2.2 Creating a snapshot

A snapshot can be created in two ways:

• from the Snapshots section;
• from the Cloud Server details page.

Creating a snapshot from the Snapshots section

To create a snapshot from the Snapshots section, follow these steps:

• sign in to the New Cloud Management Platform;
• in the left vertical menu, under SERVICES select Compute;
• in the Snapshots area click on Go to Snapshots;
• in the Snapshots section, click on Create snapshot;
• the Create Snapshot procedure requires the following details:
  • 1. Create Snapshot
    • You must specify from which Cloud Server you want to take a snapshot. Only Cloud Servers which are on or off will be displayed.
    • Click on Continue.
  • 2. Snapshot details
    • Snapshot name: is the name that will be used to identify the snapshot (naming requirements).
    • Tags (optional): tags can be assigned to each snapshot created to facilitate searching through the list of snapshots created (tagging requirements).
    • Destination project: a snapshot must be allocated to a project, if none is selected, the system will assign the snapshot to the default project.
    • Click on Continue.
  • 3. Billing frequency
    • Choose the billing frequency for the service.
    • Click on Continue.
• click on the Confirm button on the right of the sticky bar to finish creating the snapshot.

Creating a snapshot from the Cloud Server details page

To create a snapshot from the Cloud Server details page, follow the steps below:

• sign in to the New Cloud Management Platform;
• in the left vertical menu, under YOUR SERVICES select Manage > Computing;
• in the Cloud Servers area, click on Go to Cloud Servers;
• in the Cloud Servers section, find the Cloud Server you want to create a snapshot of and click on the three dots ... at the end of the line;
• select Manage from the list of options;
• this will take you to the Cloud Server details page;
• click on the Cloud Server Actions button and select Create snapshot;
• the Create Snapshot procedure requires the following details:
  • 1. Create Snapshot
    • You must specify from which Cloud Server you want to take a snapshot. Only Cloud Servers which are on or off will be displayed.
    • Click on Continue.
  • 2. Snapshot details
    • Snapshot name: is the name that will be used to identify the snapshot (naming requirements).
    • Tags (optional): tags can be assigned to each snapshot created to facilitate searching through the list of snapshots created (tagging requirements).
    • Destination project: a snapshot must be allocated to a project, if none is selected, the system will assign the snapshot to the default project.
    • Click on Continue.
  • 3. Billing frequency
    • Choose the billing frequency for the service.
    • Click on Continue.
• click on the Confirm button on the right of the sticky bar to finish creating the snapshot.