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docs/openstack/backup/backup-with-snapshots.md

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# Backup with snapshots and volumes
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# Backup with snapshots
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When you start a new instance, you can choose the Instance Boot Source from the
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![Ceate Instance Snapshot](images/create-instance-snapshot.png)
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![Create Instance Snapshot](images/create-instance-snapshot.png)
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![Instance Snapshot Information](images/instance-snapshot-info.png)
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Once created, you can find the image listed under Images in the Horizon dashboard:
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!!! warning "Live snapshots and data consistency"
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We call a snapshot taken against a running instance with no downtime a
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"live snapshot". These snapshots are simply disk-only snapshots, and may be
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inconsistent if the instance's OS is not aware of the snapshot being taken.
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### How to restore from Instance snapshot
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Once created, you can find the image listed under Images in the Horizon dashboard.
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Navigate to Project -> Compute -> Images.
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![Snapshot Instance Created](images/instance-image-snapshot.png)
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You can then select the snapshot when creating a new instance or directly click
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"Launch" button to use the snapshot image to launch a new instance.
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!!! warning "Live snapshots and data consistency"
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We call a snapshot taken against a running instance with no downtime a
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"live snapshot". These snapshots are simply disk-only snapshots, and may be
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inconsistent if the instance's OS is not aware of the snapshot being taken.
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## Take and use Volume Snapshots
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### Volume snapshots
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![Volume Snapshot Information](images/volume-snapshot-info.png)
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### How to restore from Volume snapshot
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Once a snapshot is created, you can manage them under the Volumes menu in the
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Horizon dashboard under Volume Snapshots:
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Horizon dashboard under Volume Snapshots.
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Navigate to Project -> Volumes -> Snapshots.
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![Volume Snapshots List](images/volume-snapshots-list.png)
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Create Volume from Snapshot:
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You have the option to directly launch this volume as an instance by clicking on
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the arrow next to "Create Volume" and selecting "Launch as Instance".
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![Create Volume from Volume Snapshot](images/create-volume-from-volume-snapshot.png)
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Also it has other options i.e. to create a volume from the snapshot, edit details
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about the snapshot, delete it, or Update the snapshot metadata.
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Here, we will first Create Volume from Snapshot by clicking "Create Volume" button.
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![Create Volume Popup](images/create-volume-from-volume-snapshot-info.png)
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Navigate to Project -> Volumes -> Volumes.
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![New Volume from Volume Snapshot](images/new-volume-from-snapshot.png)
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Then using this newly created volume, you can launch it as an instance by clicking
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on the arrow next to "Edit Volume" and selecting "Launch as Instance" as shown
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below:
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![Launch an Instance from Volume](images/launch_instance_from_volume.png)
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Keep in mind that any volumes and snapshots stored take up storage space in
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your project. You can delete any that no longer need to conserve space. Even
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docs/openstack/create-and-connect-to-the-VM/assign-a-floating-IP.md

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docs/openstack/decommission/decommission-a-VM.md

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[OpenStack dashboard overview](../logging-in/dashboard-overview.md#compute-panel).
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To delete volume(s), please read [this documentation](../persistent-storage/delete-volumes.md).
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## Release any Floating IPs

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