CreateSnapshot - Amazon FSx

CreateSnapshot

Creates a snapshot of an existing Amazon FSx for OpenZFS volume. With snapshots, you can easily undo file changes and compare file versions by restoring the volume to a previous version.

If a snapshot with the specified client request token exists, and the parameters match, this operation returns the description of the existing snapshot. If a snapshot with the specified client request token exists, and the parameters don't match, this operation returns IncompatibleParameterError. If a snapshot with the specified client request token doesn't exist, CreateSnapshot does the following:

  • Creates a new OpenZFS snapshot with an assigned ID, and an initial lifecycle state of CREATING.

  • Returns the description of the snapshot.

By using the idempotent operation, you can retry a CreateSnapshot operation without the risk of creating an extra snapshot. This approach can be useful when an initial call fails in a way that makes it unclear whether a snapshot was created. If you use the same client request token and the initial call created a snapshot, the operation returns a successful result because all the parameters are the same.

The CreateSnapshot operation returns while the snapshot's lifecycle state is still CREATING. You can check the snapshot creation status by calling the DescribeSnapshots operation, which returns the snapshot state along with other information.

Request Syntax

{ "ClientRequestToken": "string", "Name": "string", "Tags": [ { "Key": "string", "Value": "string" } ], "VolumeId": "string" }

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

ClientRequestToken

(Optional) An idempotency token for resource creation, in a string of up to 63 ASCII characters. This token is automatically filled on your behalf when you use the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) or an AWS SDK.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 63.

Pattern: [A-za-z0-9_.-]{0,63}$

Required: No

Name

The name of the snapshot.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 203.

Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_:.-]{1,203}$

Required: Yes

Tags

A list of Tag values, with a maximum of 50 elements.

Type: Array of Tag objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 50 items.

Required: No

VolumeId

The ID of the volume that you are taking a snapshot of.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 23.

Pattern: ^(fsvol-[0-9a-f]{17,})$

Required: Yes

Response Syntax

{ "Snapshot": { "AdministrativeActions": [ { "AdministrativeActionType": "string", "FailureDetails": { "Message": "string" }, "ProgressPercent": number, "RemainingTransferBytes": number, "RequestTime": number, "Status": "string", "TargetFileSystemValues": { "AdministrativeActions": [ "AdministrativeAction" ], "CreationTime": number, "DNSName": "string", "FailureDetails": { "Message": "string" }, "FileSystemId": "string", "FileSystemType": "string", "FileSystemTypeVersion": "string", "KmsKeyId": "string", "Lifecycle": "string", "LustreConfiguration": { "AutomaticBackupRetentionDays": number, "CopyTagsToBackups": boolean, "DailyAutomaticBackupStartTime": "string", "DataCompressionType": "string", "DataRepositoryConfiguration": { "AutoImportPolicy": "string", "ExportPath": "string", "FailureDetails": { "Message": "string" }, "ImportedFileChunkSize": number, "ImportPath": "string", "Lifecycle": "string" }, "DeploymentType": "string", "DriveCacheType": "string", "EfaEnabled": boolean, "LogConfiguration": { "Destination": "string", "Level": "string" }, "MetadataConfiguration": { "Iops": number, "Mode": "string" }, "MountName": "string", "PerUnitStorageThroughput": number, "RootSquashConfiguration": { "NoSquashNids": [ "string" ], "RootSquash": "string" }, "WeeklyMaintenanceStartTime": "string" }, "NetworkInterfaceIds": [ "string" ], "OntapConfiguration": { "AutomaticBackupRetentionDays": number, "DailyAutomaticBackupStartTime": "string", "DeploymentType": "string", "DiskIopsConfiguration": { "Iops": number, "Mode": "string" }, "EndpointIpAddressRange": "string", "Endpoints": { "Intercluster": { "DNSName": "string", "IpAddresses": [ "string" ] }, "Management": { "DNSName": "string", "IpAddresses": [ "string" ] } }, "FsxAdminPassword": "string", "HAPairs": number, "PreferredSubnetId": "string", "RouteTableIds": [ "string" ], "ThroughputCapacity": number, "ThroughputCapacityPerHAPair": number, "WeeklyMaintenanceStartTime": "string" }, "OpenZFSConfiguration": { "AutomaticBackupRetentionDays": number, "CopyTagsToBackups": boolean, "CopyTagsToVolumes": boolean, "DailyAutomaticBackupStartTime": "string", "DeploymentType": "string", "DiskIopsConfiguration": { "Iops": number, "Mode": "string" }, "EndpointIpAddress": "string", "EndpointIpAddressRange": "string", "PreferredSubnetId": "string", "ReadCacheConfiguration": { "SizeGiB": number, "SizingMode": "string" }, "RootVolumeId": "string", "RouteTableIds": [ "string" ], "ThroughputCapacity": number, "WeeklyMaintenanceStartTime": "string" }, "OwnerId": "string", "ResourceARN": "string", "StorageCapacity": number, "StorageType": "string", "SubnetIds": [ "string" ], "Tags": [ { "Key": "string", "Value": "string" } ], "VpcId": "string", "WindowsConfiguration": { "ActiveDirectoryId": "string", "Aliases": [ { "Lifecycle": "string", "Name": "string" } ], "AuditLogConfiguration": { "AuditLogDestination": "string", "FileAccessAuditLogLevel": "string", "FileShareAccessAuditLogLevel": "string" }, "AutomaticBackupRetentionDays": number, "CopyTagsToBackups": boolean, "DailyAutomaticBackupStartTime": "string", "DeploymentType": "string", "DiskIopsConfiguration": { "Iops": number, "Mode": "string" }, "MaintenanceOperationsInProgress": [ "string" ], "PreferredFileServerIp": "string", "PreferredSubnetId": "string", "RemoteAdministrationEndpoint": "string", "SelfManagedActiveDirectoryConfiguration": { "DnsIps": [ "string" ], "DomainName": "string", "FileSystemAdministratorsGroup": "string", "OrganizationalUnitDistinguishedName": "string", "UserName": "string" }, "ThroughputCapacity": number, "WeeklyMaintenanceStartTime": "string" } }, "TargetSnapshotValues": "Snapshot", "TargetVolumeValues": { "AdministrativeActions": [ "AdministrativeAction" ], "CreationTime": number, "FileSystemId": "string", "Lifecycle": "string", "LifecycleTransitionReason": { "Message": "string" }, "Name": "string", "OntapConfiguration": { "AggregateConfiguration": { "Aggregates": [ "string" ], "TotalConstituents": number }, "CopyTagsToBackups": boolean, "FlexCacheEndpointType": "string", "JunctionPath": "string", "OntapVolumeType": "string", "SecurityStyle": "string", "SizeInBytes": number, "SizeInMegabytes": number, "SnaplockConfiguration": { "AuditLogVolume": boolean, "AutocommitPeriod": { "Type": "string", "Value": number }, "PrivilegedDelete": "string", "RetentionPeriod": { "DefaultRetention": { "Type": "string", "Value": number }, "MaximumRetention": { "Type": "string", "Value": number }, "MinimumRetention": { "Type": "string", "Value": number } }, "SnaplockType": "string", "VolumeAppendModeEnabled": boolean }, "SnapshotPolicy": "string", "StorageEfficiencyEnabled": boolean, "StorageVirtualMachineId": "string", "StorageVirtualMachineRoot": boolean, "TieringPolicy": { "CoolingPeriod": number, "Name": "string" }, "UUID": "string", "VolumeStyle": "string" }, "OpenZFSConfiguration": { "CopyStrategy": "string", "CopyTagsToSnapshots": boolean, "DataCompressionType": "string", "DeleteClonedVolumes": boolean, "DeleteIntermediateData": boolean, "DeleteIntermediateSnaphots": boolean, "DestinationSnapshot": "string", "NfsExports": [ { "ClientConfigurations": [ { "Clients": "string", "Options": [ "string" ] } ] } ], "OriginSnapshot": { "CopyStrategy": "string", "SnapshotARN": "string" }, "ParentVolumeId": "string", "ReadOnly": boolean, "RecordSizeKiB": number, "RestoreToSnapshot": "string", "SourceSnapshotARN": "string", "StorageCapacityQuotaGiB": number, "StorageCapacityReservationGiB": number, "UserAndGroupQuotas": [ { "Id": number, "StorageCapacityQuotaGiB": number, "Type": "string" } ], "VolumePath": "string" }, "ResourceARN": "string", "Tags": [ { "Key": "string", "Value": "string" } ], "VolumeId": "string", "VolumeType": "string" }, "TotalTransferBytes": number } ], "CreationTime": number, "Lifecycle": "string", "LifecycleTransitionReason": { "Message": "string" }, "Name": "string", "ResourceARN": "string", "SnapshotId": "string", "Tags": [ { "Key": "string", "Value": "string" } ], "VolumeId": "string" } }

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

Snapshot

A description of the snapshot.

Type: Snapshot object

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

BadRequest

A generic error indicating a failure with a client request.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InternalServerError

A generic error indicating a server-side failure.

HTTP Status Code: 500

ServiceLimitExceeded

An error indicating that a particular service limit was exceeded. You can increase some service limits by contacting AWS Support.

HTTP Status Code: 400

VolumeNotFound

No Amazon FSx volumes were found based upon the supplied parameters.

HTTP Status Code: 400

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: