Configure scheduled deletion of snapshots

Snapshots can be used for data backup and disaster recovery. When you create or manage snapshots, you can configure scheduled deletion for the snapshots as needed. Scheduled deletion of obsolete snapshots releases capacity and reduces usage costs.

Precautions

• After you enable scheduled deletion for snapshots, the system automatically deletes the snapshots at the specified point in time.
• After you manually set a scheduled deletion time for a snapshot and then turn off the scheduled deletion switch, the snapshot status is changed to permanently saved.
• The scheduled deletion time must be at least 60 minutes later than the current time.
• You cannot set the scheduled deletion time for snapshots from which a custom image is created.
• If you manually set a scheduled deletion time for a snapshot for which an automatic deletion time is set, the earlier time between them prevails.

Procedure

Configure scheduled deletion for a snapshot in the KEC console

1. Log in to the KEC console.
2. In the upper-left corner, select a region.
3. In the left navigation pane, choose Snapshot > Snapshot List. On the page that appears, click the EBS tab.
4. Select the snapshot for which you want to set the scheduled deletion time and click Scheduled Deletion.
5. In the Scheduled Deletion dialog box, turn on Scheduled Deletion, set the Deletion Time parameter, and then click OK.

Configure scheduled deletion for a snapshot during snapshot creation

1. Log in to the KEC console.
2. In the upper-left corner, select a region.
3. In the left navigation pane, choose Disk > EBS.
4. Select the EBS volume for which you want to create a snapshot and click Create a snapshot in the Operation column.
5. In the Create a snapshot dialog box, turn on Scheduled Deletion, set the Deletion Time parameter, and then click OK.