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commit 37c9f0e4bb7d015f5a801657cc52c1e0ff271b76 Author: Andrija Panic <45762285+andrijapani...@users.noreply.github.com> AuthorDate: Thu Jul 25 17:24:35 2019 +0200 offering required for volumes created from snaps --- source/adminguide/storage.rst | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/adminguide/storage.rst b/source/adminguide/storage.rst index 44f5fcb..29153c1 100644 --- a/source/adminguide/storage.rst +++ b/source/adminguide/storage.rst @@ -230,6 +230,15 @@ are not allocated on the physical storage device until you attach the volume. This optimization allows the CloudStack to provision the volume nearest to the guest that will use it when the first attachment is made. +When creating a new volume from an existing ROOT volume snapshot, +it is required to explicitely define a Disk offering (UI will offer only Disk +offerings whose disk size is equal or bigger than the size of the snapshot). + +|volume-from-snap.PNG| + +When creating a new volume from an existing DATA volume snapshot, Disk offering +associated with the snapshots (inherited from the original volume), is assigned +to the new volume. Using Local Storage for Data Volumes ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -657,7 +666,6 @@ to a VM. A completed snapshot is copied from primary storage to secondary storage, where it is stored until deleted or purged by newer snapshot. - How to Snapshot a Volume ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -802,3 +810,5 @@ snapshot data. :alt: Detach Disk Button. .. |Migrateinstance.png| image:: /_static/images/migrate-instance.png :alt: button to migrate a volume. +.. |volume-from-snap.PNG| image:: /_static/images/volume-from-snap.PNG + :alt: Offering is needed when creating a volume from the ROOT volume snapshot.