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Snapshots

Scenario

You can view and delete desktop snapshots on the console. If data of a cloud disk is lost or abnormal, you can use a snapshot to restore the desktop data to a specific time point to ensure service continuity.

Procedure

Snapshot settings

  1. Log in to the console.
  2. In the navigation pane, choose Tasks > Snapshots.

    The Snapshots page is displayed.

  3. Click Snapshot Settings. The Snapshot Settings page is displayed.

    Create snapshots on client: End users can create desktop snapshots on the client.

    • : The function is enabled.
    • : The function is disabled.
      • The Huawei Cloud Workspace snapshot service is in the open beta test (OBT) and is not charged. In the future, the service will be charged.
      • You can save a maximum of five system disk snapshots and five data disk snapshots for each desktop, including those created on the console and those created by end users.
      • Rebuilding the system disk, deleting a desktop, deleting a disk, or unbinding a desktop from a user and binding it to another user will automatically delete the snapshots of the desktop.

  4. Click OK.

Viewing a snapshot

  1. On the Snapshots page, you can view desktop snapshots by Snapshot Name/ID, Desktop Name/ID, Disk Type, Snapshot Status, and Creation Mode.

Restoring a snapshot

  1. You can restore one snapshot or batch restore multiple snapshots.

    • To restore one snapshot, perform 7 to 8.
    • To batch restore multiple snapshots, perform 9 to 10.

  2. Click Restore in the Operation column of the desired snapshot.
  3. On the page displayed, select I understand the impact of this operation. Shut down the VM and restore the snapshot. and click OK.

    • The desktop will be forcibly shut down during snapshot restoration.
    • A time point will be specified for snapshot restoration. After the restoration, data generated after this time point cannot be retrieved.

  4. Batch select the desired snapshots and click Restore above the snapshot list.
  5. On the page displayed, select I understand the impact of this operation. Shut down the VM and restore the snapshot. and click OK.

    Only the snapshots of one data disk and one system disk can be restored for a desktop at a time.

Deleting a snapshot

  1. You can delete one snapshot or batch delete snapshots.

    • To delete one snapshot, perform 12 to 13.
    • To batch delete snapshots, perform 14 to 15.

  2. Click Delete in the Operation column of the desired snapshot.
  3. On the page displayed, select I understand the impact of the operation and confirm to delete the snapshot. and click OK.
  4. Batch select the desired snapshots and click Delete above the snapshot list.
  5. On the page displayed, select I understand the impact of the operation and confirm to delete the snapshot. and click OK.
Parent topic: Tasks