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Scheduled Snapshot Creation

Scenarios

This section describes how to create a snapshot for a desktop periodically.

Procedure

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

    The Scheduled Tasks page is displayed.

  3. Click Create Scheduled Task in the upper right corner of the page.

    The Create Scheduled Task page is displayed.

  4. Configure a scheduled task.

    • Task Type: Select Snapshot creation.
      • The snapshot feature of Huawei Cloud Workspace is currently in open beta test (OBT) and is free of charge. This feature will be charged in the future.
      • A maximum of 10 snapshot creation records can be saved for each desktop, including those created on the console and those created by end users.
      • Rebuilding the system disk, deleting a desktop, or deleting a disk will automatically delete the snapshots of the desktop.
    • Task Name: This parameter is user-defined.
    • Snapshots Apply To
      • System disks and data disks: A snapshot is created for both the system disk and data disks.
      • System disks only: A snapshot is created only for the system disk.
      • Data disks only: A snapshot is created only for the data disks.
    • Execution Interval: You can select one of the following intervals:
      • Specified time: The time is accurate to seconds.
      • By day: You can specify Time, Executed Once Per, and Expires At.
      • By week: You can specify Weekday, Time, and Expires At.
      • By month: You can specify Month, Day, Time, and Expires At.
    • Time Zone: The local time zone is selected by default.
    • Description: This parameter is optional and user-defined.

  5. Determine whether to notify users.

    • Yes: Set Earlier Than Scheduled Task to a value ranging from 1 to 10,080 minutes. Enter the notification, which can only be text in 1 to 400 characters.
    • No: Perform 6.

      Notification messages are available only for Windows.

  6. Click Next: Select Object.

    The page for selecting target objects is displayed.

  7. Select All desktops, Desktop, Desktop pool, or Tag from the Available Objects drop-down list box, and select the objects to which the policy is to be applied in the list below.
  8. Click Create Now.
Parent topic: Scheduled Tasks