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4.4.4
Snapshot
“Snapshot” can view the status of snapshot, create, and modify snapshots. Please refer
to next chapter for more detail about snapshot concept. The following is an example to
take a snapshot.
Step 1: Create snapshot space. In “/ Volume configuration / Virtual disk”, Check to
the gray button next to the VD number; click “Set snapshot space”.
Step 2: Set snapshot space. Then click “OK”. The snapshot space is created.
Figure 4.4.4.1
Figure 4.4.4.2
(Figure 4.4.4.2: “VD-01” snapshot space has been created, snapshot space is 15GB, and used
1GB for saving snapshot index.)
Step 3: Take a snapshot. In “/ Volume configuration / Snapshot”, click “Take
snapshot”. It will link to next page. Enter a snapshot name.
Figure 4.4.4.3
Step 4: Expose the snapshot VD. Check to the gray button next to the Snapshot VD
number; click “Expose”. Enter a capacity for snapshot VD. If size is zero, the exposed
snapshot VD will be read only. Otherwise, the exposed snapshot VD can be read / written,
and the size will be the maximum capacity for read / write.
