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Volume snapshots capture the state of a volume at a specific point in time. Snapshots are stored in S3 and can be used to restore a volume to a previous state.

Create a snapshot

Example

List snapshots

Shows all snapshots for a volume with their ID, status, size, and creation time.

Delete a snapshot

Deleting a snapshot is permanent and cannot be undone.

Automatic snapshots

Enable scheduled snapshots for a volume:
Disable automatic snapshots:
Both commands accept --app and --app-id flags.

Restore a volume from a snapshot

The VM must be stopped before restoring a volume. Stop it with zwrm destroy first, then restore and redeploy.

Examples

Restore from the latest snapshot:
Restore from a specific snapshot: