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Overview

An instance snapshot captures the current state of an instance’s root disk as an image. Snapshots can be used to launch new instances with identical configurations, create backups before maintenance operations, or share instance states across projects.
Prerequisites
  • An instance in Active, Shutoff, or Suspended status
  • Sufficient image storage quota for the snapshot
  • Bare metal instances do not support snapshots

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Create a Snapshot

1

Open the Create Snapshot dialog

Navigate to Compute > Instances. Click the More dropdown on the instance row, then select Create Snapshot under the Backups & Snapshots group.
2

Configure the snapshot

FieldDescription
InstanceCurrent instance name (read-only)
Instance Snapshot NameName for the snapshot image (required)
For boot-from-volume instances, a read-only table of attached volumes is displayed showing which volumes will be included in the snapshot.
For boot-from-volume instances, the system checks snapshot quota. If insufficient quota is available, the submit button is disabled.
3

Create the snapshot

Click Confirm. The snapshot appears in Compute > Instance Snapshots with status Saving, transitioning to Active when complete.
Snapshot appears in the Instance Snapshots list with status Active.

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Manage Instance Snapshots

Navigate to Compute > Instance Snapshots in the sidebar. The list shows:
ColumnDescription
ID/NameSnapshot identifier (clickable to view details)
DescriptionOptional description
Disk FormatImage format (e.g., QCOW2, RAW)
StatusActive, Saving, or Error
Created AtCreation timestamp
Available actions:
ActionLocationDescription
EditFirst row actionEdit snapshot name and description
Create InstanceMore dropdownLaunch a new instance from this snapshot (must be Active)
Create VolumeMore dropdownCreate a block storage volume from the snapshot
DeleteMore dropdown / batchDelete the snapshot image

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Next Steps

Launch an Instance

Create a new instance from a snapshot

Resize an Instance

Take a snapshot before resizing as a safety measure

Block Storage Snapshots

Create volume-level snapshots for persistent storage

Troubleshooting

Resolve snapshot creation failures