Create and manage cloud volume snapshots

The Snapshots page provides a list of your volume snapshots, as well as information, tools and actions you can perform on these snapshots.

Steps

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   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Storage > Snapshots.
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   A list of Helpful articles is displayed at the top of the page.
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   The Delete Volume Snapshots allows you to delete existing volumes.
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   The Volumes Snapshots table shows a list of your current snapshots and associated information in each column.

• Name: Name of the snapshot.
• Description: What this snapshot is used for.
• Status: Shows the current status of the snapshot.
• Size: Provisioned size (in GiB).
• Volume name: Parent volume of the snapshot.

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   The Actions column provides a list of actions you can perform on each volume:

• Create Volume: Create a new volume using this volume snapshot as the data source.
• Launch As Instance: Create a new instance using this volume snapshot as the boot source.
• Edit Snapshot: Update information fields.
• Delete Volume Snapshot: Permanently remove a snapshot and all data stored on it.

Read through the sections below for step-by-step guides on each action.

This will create a point-in-time capture of an existing volume. You can use this snapshot to create a new volume or launch an instance from this snapshot. 

Note: Creating a snapshot of an attached volume is a risky action; in some cases, this can result in a corrupted snapshot if the volume changes during the upload process.

Steps

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   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Storage > Volumes.
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   Find the volume that you want to take a snapshot of.
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   In the Actions column, select the down ▼ button. A drop-down menu will appear.
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   Select the Create Snapshot option. The Create Volume Snapshot dialog will appear. If this is an attached volume, a warning message will be displayed.
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   In the Snapshot Name field provide a name for the snapshot.
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   In the Description field specify what this snapshot will be used for.
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   Click on the Create Volume Snapshot button to confirm the action.                          If this is an attached volume the button text will display ‘Create Volume Snapshot (Force)’.
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   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Storage > Snapshots.
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   The new volume snapshot will be listed.

The overview displays information and metadata about your volume snapshot. This includes:

• Volume information, (name, IDs, status)
• Parent volume 
• Specs (Size, type, created date)
• Metadata

Steps

1. 1
   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Storage > Snapshots.
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   Find the volume snapshot that you want to view.
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   Click on the Name (blue, hyperlinked text).
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   The Overview page will load and display.
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   Scroll down to view the different overview sections.

This will create a new volume, using an existing snapshot as the data source. The new volume will be provisioned as the same size as the snapshot.

The new volume will be created as the same volume type as the parent volume of the source snapshot. Learn more about volume types in volumes in xneelo Cloud.

For example:

• A snapshot is created of a premium volume. 
• A new volume is created from this snapshot.
• The new volume will also be a premium volume.

Steps

1. 1
   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Storage > Snapshots.
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   Find the volume snapshot that you want to use.
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   In the Actions column, select Create Volume.
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   The Create Volume dialog will appear.
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   In the Volume Name field provide a name for the new volume. Names are not unique identifiers; multiple volumes may have the same name.
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   In the Description field specify what this volume will be used for.
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   In the Use snapshot as a source field the snapshot will already be selected as the source.
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   In the Description field specify what this volume will be used for.
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   In the Size (GiB) field, enter the size of the volume you want to create.

• This must be an integer.
• This must be within the volume size limits.

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   Click on the Create Volume button to confirm the action.
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   To view and access the new volume, navigate to Storage > Volumes.

This will start the process of creating a new instance. The instance boot volume will be created from a volume snapshot, copying the point-in-time data from its parent volume.

Steps

1. 1
   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Storage > Snapshots.
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   Find the volume snapshot that you want to use.
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   In the Actions column, select Launch As Instance.
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   In the Sources tab, the snapshot will already be selected as the boot source.
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   Fill in the remaining steps in the Create Instance dialog.

You can edit a volume snapshot to change the name and description.

Steps

1. 1
   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Storage > Snapshots.
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   Find the volume snapshot that you want to edit.
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   In the Actions column, select Edit Snapshot.
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   The Edit Snapshot dialog will appear.
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   In the Snapshot Name field provide a new name for the volume.
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   In the Description field specify what this volume will be used for.
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   Click the Save Changes button to confirm the action.

When deleting a volume snapshot all data stored on the volume will be permanently lost. The deleted volume cannot be recovered, as it is removed entirely from the platform.

Deleting a snapshot does not affect the parent volume. The data in the snapshot is reclaimed by the platform storage system.

Steps

1. 1
   Using the menu on the left, navigate to Storage > Snapshots.
2. 2
   Find the volume snapshot that you want to delete.
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   In the Actions column, select the down ▼ button. A drop-down menu will appear.
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   Select the Delete Snapshot option. The Confirm Delete Snapshot dialog will appear.
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   Click the Delete Snapshot button to confirm the action.