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Snapshots

Volume snapshots are point-in-time copies of block storage volumes. They can be used for backup and recovery purposes.


List

List all volume snapshots in the current project.

ace snapshot list

Aliases: ls

Example output:

ID                                     NAME                      STATUS       SIZE       VOLUME ID                              CREATED
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx   snap-my-data-2025-03-20   available    50 GB      yyyyyyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyyyy   2025-03-20
zzzzzzzz-zzzz-zzzz-zzzz-zzzzzzzzzzzz   snap-boot-vol-backup      available    100 GB     aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa   2025-03-18

JSON output:

ace snapshot list -o json

Snapshot Fields

Field
Description

ID

Unique snapshot identifier

Name

Snapshot name

Status

Current status (e.g. available, creating, error)

Size

Size of the snapshot in GB

Volume ID

Source volume UUID

Created

Creation date


Get Snapshot Details

Look up a single snapshot by ID or name.

Aliases: show

Example

Sample Output


Delete Snapshots

Delete one or more snapshots by ID or name.

Aliases: rm

Examples

Sample Output

Deletion is permanent. You cannot recover a deleted snapshot. To restore from a snapshot before deletion, create a new volume from it (ace volume create --from-snapshot <id>).


Note

  • Snapshots can also be created from the AceCloud web portal or via ace volume snapshot <volume-id> (see the Volumes page).


Global Flags

Flag
Description

-o, --output

Output format: table (default) or json

--project

Override project ID

--region

Override region

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