# Create a CubeCOS snapshot

> Learn how to create a CubeCOS snapshot to back up configurations or capture the current state of the platform for recovery, troubleshooting, or audit purposes.

Use this procedure to create a system snapshot for backing up configurations or capturing the current state of the CubeCOS platform.

Snapshots are used for node recovery, troubleshooting, or audit purposes.

## Connect to the CubeCOS node {#connect-to-the-cubecos-node}

```bash
$ ssh admin@<your-cluster-vip>
Welcome to the Cube Appliance
Enter "help" for a list of available commands
```

## Create a snapshot {#create-a-snapshot}

After logging in, use the `snapshot create` command to begin snapshot creation.

```bash
cc1> snapshot
cc1:snapshot> create
CUBE_2.0.0_20201207-162436.926190_cc1.snapshot
cc1:snapshot>
```

## Verify snapshot creation {#verify-snapshot-creation}

The snapshot is saved to the `/var/support` directory.

```bash
ls -l /var/support/
total 56040
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root www-data        5544 Nov  6 17:21 CUBE_2.0.0_20201106-092107.416036_unconfigured.snapshot
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root www-data        5842 Dec  7 16:24 CUBE_2.0.0_20201207-162436.926190_cc1.snapshot
-r-------- 1 root www-data       11432 Nov  9 14:21 map_hex_cli.2087076
-r-------- 1 root www-data       11432 Nov 11 14:31 map_hex_cli.3185517
-r-------- 1 root www-data       11432 Nov 27 11:23 map_hex_cli.3590265
-r-------- 1 root www-data       11432 Dec  1 14:53 map_hex_cli.520374
-r-------- 1 root www-data       11432 Dec  5 23:30 map_hex_cli.92908
-r-------- 1 root www-data       11450 Nov  8 23:15 map_hex_firsttime.297953
```

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