Using Snapshots

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

Create Snapshot

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

1. All Services > Storage > File Storage Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. Click the File Storage menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the File Storage list page.
3. File Storage List page, click the resource to create a snapshot. File Storage Details page, you will be taken there.
4. Click the Create Snapshot button. The Create Snapshot popup window opens.
5. Confirm Click the button. It creates a snapshot.
6. Click the Snapshot List button. Navigate to the File Storage Snapshot List page.
7. Check the generated snapshot.

Recover Snapshot

File Storage volume can be restored to the latest snapshot in Available state. To restore the snapshot, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Storage > File Storage Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. Click the File Storage menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the File Storage list page.
3. File Storage List On the page, click the resource to restore from snapshot. File Storage Details Navigate to the page.
4. Click the Snapshot List button. It navigates to the File Storage Snapshot List page.
5. Check the latest snapshot in Available state. The volume will be restored with that snapshot.
6. Click the Snapshot Recovery button. The Snapshot Recovery popup opens.
7. 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.

Create snapshot recovery volume

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

1. All Services > Storage > File Storage Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. Click the File Storage menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the File Storage list page.
3. File Storage List page, click the resource to restore from snapshot. Move to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Snapshot List button. It navigates to the File Storage Snapshot List page.
5. After checking Snapshot Name 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 File Storage page.
8. File Storage Creation page, enter the information required to create the service, and select detailed options.
   • Please enter the volume name and password.
   • The disk type and protocol are set the same as the original and cannot be modified.

     Category	Required	Detailed description
     Volume Name	Required	Volume Name Start with a lowercase English letter and use lowercase letters, numbers, and the special character (_) to input 3 to 21 characters Generated as ‘user input value + {6-character UUID composed of lowercase English letters and numbers}’ Cannot be modified after service creation
     Disk Type	Required	Select Disk Type HDD: Standard Volume SSD: High-performance Standard Volume 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
     Protocol	Required	Protocol for sharing volumes over the network from the server NFS: primarily used on Linux operating systems CIFS: primarily used on Windows operating systems Through snapshot recovery volume creation, it is set identical to the original when creating a service and cannot be modified
     Protocol > Password	Required	Set account password for volume access when using CIFS protocol Enter 6~20 characters including letters, numbers and special characters (excluding $ % { } [ ] " \)
     Protocol > Password Confirmation	Required	Account Password Confirmation Re-enter the password identically
     Recovery Snapshot Name	Optional	Name of the recovery snapshot used when creating a volume Provide the recovery snapshot name when creating a service through snapshot recovery volume creation

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

Delete Snapshot

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

1. All Services > Storage > File Storage Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. Click the File Storage menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the File Storage list page.
3. Click the resource to delete the snapshot on the File Storage List page. It moves to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Snapshot List button. It navigates to the File Storage Snapshot List page.
5. After checking the Snapshot name and Creation date/time, click the More button of the snapshot you want to delete.
6. Click the Delete button. The snapshot will be removed from the Snapshot List page.