2.1 Creating a snapshot

A snapshot can be created from one of two places:

Creating a snapshot from the volume details page

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

sign in to the New Cloud Management Platform;
in the left vertical menu, under SERVICES select Storage;
in the Block Storage area, click on Go to Block Storage;
in the Block Storage section, find the volume you want to create a snapshot of and click on the three dots ... at the end of the line;
select Create snapshot from the list of options;
the Create Snapshot procedure requires the following details:
- 1. Choice of volume
  - The volume is already selected and cannot be changed.
  - 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. Location
  - The location of the snapshot is inherited from the volume.
  - Click on Continue.
- 4. Configuration
  - The size of the snapshot is inherited from the volume.
  - Click on Continue.
click on the Confirm button on the right of the sticky bar to finish creating the snapshot.

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

sign in to the New Cloud Management Platform;
in the left vertical menu, under SERVICES select Storage;
in the Block Storage area, click on Go to Block Storage;
in the lower part of the page, select the Snapshots tab;
select Create snapshot;
the Create Snapshot procedure requires the following details:
- 1. Choice of volume
  - specify for which volume you want to create the snapshot;
  - 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. Location
  - The location of the snapshot is inherited from the volume.
  - Click on Continue.
- 4. Configuration
  - The size of the snapshot is inherited from the volume.
  - Click on Continue.
click on the Confirm button on the right of the sticky bar to finish creating the snapshot.