# BackupunitUpdate Retrieves information about a backup unit. ```text knife ionoscloud backupunit update (options) ``` ## Available options: ### Required options: * backupunit\_id * ionoscloud\_username * ionoscloud\_password ```text extra_config_file: --extra-config EXTRA_CONFIG_FILE_PATH, -e EXTRA_CONFIG_FILE_PATH path to the additional config file backupunit_id: --backupunit-id BACKUPUNIT_ID, -B BACKUPUNIT_ID the ID of the Backup unit. (required) password: --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD alphanumeric password you want assigned to the backup unit email: --email EMAIL the e-mail address you want assigned to the backup unit. ionoscloud_username: --username USERNAME, -u USERNAME your Ionoscloud username (required) ionoscloud_password: --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD your Ionoscloud password (required) ionoscloud_url: --url URL the Ionoscloud API URL ``` ## Example ```text knife ionoscloud backupunit update --extra-config EXTRA_CONFIG_FILE_PATH --backupunit-id BACKUPUNIT_ID --password PASSWORD --email EMAIL --username USERNAME --password PASSWORD --url URL ```