Creating a snapshot

Snapshots are automatically created by the NetBackup for OpenStack scheduler. If necessary or in case of deactivated scheduler, you can create a snapshot on demand.

Note:

NetBackup for OpenStack does not support backup of swap disks and ephemeral disks.

Using Horizon

There are two possibilities to create a snapshot on demand.

Possibility 1: From the policy overview

On the Horizon console, navigate to NBOS Backups > Policies.
Identify the policy to create a snapshot.
Click Create Snapshot.
Provide a name and description for the snapshot.
Decide between Full and Incremental Snapshot.
Click Create.

Possibility 2: From the policy snapshot list

On the Horizon console, navigate to NBOS Backups > Policies.
Identify the policy to create a snapshot.
Click the policy name to enter the policy overview.
Navigate to the Snapshots tab.
Click Create Snapshot.
Provide a name and description for the snapshot.
Decide between Full and Incremental Snapshot.
Click Create.

Using CLI

nbosjm policy-snapshot [--full] [--display-name <display-name>]
                              [--display-description <display-description>]
                              <policy-id>

<policy-id> ID of the policy to snapshot.
--full Specify if a full snapshot is required.
--display-name <display-name> Optional snapshot name. (Default=None)
--display-description <display-description> Optional snapshot description. (Default=None)

Creating a snapshot

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