Objective

In this guide, we will provide an overview of how to manage your snapshot policies for OVHcloud Enterprise File Storage volumes. Learn how to create a snapshot policy, apply it to your volume and delete it using the OVHcloud Console.

Requirements

• An OVHcloud Enterprise File Storage service with an available volume

Basics

A volume snapshot is a point-in-time, read-only copy of a volume.
Snapshots are created from an existing, operational volume. They cannot exist without it.
A snapshot policy allows you to automate the snapshot creation using different parameters. The policy can then be deleted if you no longer need it.

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OVHcloud Console Access

• Direct link: Enterprise File Storage
• Navigation path: Bare Metal Cloud > Storage > Enterprise File Storage

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Instructions

Select your service from the list.

Creating your snapshot policy

A snapshot policy allows you to automate snapshots by defining the creation frequency in minutes, hours, days, weeks, or months. It is also required to specify the number of copies you want to retain.

1. Open the Policies tab of your service and click Create a policy.

2. On the Create a snapshot policy page, enter a Policy name and a Policy description, then click Add a rule to add one or more rules to the policy.

3. Fill in the fields of the rule: the Prefix needed for naming the snapshots, the Minute(s), Hour(s), Day(s) of the month, Month(s) and Day(s) of the week of the snapshot creation, and the number of Copies to keep.

The help icon of each field gives more details about its values. By expanding the Example section you can view two sets of policy rules with an explanation of their outcome.

Click the confirmation icon of the row to validate the rule. Once all rules are added, click Create a policy.

You cannot modify a snapshot policy after creating it. You will have to delete it and create another one if you need to apply new frequency parameters.

Applying a snapshot policy

Once the snapshot policy is created, you can apply it to a volume.

1. Open the Volumes tab of your service and click the name of the volume you want the snapshot policy applied to.

2. Open the Snapshots tab of the volume. In the Snapshot policy section, click Manage snapshot policy.

3. In the panel that opens, select the policy you want to apply in Available policies, then click Apply policy.

Deleting a snapshot policy

To delete a snapshot policy:

1. Open the Policies tab of your service.

2. Click the ... button on the row of the policy you want to delete, then Delete.

3. Confirm by clicking Delete policy.

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