Creating a Snapshot from a Unix-style Instance
You can create a snapshot from an instance that you've mounted the file system to. Snapshots are created under the root folder of your file system, in a hidden directory named .snapshot
.
- Connect to your instance and open a command window.
-
Navigate to your file system's hidden
.snapshot
directory. Type the following, replacingyourmountpoint
with the name of the directory where you mounted the file system.cd /mnt/yourmountpoint/.snapshot
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Use the
mkdir
command to create a directory in the hidden.snapshot
directory. The directory you create is the snapshot. Give the snapshot a name that will help you identify it. Avoid using confidential information in the snapshot name. For example:mkdir snapshot-Jan1
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Use the
ls
command to verify that your snapshot has been created in the.snapshot
directory.ls