Working with snapshots
How to work with snapshots using the GUI.
Snapshot management
For information on snapshot viewing, creation, updating, deletion and restoring a filesystem from a snapshot, refer to Managing snapshots.
Uploading a snapshot using the GUI
You can upload a snapshot to a local, remote, or both object store buckets.
Procedure
From the menu, select Manage > Snapshots.
Select the three dots on the right of the required snapshot. From the menu, select Upload To Object Store.
In the Upload Snapshot dialog, select the target object store bucket: Local, Remote, or Both.
Select Upload.
In the confirmation message, select Yes. The snapshot is uploaded to the target object store bucket.
To copy the snapshot locator, select the three dots on the right of the required snapshot. From the menu, select Copy Locator to Clipboard. Then, save the locator in a dedicated file.
Creating a filesystem from an uploaded snapshot
To create a filesystem from an uploaded snapshot:
Procedure
Switch the From Uploaded Snapshot field in the Filesystem Creation dialog box to On. The Create Filesystem dialog box is displayed.
Define all the fields and enter the location of the snapshot to be used in the Object Store Locator field.
Deleting snapshots residing on an object store
Deleting a snapshot from a filesystem that uploaded it will remove all of its data from the object store.
It is possible to either un-tier or migrate the filesystem to a different object store bucket before deleting the snapshot it has downloaded.