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Manage boot volume snapshots

You can create, delete, view, and restore a boot volume snapshot.

View boot volume snapshot details

You can view the list of snapshots of a boot volume and their details, including the following:

ID
Name
Description
Create time
Associated volume
Type

Console

Go to the Compute Engine > Bare Metal Solution > Volumes page.
Click the volume name.
On the Volume details page, in the Snapshots section, you can view the list of snapshots and their details.

gcloud

To list all the snapshots for a boot volume, issue the gcloud bms volumes snapshots list command.

gcloud bms volumes snapshots list --project=PROJECT_ID --region=REGION --volume=VOLUME_NAME

To view details of a specific boot volume snapshot, issue the gcloud bms volumes snapshots describe command.

gcloud bms volumes snapshots describe --project=PROJECT_ID --region=REGION --volume=VOLUME_NAME --snapshot=SNAPSHOT_NAME

API

To list all boot volume snapshots, enter your project ID, region, and volume name into the following curl command. Copy the command, paste it into the Cloud Shell prompt, and press the Enter or Return key.

curl -X GET \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
-H "X-Goog-User-Project: PROJECT_ID" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
"https://baremetalsolution.googleapis.com/v2/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/REGION/volumes/VOLUME_NAME/snapshots"

To view details of a boot volume snapshot, enter your project ID, region, volume name, and snapshot name into the following curl command. Copy the command, paste it into the Cloud Shell prompt, and press the Enter or Return key.

curl -X GET \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
-H "X-Goog-User-Project: PROJECT_ID" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
"https://baremetalsolution.googleapis.com/v2/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/REGION/volumes/VOLUME_NAME/snapshots/SNAPSHOT_NAME"

Create a boot volume snapshot

You can create snapshots for boot volumes.

Console

Go to the Compute Engine > Bare Metal Solution > Volumes page.
Click the volume name.
On the Volume details page, in the Snapshots section, click Create.
On the Create a new volume snapshot page:
1. In the Name field, enter a unique name for the snapshot.
2. In the Description field, enter a description for the snapshot.
Click Create.

gcloud

To create a boot volume snapshot, issue the gcloud bms volumes snapshot command.

gcloud bms volumes snapshot --project=PROJECT_ID --region=REGION --volume=VOLUME_NAME --snapshot=SNAPSHOT_NAME --description=DESCRIPTION

API

To create a boot volume snapshot, enter your project ID, region, volume name, snapshot name, and snapshot description into the following curl command. Copy the command, paste it into the Cloud Shell prompt, and press the Enter or Return key.

curl -X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
-H "X-Goog-User-Project: PROJECT_ID" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
"https://baremetalsolution.googleapis.com/v2/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/REGION/volumes/VOLUME_NAME/snapshots"
 -d \
'{\''name\'':
\''projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/REGION/volumes/VOLUME_NAME/snapshots/SNAPSHOT_NAME\'', \''description\'': \''DESCRIPTION\''}' \

Delete a boot volume snapshot

You can delete boot volume snapshots.

Console

Go to the Compute Engine > Bare Metal Solution > Volumes page.
Click the volume name.
On the Volume details page, in the Snapshots section, select the snapshot that you want to delete.
Click Delete.
When prompted, click Confirm.

gcloud

To delete a boot volume snapshot, issue the gcloud bms volumes snapshots delete command.

gcloud bms volumes snapshots delete --project=PROJECT_ID --region=REGION --volume=VOLUME_NAME --snapshot=SNAPSHOT_NAME

When prompted, type "Y" and press the Enter or Return key.

API

To delete a boot volume snapshot, enter your project ID, region, volume name, and snapshot name into the following curl command. Copy the command, paste it into the Cloud Shell prompt, and press the Enter or Return key.

curl -X DELETE \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
-H "X-Goog-User-Project: PROJECT_ID" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
"https://baremetalsolution.googleapis.com/v2/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/REGION/volumes/VOLUME_NAME/snapshots/SNAPSHOT_NAME"

Restore a boot volume snapshot

You can restore a boot volume from a snapshot.

Console

Go to the Compute Engine > Bare Metal Solution > Servers page.
Stop the server attached to the volume that you want to restore. See Operate your Bare Metal Solution server.

Wait for the shutdown to complete before moving to the next step.
Go to the Compute Engine > Bare Metal Solution > Volumes page.
For the volume that you want to restore, click the volume name.
On the Volume details page:
1. For the snapshot that you want to restore, click .
2. Click Restore.
3. When prompted, click Confirm.

gcloud

To restore a boot volume snapshot, issue the gcloud bms volumes restore command.

gcloud bms volumes restore --project=PROJECT_ID --region=REGION VOLUME_NAME --snapshot=SNAPSHOT_NAME

API

To restore a boot volume snapshot, enter your project ID, region, volume name, and snapshot name into the following curl command. Copy the command, paste it into the Cloud Shell prompt, and press the Enter or Return key.

curl -X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
-H "X-Goog-User-Project: PROJECT_ID" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Content-Length:0" \
"https://baremetalsolution.googleapis.com/v2/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/REGION/volumes/VOLUME_NAME/snapshots/SNAPSHOT_NAME:restoreVolumeSnapshot"

Because restoring a boot volume takes a while to complete, you can check the status by following the steps in View the status of a long-running operation.