Snapshots

1. Before using the snapshot feature, please install package qemu-guest-agent on your instance

ubuntu@demo:~$ sudo apt install -y qemu-guest-agent
ubuntu@demo:~$ sudo systemctl status qemu-guest-agent● qemu-guest-agent.service - LSB: QEMU Guest Agent startup script   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/qemu-guest-agent; bad; vendor preset: enabled)   Active: active (running) since Thu 2020-11-26 05:54:44 UTC; 16s ago     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)   CGroup: /system.slice/qemu-guest-agent.service           └─11934 /usr/sbin/qemu-ga --daemonize -m virtio-serial -p /dev/virtio-ports/org.qemu.guest_agent.0
Nov 26 05:54:44 demo systemd[1]: Starting LSB: QEMU Guest Agent startup script...Nov 26 05:54:44 demo systemd[1]: Started LSB: QEMU Guest Agent startup script.

2. Goto Project > Volumes > Volumes, choose the volume from the list and select the CREATE SNAPSHOT from the Actions column

   

3. Enter the Snapshot Name & Description(optional)