Create and manage snapshot/schedule

Create and manage snapshot

Create a new snapshot to capture the current state of the volume.

caution

If you extended the size of a volume, perform a full backup even if there are previously created snapshots. When conducting incremental backups, there may be failures in creating snapshots or the created snapshots may not be usable.

Create snapshot by selecting a volume

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Compute Service > Virtual Machine.

2. Go to Volume menu > [More] icon and click the Create snapshot.

3. Enter the required information and click the [Create] button.

   Create snapshot

   Category	Description
   Selected volume	Volume to create snapshot
   Snapshot type	How to create a snapshot - Full: A full backup is to create a copy of all data at the time of backup execution, regardless of changes to the data.   ᄂ e.g. When a full 50GB volume is backed up, a 50GB snapshot is created. - Incremental: Incremental backup is to back up only data that has changed since the previous backup.   ᄂ e.g. If 1GB of data has been added since the last backup, an incremental backup generates an additional 1GB snapshot.   ᄂ It can be executed after completing the first full backup.
   Snapshot name	It is automatically set according to the volume name, but can be entered directly
   Description (optional)	Snapshot description

Create snapshot from the snapshot tab

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Compute Service > Virtual Machine.
2. Click the Snapshot menu and select Create snapshot in the upper right corner.
3. Enter the required information and click the [Create] button.

info

Even with a full backup via a snapshot schedule, if a snapshot is manually created, the initial full snapshot needs to be generated.

View snapshot list

Check the list of snapshots you have and basic information about each snapshot.

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Compute Service > Virtual Machine.

2. Check the list of created snapshots in the Snapshot menu.

   Category	Description
   Type	Snapshot type - Full Full backup - Incremental: Incremental backup
   Name	Snapshot name
   State	State of snapshot - Creating: Creating a snapshot - Available: Snapshot available - Restoring: Restoring - Deleting: Deleting - Error: Snapshot cannot be used
   Target volume ID	Name of the volume where the snapshot was created
   Size	Size of snapshot
   Snapshot schedule	Snapshots created directly by the user - Snapshot schedule name: Snapshots automatically created by policy
   Creator	User who created the snapshot
   Created	Created date of snapshot - Check elapsed time when hovering created date
   More	Functions for each item - Modify snapshot: Set the name and description of the snapshot - Restore snapshot: Create a new volume with a snapshot - Delete snapshot: Delete the created snapshot

Restore volume from snapshot tab

Select a snapshot to restore the volume to that point in time.

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Compute Service > Virtual Machine.
2. In the Snapshot menu, select the [More] icon > Restore snapshot.
3. Click the [Restore] button.

Restore volume from volume tab

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Compute Service > Virtual Machine.
2. In the Volume menu, select the volume.
3. Click the Snapshot menu, select the [More] icon > Restore snapshot.
4. Click the [Restore] button.

Delete snapshot

You can delete snapshots that are no longer in use.

• If there are multiple incremental backup snapshots for one volume, only the last created incremental backup can be deleted.
• If there is one or more incremental backup snapshots, the entire backup snapshot for that volume cannot be deleted.

caution

Deleted snapshots cannot be recovered.

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Compute Service > Virtual Machine.
2. In the Snapshot menu, select the [More] icon > Delete snapshot.
3. Enter the name of the snapshot to delete and click the [Delete] button.

Create and manage snapshot schedule

Here's how to automatically create and delete snapshots of the current status of the volume in Virtual Machine at the set cycle.

Create snapshot schedule

Create a new snapshot schedule.

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Compute Service > Virtual Machine.

2. Select the Snapshot Schedule menu and click the [Create snapshot schedule] button located in the upper right.

3. Enter the required information and click the [Create] button.

   Create snapshot schedule

   Item	Description	Description
   Basic information	Snapshot schedule name	Enter snapshot schedule name
   	Snapshot Schedule Description (Optional)	Enter Description
   Backup type	Full	Executing a full backup every cycle - A method of creating a copy of all data at the time of backup execution, regardless of data changes
   	Incremental	Executes incremental backup every cycle - Backs up only data that has changed since the previous backup - Requires one full backup for the first time
   Snapshot creation cycle		Set the cycle to automatically Create snapshots
   Deletion schedule		Snapshots are automatically deleted according to the elapsed time you set. - Max no. of snapshots: If the no. of snapshots exceeds the set number, the oldest snapshots are deleted first. - Elapsed time: Snapshots are automatically deleted when they reach the set elapsed time.

View snapshot schedule list

Check the list of snapshot schedules and basic information about each snapshot schedule.

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Compute Service > Virtual Machine.

2. Check the list of currently running snapshot schedules in the Snapshot Schedule menu.

   Category	Description
   Name	The name of the user-specified snapshot schedule
   Description	Description of the snapshot schedule
   Creation frequency	Snapshot automatic creation cycle of the snapshot schedule set by the user
   Deletion schedule	Method and cycle of automatically deleting snapshots automatically created by the snapshot schedule set by the user
   Attached volume	List of volumes associated with a snapshot schedule
   Created	Snapshot schedule Created - Check detailed units by hovering the mouse cursor
   More	Execute functions for each item - Modify snapshot schedule: Change the settings of the snapshot schedule - Attach volume: Connect a volume to the snapshot schedule - Detach volume: Disconnect a volume connected to a snapshot schedule - Delete snapshot schedule: Delete a created snapshot schedule

Attach volume to snapshot schedule

Attach a snapshot schedule to a volume.

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Compute Service > Virtual Machine.
2. In the Snapshot Schedule menu, select the [More] icon and click Attach volume.
3. Select the volume to attach to the snapshot schedule and click the [Save] button.

Detach snapshot schedule

Detach a volume attached to a snapshot schedule.

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Compute Service > Virtual Machine.
2. In the Snapshot Schedule menu, select the [More] icon and click Detach volume.
3. Select the volume to detach from the snapshot schedule and click the [Detach] button.

Delete snapshot schedule

Delete snapshot schedules that are no longer in use.

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Beyond Compute Service > Virtual Machine.
2. In the Snapshot Schedule menu, select the [More] icon and click the Delete snapshot schedule.
3. Enter the name of the snapshot schedule to be deleted and click the [Delete] button.