Copying Automated Snapshots

This section describes how to copy snapshots that are automatically created for long-term retention.

Log in to the GaussDB(DWS) console.
In the navigation pane, choose Management > Snapshot.

All snapshots are displayed by default. You can copy the snapshots that were automatically created.
In the Operation column of the snapshot that you want to copy, choose More > Copy.
- New Snapshot Name: Enter a new snapshot name.
  The snapshot name must be 4 to 64 characters in length and start with a letter. It is case-insensitive and contains only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
- Snapshot Description: Enter the snapshot information.
  This parameter is optional. Snapshot information contains 0 to 256 characters and does not support the following special characters: !<>'=&"
Click OK. The system starts to copy the snapshot for the cluster.

The system displays a message indicating that the snapshot is successfully copied and delivered. After the snapshot is copied, the status of the copied snapshot is Available.

If the snapshot size is much greater than that of the data stored in the cluster, the data is possibly labeled with a deletion tag, but is not cleared and reclaimed. In this case, clear the data and recreate a snapshot. For details, see How Can I Clear and Reclaim the Storage Space?