Creating VM Snapshot
Creating VM Snapshot in StackBill CMP
- The Compute option can be found on the left side of the portal click on it.
- Select instance option from the pop-up menu.
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- Now the the instance page appears.
- Before starting to take a snapshot, make sure the instance is in the stopped stage .
![](/img/virtualresources/Resizeinstance-StackbillCloudManagementportal.png)
- Click on the Instance so that you can view a summary page of the particular instance.
![](/img/virtualresources/Resizeinstance1-StackBillCloudManagementPortal.png)
- There you can view the Snapshot icon at right side of the panel.
![](/img/virtualresources/VMsnapshot-stackbillcloudmanagementportal.png)
- Click on the Snapshot icon and click on the create VM snapshot
![](/img/virtualresources/VMnsapshot2-StackBillCloudManagementPortal.png)
- Click create VM snapshot
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- Name - Enter a name for the snapshot that you are creating.
- Description - Give a short notes on the snapshot.
- Finally click on create option.
Step 2
- Now the user can take snapshot using snapshot option from the menu.
- Compute option can be found on the left side of the panel.
- Click on it to view the drop-down menu.
- From the drop up select Snapshot option.
![](/img/virtualresources/1VMsnapshot-StackbillCloudManagementPortal.png)
- VM Snapshot appears on the screen.
![](/img/virtualresources/3Reservedinstance-StackBillCloudManagementPortal.png)
- Click on Add VM Snapshot
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- VM instance - Select the particular instance from which instance the snapshot should be done.
- Name - Give a name for the Snapshot.
- Description - Give a short notes about the snapshot.
- Finally click on Create button.
- VM Snapshot has been created successfully.
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