1.2.20.3 Volume Snapshots

A volume snapshot is a thinly-provisioned read-only point-in-time copy of a volume.

Volume snapshots have the following uses:

• You can create attachments to a volume snapshot and use it as a read-only volume.
• You can use a volume snapshot as the source for a volume clone.
• You can use a volume snapshot as the source for a volume backup.