Using Snapshots

You can create, delete, or restore snapshots of the created Block Storage using snapshots. You can perform actions on the Block Storage Details page and Snapshot List page.

Create Snapshot

You can create a snapshot of the current point in time. To create a snapshot, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. Click the Block Storage menu. Go to the Block Storage List page.
3. Block Storage List On the page, click the resource to create a snapshot. Block Storage Details Go to the page.
4. Click the Create Snapshot button. The Create Snapshot popup window opens.
5. Enter Snapshot Name and Description, then click the Confirm button. It creates a snapshot of the current point in time.
6. Snapshot List Click the button. Block Storage Snapshot List Navigate to the page.
7. Check the generated snapshot.

Edit Snapshot

You can edit snapshot information. To edit the snapshot name or description, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. Block Storage Click the menu. Navigate to the Block Storage List page.
3. Block Storage List page, click the resource to edit the snapshot information. You will be taken to the Block Storage Details page.
4. Snapshot List Click the button. Block Storage Snapshot List Navigate to the page.
5. After confirming the snapshot to edit, click the More button.
6. Click the Edit button. The Edit Snapshot popup opens.
7. Enter Snapshot name or Description and click the Confirm button.

Recover Snapshot

You can restore a Block Storage volume to the latest snapshot in Available state. To perform snapshot restoration, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. Navigate to Virtual Server’s Service Home page.
2. Click the Block Storage menu. Navigate to the Block Storage List page.
3. Click the resource to recover from a snapshot on the Block Storage List page. You will be taken to the Block Storage Details page.
4. Connection Server If there is a server added in the item, after connecting to the server, perform the disconnect operation (Umount, Disk Offline).

• For detailed information about server disconnection, please refer to Disconnect Server.

5. Block Storage Details page, click the Disconnect button in the Connected Server item to remove the server. The connected server will be removed.
   • For details on disconnecting the connection server, see Edit Connection Server.
6. Snapshot List Click the button. Block Storage Snapshot List Navigate to the page.
7. Check the latest snapshot in Available state. The volume will be restored with that snapshot.
8. Click the Snapshot Recovery button. The Snapshot Recovery popup opens.
9. After checking the Snapshot name and creation date/time, click the Confirm button.
   • When recovery starts, it becomes Reverting, and when completed, it becomes Available.
10. Detailed Information Click the page button. Block Storage Detailed Page will navigate to.
11. Click the Add button of the Connected Server. Reconnect the Virtual Server.
    • For detailed information about adding a connection server, please refer to Modify Connection Server.
12. After connecting to the added server, perform the connection tasks (Mount, Disk Online) according to the operating system.
    • For detailed information about server connection, please refer to Connect to Server.

Create snapshot recovery volume

You can create a volume using a snapshot. To create a snapshot recovery volume, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. Click the Block Storage menu. You will be taken to the Block Storage list page.
3. Click the resource to create a snapshot recovery volume on the Block Storage List page. You will be taken to the Block Storage Details page.
4. Snapshot List Click the button. Block Storage Snapshot List Navigate to the page.
5. After checking Snapshot name, description and Creation date/time, click the More button of the snapshot you want to restore.
6. Click Create Recovery Volume. The Create Snapshot Recovery Volume popup opens.
7. Click the Confirm button. You will be taken to the Create Block Storage page.
8. Block Storage creation On the page, enter the information required to create the service, and select detailed options.
   • Please enter the volume name and size. You can enter a size that is greater than or equal to the original volume.
   • Disk type is set the same as the original and cannot be modified.

     Category	Required	Detailed description
     Volume Name	Required	Volume Name Enter up to 255 characters using English letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters (-, _)
     Disk Type	Required	Select Disk Type HDD: Standard volume SSD: High-performance standard volume HDD/SSD_KMS: Volume that additionally provides transmission encryption between the instance and Block Storage HDD/SSD_MultiAttach: Volume that can be attached to more than one server Cannot be modified after service creation When creating a service via snapshot recovery volume creation, it is set identical to the original and cannot be modified
     Capacity	Select	Capacity Setting Can be created within 8~12,228GB Enter the number of units provided in 8GB increments When creating a service via snapshot recovery volume creation, input a capacity equal to or larger than the original
     Recovery Snapshot Name	Optional	Name of the recovery snapshot used when creating the volume Provides the recovery snapshot name when creating a service through snapshot recovery volume creation

     Table. Block Storage Service Information Input Items
9. Summary Check the detailed information and estimated billing amount generated in the panel, and click the Complete button.
   • Once creation is complete, check the created resource on the Block Storage List page.

Delete Snapshot

You can select a snapshot to delete. To delete a snapshot, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. Go to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. Click the Block Storage menu. Go to the Block Storage List page.
3. Block Storage List on the page, click the resource to delete the snapshot. Block Storage Details navigate to the page.
4. Snapshot List button, click it. Block Storage Snapshot List page, navigate to it.
5. After checking the snapshot name, description and creation date/time, click the more button of the snapshot you want to delete.
6. Delete Click the button. Snapshot List page, the snapshot will be removed.