Creating a New Virtual Machine (VM) Using a Snapshot of a Volume

Snapshots are an efficient way to back up and restore data from a volume. They allow you to quickly create new VMs with the same configuration and data as the original volume, making them ideal for disaster recovery, scaling, or testing purposes.

Create a snapshot described in Volume Snapshot

Note: Please create the snapshot only for the bootable volume (the volume attached to the existing VM).

Step 1: Locate the Snapshot

1. Log in to your CloudPe platform dashboard.
2. Navigate to the Snapshots section. (Volumes >> Select the volume >> Snapshots)
3. Identify the snapshot you want to use for creating the new VM. Ensure the snapshot is associated with the correct volume.

Step 2: Create a Volume/Image from the Snapshot

1. Select the Snapshot: Click on the snapshot you identified in Step 1.
2. Choose “Create Volume” button.
3. Volume Name: Provide a name for the volume.
4. Confirm and Create. Once completed, the volume will appear in the Volumes section.

You can follow same steps to create a Image from the Snapshot. Choose “Create Image” button and Create.

Step 3: Create an Image from the Volume

Also you can use the existing Volumes or Volumes created by Snapshots to create the Image. Here are the steps:

Navigate to the CloudPe Region Advanced Dashboard.

1. In the dashboard, go to the “Compute” section and open the “Volumes” screen.
2. Identify and select the boot volume from which you want to create an Image. click the three dots to open the actions menu.
3. In the Create image window, enter an image name and then click Create.

Step 4: Launch a New VM

Choose the image that is uploaded to the Images section area in the CloudPe Advance Dashboard when building a new, identical virtual machine.

Select the Flavor, Network interfaces , Mention VM Name and click on the Create button to complete the VM creation process.

The Advance CloudPe Dashboard allows us to generate a virtual machine from an image in a similar manner.

1. Click on Create Virtual Machine
2. Specify the Image.
3. Specify the Flavor
4. Specify the Network
5. Specify the remaining things too and Click on Deploy button.

Step 5: Validate the New VM

1. Check the Status.
2. Test Connectivity: Access the VM via Console, SSH or RDP.
3. Verify Applications and Data: Check that all applications and data from the original volume are present and functional.

By following these steps, you can successfully create a new VM using the snapshot of an existing volume.