Updating an EVS Snapshot

Function

This API is used to update an EVS snapshot.

URI

• URI format

  PUT /v2/{project_id}/snapshots/{snapshot_id}

• Parameter description

  Parameter	Mandatory	Description
  project_id	Yes	Specifies the project ID. For details about how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.
  snapshot_id	Yes	Specifies the snapshot ID.

Request

• Parameter description

  Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
  snapshot	Object	Yes	Specifies the information of the snapshot to be updated. For details, see Parameters in the snapshot field.

• Parameters in the snapshot field

  Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
  name	String	No	Specifies the snapshot name. The value can contain a maximum of 255 bytes. NOTE: When creating a backup for a disk, a snapshot will be created and named with prefix autobk_snapshot_. The EVS console has imposed operation restrictions on snapshots with prefix autobk_snapshot_. Therefore, you are advised not to use autobk_snapshot_ as the name prefix for the snapshots you created. Otherwise, the snapshots cannot be used normally.
  description	String	No	Specifies the snapshot description. The value can contain a maximum of 255 bytes.

• Example request

  {
      "snapshot": {
          "name": "snap-001", 
          "description": "Daily backup"
      }
  }

Response

• Parameter description

  Parameter	Type	Description
  snapshot	Object	Specifies the snapshot information. For details, see Parameters in the snapshot field.
  error	Object	Specifies the error message returned when an error occurs. For details, see Parameters in the error field.

• Parameters in the snapshot field

  Parameter	Type	Description
  id	String	Specifies the snapshot ID.
  status	String	Specifies the snapshot status. For details, see EVS Snapshot Status.
  name	String	Specifies the snapshot name.
  description	String	Specifies the snapshot description.
  created_at	String	Specifies the time when the snapshot was created. Time format: UTC YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.XXXXXX
  metadata	Object	Specifies the snapshot metadata.
  volume_id	String	Specifies the ID of the snapshot's source disk.
  size	Integer	Specifies the snapshot size, in GB.
  updated_at	String	Specifies the time when the snapshot was updated. Time format: UTC YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.XXXXXX
  os-extended-snapshot-attributes:progress	String	Reserved field
  os-extended-snapshot-attributes:project_id	String	Reserved field

• Parameters in the error field

  Parameter	Type	Description
  message	String	Specifies the error message returned when an error occurs.
  code	String	Specifies the error code returned when an error occurs. For details about the error code, see Error Codes.

• Example response

  {
      "snapshot": {
          "status": "available", 
          "description": "Daily backup", 
          "created_at": "2013-02-25T03:56:53.081642", 
          "metadata": { }, 
          "volume_id": "5aa119a8-d25b-45a7-8d1b-88e127885635", 
          "size": 1, 
          "id": "f9faf7df-fdc1-4093-9ef3-5cba06eef995", 
          "name": "snap-001", 
          "updated_at": "2013-02-25T03:56:53.081642"
      }
  }

  or

  {
      "error": {
          "message": "XXXX", 
          "code": "XXX"
      }
  }

  In the preceding example, error indicates a general error, for example, badRequest or itemNotFound. An example is provided as follows:

  {
      "itemNotFound": {
          "message": "XXXX", 
          "code": "XXX"
      }
  }

Status Codes

• Normal

  200

Error Codes

For details, see Error Codes.