritized labels mapped to individual projects are also preserved.
	Webhooks and variables	Webhooks and variables are backed up.
Epics		Epics are backed up.
Repositories		Project repositories are backed up. Repository graphs are preserved.
	Branch	Project branches are preserved and backed up.
	Commit	Branch commit history is preserved.
	Merge requests	Merge requests are backed up.
	Tags	Tags are backed up.
Deployments	Releases	Project releases are backed up.
	Environments	Basic environments are backed up.
	Feature flags	Feature flags are backed up.
Issues		Both open and closed issues are backed up. Following entities mapped to issues are backed up: Description Milestones Assignees Weight Due date Time tracking Confidentiality Labels Issue comments are backed up.
	Merge requests	Merge requests are backed up.
	Issue boards	Issue boards and lists mapped to boards are backed up.
	Milestones	Open and closed milestones are backed up.
Snippets		All (Private, Internal, and Public) snippets are backed up.
Wikis		Project and group Wikis are backed up.
Pipelines		Pipeline schedules are backed up.

Data You Cannot Back Up

Service	Component	Considerations
Project metadata
	Members	Project bots are not backed up. Project group members are not backed up.
	Labels	Project label subscriptions are not backed up.
Repositories		Branch defaults and protected branch settings are not preserved.
	Tags	Releases mapped to tags are not backed up.
Groups		Empty groups are not backed up.
		Iteration cadences are not backed up.
Issues		Image attachments in comments are not backed up. Epics mapped to issues are not backed up. Tasks mapped to issues are not backed up.
	Milestones	Releases tagged to milestones are not backed up. Tasks mapped to issues are not backed up.

Backups You Can Perform

Full backups

When You Can Perform Backups

On a schedule: The backup plan that you assign manages scheduled backups
On demand: You can perform on-demand backups at any time

Restores

Backups You Can Use for Restores

The most recent backup: For example, restore the most recent backup to its original location
A backup from a specific date: For example, restore data to a point in time before it became unusable
Backups from a date range: For example, restore data that was accidentally deleted

Destinations You Can Restore To

The current location (in place)
A different location on the same app or a different app (out of place)
A different repository hosting service such as Azure DevOps (out of place)
A disk (out of place)