Reviewed-by: Hasko, Vladimir <vladimir.hasko@t-systems.com> Co-authored-by: zhangyue <zhangyue164@huawei.com> Co-committed-by: zhangyue <zhangyue164@huawei.com>
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Creating a Snapshot
Scenarios
You can create an EVS snapshot on the management console to save the EVS disk data at a specific time point.
Constraints
- A maximum of 7 snapshots can be created for one disk.
- Snapshots can be created for both system disks and data disks.
- Snapshots can be created only for available or in-use disks.
- Snapshots of encrypted disks are stored encrypted, and those of non-encrypted disks are stored non-encrypted.
- If a disk is created from a snapshot, the AZ of the disk is the same as that of the snapshot's source disk and cannot be changed.
Creating a Snapshot on the Disks Page
- Log in to the management console.
- Click
in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
- Under Storage, click Elastic Volume Service.
The disk list page is displayed.
- In the disk list, locate the row that contains the target disk, click Create Snapshot in the Operation column.
Configure the basic settings for the snapshot according to Table 1.
- Click Create Now.
- Go back to the Snapshots page to view the snapshot creation information.
After the snapshot status changes to Available, the snapshot has been created.
Creating a Snapshot on the Snapshots Page
- Log in to the management console.
- Click
in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
- Under Storage, click Elastic Volume Service.
The disk list page is displayed.
- In the navigation pane on the left, choose Elastic Volume Service > Snapshots.
On the Snapshots page, click Create Snapshot.
Configure the basic settings for the snapshot according to Table 2.
Table 2 Snapshot parameters Parameter
Description
Example Value
Region
Mandatory
After you select a region, disks in the selected region will be displayed for you to choose.
-
Snapshot Name
Mandatory
The name can contain a maximum of 64 characters.
snapshot-01
Select Disk
Mandatory
Select a disk based on which the snapshot will be created.
volume-01
- Click Create Now.
- Go back to the Snapshots page to view the snapshot creation information.
After the snapshot status changes to Available, the snapshot has been created.