AWS EC2 - How to Create Snapshot

AWS EC2 - How to Create Snapshot

When we do some modify configuration on the server we suggest to create a snapshot for backup, this best practice if something happens in the server we do rollback using the backup. If you need snapshot as backup your server, Aws has the feature to automate create a snapshot for your instance, you can set the retention for your backup. I will explain in a separate post include the step "How to create snapshot automat in AWS"   

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For create, EBS snapshot has two way. First, If you want to create a snapshot for a specific instance you can go to  EC2 and see from details instance on EBS. It's will avoid us from the wrong choice EBS instance that wants to create a snapshot. On detail instance, you can see all EBS that attach on the instance on path EBS. Click the link on "/dev/sda1" or "/dev/xvde" ( depending on how many EBS are attached to the instance) and will appear to pop up like the image below and click link EBS ID " vol-xxxx"

Aws -  Details instance.

It's will direct to EBS page and click " Action" > " Create Snapshot"

Aws - Create a snapshot.

Fill the description snapshot and click " Create Snapshot".

Aws Create snapshot.

Please wait until the process has done and will appear a notify success to create the snapshot.

Success created the snapshot.

 You can click link " snap-xxx" and will direct to snapshot page, you able create name the snapshot.

Second, you can go to EBS and choose the EBS that you want to create the snapshot and then click " Action" > " Create Snapshot" like a step above.

AWS EC2 - How to Create Snapshot