Using Snapshots

You can create, delete, or recover a snapshot of the generated File Storage. You can perform actions on the File Storage Details page and the Snapshot List page.

Create Snapshot

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

1. Click the All Services > Storage > File Storage menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. On the Service Home page, click the File Storage menu. 2. Navigate to the File Storage List page.
3. On the File Storage List page, click the resource for which you want to create a snapshot. 3. Navigate to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Create Snapshot button. 4. A popup window notifying the creation of a snapshot opens.
5. Click the Confirm button. 5. Create a snapshot.
6. Click the Snapshot List button. 6. Go to the File Storage Snapshot List page.
7. Check the generated snapshot.

Restore Snapshot

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

1. Click the All Services > Storage > File Storage menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. On the Service Home page, click the File Storage menu. 2. Go to the File Storage List page.
3. On the File Storage List page, click the resource to restore from a snapshot. 3. Go to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Snapshot List button. 4. Go to the File Storage Snapshot List page.
5. Check the latest snapshot in the Available state. 5. The volume will be restored from this snapshot.
6. Click the Snapshot Recovery button. 6. A popup window indicating snapshot recovery opens.
7. After checking the Snapshot name and creation date and 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 the steps below.

1. All Services > Storage > File Storage Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. On the Service Home page, click the File Storage menu. 2. File Storage List Navigate to the page.
3. File Storage List page, click the resource you want to restore from a snapshot. 3. Navigate to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Snapshot List button. 4. Go 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 restore.
6. Click Create Recovery Volume. 6. A popup window opens to inform you of the creation of a snapshot recovery volume.
7. Click the Confirm button. 7. Navigate 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 the same as the original and cannot be modified.

     Category	Required status	Detailed description
     Volume name	required	Volume name must start with a lowercase English letter and use lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters (_) to enter 3–21 characters ‘user input + {6‑character UUID composed of lowercase English letters and numbers}’ is generated 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 the service via snapshot recovery volume creation, 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, snapshot-based recovery volume creation sets it identical to the original and cannot be modified
     Protocol > Password	required	Set the account password for volume access when using the CIFS protocol English letters, numbers, and special characters ($ % { } [ ] " \ excluded) and enter 6 to 20 characters
     Protocol > Password verification	required	Account password confirmation Re-enter the password exactly the same
     Recovery snapshot name	Selection	Name of the recovery snapshot used when creating the volume When creating a service via snapshot recovery volume creation, provide the recovery snapshot name

     Table. File Storage service information input items
9. Summary Check the detailed information and estimated billing amount generated in the 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 and delete it. To delete a snapshot, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Storage > File Storage Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. On the Service Home page, click the File Storage menu. 2. Go to the File Storage List page.
3. File Storage list On the page, click the resource to delete the snapshot. 3. Go to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Snapshot List button. 4. Go 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 delete.
6. Click the Delete button. 5. The snapshot is removed on the Snapshot List page.