Snapshots

A snapshot is a .zip file that contains all relevant data describing the state of a Cloudify Manager the moment the snapshot is created on this Manager. There are four basic operations associated with snapshots: creating, downloading, uploading and restoring. For detailed information about snapshot-related CLI commands, click here.

Common use cases for snapshots are:

A snapshot can only be successfully restored to a clean Cloudify Manager, meaning newly-created and without blueprints or deployments.
If you attempt to restore a snapshot to a Cloudify Manager that is not clean, the operation may be prevented, and will be unsuccessful.

Using the Cloudify Management Console

Snapshot management is performed via the Snapshots page in the Cloudify Management Console. You must have admin credentials to create and restore snapshots.