Volume Snapshots
Overview
Volume Snapshots allow you to capture and save the exact state of a storage volume at any specific point in time. Volume Snapshots are essential for data protection, backups, and efficient management of storage resources. With Volume Snapshots, you can:
Restore volumes: You can quickly recover volumes from snapshots to prevent accidental data loss because of system failures and data corruption, as well as accidental deletion.
Create new volumes: Your production environment stays untouched while you establish new volumes for testing and development purposes and data analysis needs.
Creating Volume Snapshot
Follow these steps to create a snapshot from an existing volume:
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1. Navigate to Volume
From your Qumulus Cloud dashboard, go to Storage > Volumes.
2. Initiate Snapshot Creation
Locate the desired volume from the list.
Click the three-dot (⋮) under the
Actioncolumn and chooseCreate Snapshot.
3. Configure Snapshot Details
Entre a clear and meaningful snapshot name.
Note: The name should start with upper letter, lower letter, and be a string of 1 to 128, characters can only contain "0-9, a-z, A-Z, "-'_."
4. Finalize Creation
Click Create to initiate the process of snapshot, and you can check your newly created Snapshots under Storage > Volume Snapshots.
Managing Volume Snapshots
Once your Snapshots are created successfully, you can manage them from your dashboard.
1. Navigate to Volume Snapshots
From your Qumulus Cloud dashboard, go to Storage > Volumes Snapshots.
2. Access Snapshot Actions
Select the desired Snapshot and click the three-dot (⋮) under the Action column.
3. Select the Desired Action:
Create Volumes: Use Snapshots to create new storage volumes instantly.
Delete: Remove snapshots that are no longer needed.
Deleting a snapshot is irreversible. Verify that there is no further requirement for the snapshot before moving forward.
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