Snapshots

Snapshots - Utilities

Snapshot Backups

Snapshot backups are exact copies of your VPS Server DiskImage at the time the backup was taken. By taking snapshots. You can preserve the state of your VPS.

This feature comes handy when you are upgrading the software in your VPS or you made some kind of mistake (eg: Accidentally deleted some data). When you take a snapshot. An image of the disk at that time is created

How to take a Snapshot of my VPS?

Step 1:

Login to your PetroSky Client Area then select the Server you would like to take a Snapshot off.

Step 2:

Fetch for 'Additional Tools' and hit 'Snapshots' Button

Step 3:

Hit 'Take a snapshot' Button. You will be prompted to make a Snapshot with:

Snapshot Name:

Include Ram: Yes or No

Snapshot Description

Include RAM: As each snapshots needs to save the whole RAM to disk you need to make sure there is enough space on your storage. If you use a lot of RAM in the VM it takes some time to save it.

Step 4:

Hit 'Confirm' Button and your Snapshot will be automatically made!