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Snapshots
Basic snapshot operations
Viewing snapshot chains
Basic snapshot operations
Viewing snapshot chains
Viewing snapshot chains
A snapshot chain illustrates the relationships among all the snapshots within a single volume. Each volume corresponds to one such chain. This topic explains how to view a snapshot chain.
From the Volumes page
- In the left navigation pane, select "Storage > Volumes".
- In the top menu bar, select the project and region where the volume resides.
- On the "Volumes" page, click "... > View snapshot chain" in the "Actions" column of the volume. Then, you can view all snapshots of the volume and their relationships. This includes the number and size of all the snapshots in the snapshot chain.
From the Snapshots page
- In the left navigation pane, select "Storage > Snapshots".
- In the top menu bar, select the project and region where the snapshot resides.
- On the "Snapshots" page, click "... > View snapshot chain" in the "Actions" column of the snapshot. Then, you can view details about the snapshot chain to which the snapshot belongs. This includes the number and size of all the snapshots in the snapshot chain.
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