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+==========================================
+Backup Notification
+==========================================
+
+https://blueprints.launchpad.net/cinder/+spec/backup-notification
+
+This blueprint proposes to add the notification support to the backup
+service in Cinder, so that cinder can report the usage status to Ceilometer
+in backup create, delete and restore.
+
+Problem description
+===================
+
+Cinder is supposed to send the notifications to ceilometer to report the
+resource usage status. This notification support has been implemented for
+the volume and the volume snapshot, but not the backup.
+
+Proposed change
+===============
+
+Create backup notification:
+
+* Send a notification to inform the Ceilometer the backup create begins.
+
+* Send a notification to inform the Ceilometer the backup create ends.
+
+Delete backup notification:
+
+* Send a notification to inform the Ceilometer the backup delete begins.
+
+* Send a notification to inform the Ceilometer the backup delete ends.
+
+Restore backup notification:
+
+* Send a notification to inform the Ceilometer the backup restore begins.
+
+* Send a notification to inform the Ceilometer the backup restore ends.
+
+Progress notification:
+
+* It is possible that some drivers can send a create.progress notifications
+  periodically. We make it configurable if the backup driver supports to
+  send periodic notifications.
+
+The backup information sent to Ceilometer includes backup id, project id,
+user id, available zone, host, display name, creation time, status, volume
+id, size, service metadata, service and fail reason.
+
+For the progress notification, an additional data indicating the percentage
+of the backup progress will be sent as well.
+
+Alternatives
+------------
+
+None.
+
+Data model impact
+-----------------
+
+None.
+
+REST API impact
+---------------
+
+None.
+
+Security impact
+---------------
+
+None.
+
+Notifications impact
+--------------------
+
+This blueprint will add the notification support for the backup service.
+
+Other end user impact
+---------------------
+
+None.
+
+Performance Impact
+------------------
+
+None.
+
+Other deployer impact
+---------------------
+
+* The configuration option backup_object_number_per_notification has
+  been added to indicate how many chunks or objects have been sent
+  to the Ceilometer. It applies to the object or chunk based backup
+  service, e.g. Swift, Ceph.
+
+Developer impact
+----------------
+
+None.
+
+Implementation
+==============
+
+Assignee(s)
+-----------
+
+Primary assignee:
+  Vincent Hou
+
+Other contributors:
+  None
+
+Work Items
+----------
+
+* Add the notification for the backup usage when creating a backup
+* Add the notification for the backup usage when deleting a backup
+* Add the notification for the backup usage when restoring a backup
+* Add the progress notification for the backup usage when talking an object
+  store as the backup service.
+
+Dependencies
+============
+
+None
+
+Testing
+=======
+
+* Unit tests will be added for the backup notification calls.
+
+Documentation Impact
+====================
+
+* The configuration option to configure the progress notifications
+  needs to be added for the backup driver, which supports to send
+  this type of notification.
+
+References
+==========
+
+* Backup notification blueprint and bug replication design session
+  https://blueprints.launchpad.net/cinder/+spec/backup-notification
+  https://bugs.launchpad.net/cinder/+bug/1326431
+