AmazonEC2Client.CopySnapshot Method (CopySnapshotRequest)

Creates an exact copy of an Amazon EBS snapshot.

The location of the source snapshot determines whether you can copy it or not, and the allowed destinations for the snapshot copy.

If the source snapshot is in a Region, you can copy it within that Region, to another Region, to an Outpost associated with that Region, or to a Local Zone in that Region.
If the source snapshot is in a Local Zone, you can copy it within that Local Zone, to another Local Zone in the same zone group, or to the parent Region of the Local Zone.
If the source snapshot is on an Outpost, you can't copy it.

When copying snapshots to a Region, the encryption outcome for the snapshot copy depends on the Amazon EBS encryption by default setting for the destination Region, the encryption status of the source snapshot, and the encryption parameters you specify in the request. For more information, see Encryption and snapshot copying.

Snapshots copied to an Outpost must be encrypted. Unencrypted snapshots are not supported on Outposts. For more information, Amazon EBS local snapshots on Outposts.

Snapshots copies have an arbitrary source volume ID. Do not use this volume ID for any purpose.

For more information, see Copy an Amazon EBS snapshot in the Amazon EBS User Guide.

Note:

For .NET Core this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to CopySnapshotAsync.

Namespace: Amazon.EC2
Assembly: AWSSDK.EC2.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

public virtual CopySnapshotResponse CopySnapshot(
         CopySnapshotRequest request
)

Parameters

request: Type: Amazon.EC2.Model.CopySnapshotRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the CopySnapshot service method.

Return Value

Type: CopySnapshotResponse

The response from the CopySnapshot service method, as returned by EC2.

Examples

This example copies a snapshot with the snapshot ID of ``snap-066877671789bd71b`` from the ``us-west-2`` region to the ``us-east-1`` region and adds a short description to identify the snapshot.

To copy a snapshot


var client = new AmazonEC2Client();
var response = client.CopySnapshot(new CopySnapshotRequest 
{
    Description = "This is my copied snapshot.",
    DestinationRegion = "us-east-1",
    SourceRegion = "us-west-2",
    SourceSnapshotId = "snap-066877671789bd71b"
});

string snapshotId = response.SnapshotId;

Version Information

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.7.2 and newer

AmazonEC2Client.CopySnapshot (CopySnapshotRequest)