Use Snapshot

You can create, delete, or restore snapshots of a created File Storage. You can perform these actions on the File Storage Details page and the 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. Click the All Services > Storage > File Storage menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. On the Service Home page, click the File Storage menu. You will be taken to the File Storage List page.
3. File Storage List page, click the resource to create a snapshot. You will be taken to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Snapshot Creation button. A popup indicating snapshot creation will open.
5. Click the Confirm button. Creating a snapshot.
6. Click the Snapshot List button. You will be taken to the File Storage Snapshot List page.
7. Check the generated snapshot.

Recover Snapshot

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

1. Click the All Services > Storage > File Storage menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. On the Service Home page, click the File Storage menu. You will be taken to the File Storage List page.
3. On the File Storage List page, click the resource to restore from a snapshot. You will be taken to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Snapshot List button. You will be taken to the File Storage Snapshot List page.
5. Check the latest snapshot in the Available state. The volume will be restored using that snapshot.
6. Click the snapshot recovery button. A popup indicating snapshot recovery will open.
7. After checking the snapshot name and creation timestamp, click the Confirm button.
   • When recovery starts, it becomes Reverting, and when completed, it becomes Available.

Create a snapshot recovery volume

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

1. Click the All Services > Storage > File Storage menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. On the Service Home page, click the File Storage menu. You will be taken to the File Storage List page.
3. On the File Storage List page, click the resource to restore from a snapshot. You will be taken to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Snapshot List button. You will be taken to the File Storage Snapshot List page.
5. After checking the Snapshot Name and Creation Time, click the More button of the snapshot you want to restore.
6. Click Create Recovery Volume. A popup window indicating the creation of a snapshot recovery volume opens.
7. Click the Confirm button. Go to the File Storage creation page.
8. On the 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 to match the original and cannot be modified.

     Category	Required or not	Detailed description
     Volume name	Required	Volume name must start with a lowercase English letter and be 3 to 21 characters using lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters (_) is generated as ‘user input value + {6-character UUID composed of lowercase English letters and numbers}’ cannot be modified after the service is created
     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, it is set identical to the original and cannot be modified
     Protocol	Required	Protocols for sharing volumes over the network from a server NFS: primarily used on Linux operating systems CIFS: primarily used on Windows operating systems When creating a service, the snapshot recovery volume is set identical to the original and cannot be modified
     Protocol > Password	Required	Set the account password for volume access when using the CIFS protocol Enter 6~20 characters, including English letters, numbers, and special characters($ % { } [ ] " \ excluded)
     Protocol > Password Confirmation	Required	Confirm account password Re-enter the same password
     Recovery snapshot name	Select	Name of the recovery snapshot used when creating the volume Provide the recovery snapshot name when creating a service via snapshot recovery volume creation

     Table. File Storage Service Information Input Items
9. Check the detailed information and estimated billing amount generated in the Summary panel, and click the Create 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 these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Storage > File Storage menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. On the Service Home page, click the File Storage menu. You will be taken to the File Storage list page.
3. On the File Storage List page, click the resource to delete the snapshot. Go to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Snapshot List button. You will be taken to the File Storage Snapshot List page.
5. After checking the snapshot name and creation timestamp, 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.