Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Creating a Snapshot

On Compute Cloud@Customer, You can create a snapshot of a file system. A snapshot is a point-in-time view of the file system. The snapshot is accessible at .zfs/snapshot/ name.

Avoid entering confidential information.

    1. In the Compute Cloud@Customer Console navigation menu, select File Storage, then select File Systems.

    2. At the top of the page, select the compartment that contains the file system for which you want to create a snapshot.

    3. Select the file system name.

    4. Under Resources, select Snapshots.

    5. Select Create Snapshot.

    6. Enter a name for the snapshot.

      The name is limited to 64 characters and it must be unique among all other snapshots for this file system. The name can't be changed. Avoid entering confidential information.

    7. Select Create Snapshot.

      The snapshot is accessible under the root directory of the file system at .zfs/snapshot/name.

  • Use the oci fs snapshot createoci_fs_snapshot_create command and required parameters to create a new snapshot of the specified file system.

    oci fs snapshot create --file-system-id <file-system_OCID> --name <snapshot_name> [OPTIONS]

    For a complete list of CLI commands, flags, and options, see the Command Line Reference.

  • Use the CreateSnapshot operation to create a new snapshot of the specified file system.

    For information about using the API and signing requests, see REST APIs and Security Credentials. For information about SDKs, see Software Development Kits and Command Line Interface.