Snapshots

Definition

A Snapshot is a single Trilio backup of a workload including all data and metadata. It contains the information of all VM's that are protected by the workload.

List of Snapshots

Using Horizon

1. Login to Horizon

2. Navigate to the Backups

3. Navigate to Workloads

4. Identify the workload to show the details on

The List of Snapshots for the chosen Workload contains the following additional information:

• Creation Time

• Name of the Snapshot

• Description of the Snapshot

• Total amount of Restores from this Snapshot

Using CLI

• --workload_id <workload_id> ➡️ Filter results by workload_id

• --tvault_node <host> ➡️ List all the snapshot operations scheduled on a tvault node(Default=None)

• --date_from <date_from>

Creating a Snapshot

Snapshots are automatically created by the Trilio scheduler. If necessary or in case of deactivated scheduler is it possible to create a Snapshot on demand.

Using Horizon

There are 2 possibilities to create a snapshot on demand.

Possibility 1: From the Workloads overview

1. Login to Horizon

2. Navigate to Backups

3. Navigate to Workloads

4. Identify the workload that shall create a Snapshot

Possibility 2: From the Workload Snapshot list

1. Login to Horizon

2. Navigate to Backups

3. Navigate to Workloads

4. Identify the workload that shall create a Snapshot

Using CLI

• <workload_id>➡️ID of the workload to snapshot.

• --full➡️ Specify if a full snapshot is required.

• --display-name <display-name>

Snapshot overview

Each Snapshot contains a lot of information about the backup. These information can be seen in the Snapshot overview.

Using Horizon

To reach the Snapshot Overview follow these steps:

1. Login to Horizon

2. Navigate to Backups

3. Navigate to Workloads

4. Identify the workload that contains the Snapshot to show

Details Tab

The Snapshot Details Tab shows the most important information about the Snapshot.

• Snapshot Name / Description

• Snapshot Type

• Time Taken

• Size

Restores Tab

The Snapshot Restores Tab shows the list of Restores that have been started from the chosen Snapshot. It is possible to start Restores from here.

Misc. Tab

The Snapshot Miscellaneous Tab provides the remaining metadata information about the Snapshot.

• Creation Time

• Last Update time

• Snapshot ID

• Workload ID of the Workload containing the Snapshot

Using CLI

• <snapshot_id>➡️ID of the snapshot to be shown

• --output <output>➡️Option to get additional snapshot details, Specify --output metadata for snapshot metadata, Specify --output networks for snapshot vms networks, Specify --output disks for snapshot vms disks

Delete Snapshots

Once a Snapshot is no longer needed, it can be safely deleted from a Workload.

Using Horizon

There are 2 possibilities to delete a Snapshot.

Possibility 1: Single Snapshot deletion through the submenu

To delete a single Snapshot through the submenu follow these steps:

1. Login to Horizon

2. Navigate to Backups

3. Navigate to Workloads

4. Identify the workload that contains the Snapshot to delete

Possibility 2: Multiple Snapshot deletion through checkbox in Snapshot overview

To delete one or more Snapshots through the Snapshot overview do the following:

1. Login to Horizon

2. Navigate to Backups

3. Navigate to Workloads

4. Identify the workload that contains the Snapshot to show

Using CLI

• <snapshot_id>➡️ID of the snapshot to be deleted

Snapshot Cancel

Ongoing Snapshots can be canceled.

Using Horizon

1. Login to Horizon

2. Navigate to Backups

3. Navigate to Workloads

4. Identify the workload that contains the Snapshot to cancel

Using CLI

• <snapshot_id>➡️ID of the snapshot to be canceled