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    Elastic Compute Service:Extend the retention period of a snapshot

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    Elastic Compute Service:Extend the retention period of a snapshot

    Last Updated:Jul 19, 2024

    You can extend the retention period of snapshots before the snapshots expire to retain the snapshots for a longer period of time.

    Limits

    • You cannot extend the retention period of snapshots that are permanently retained.

    • You cannot extend the retention period of snapshots that are shared with you.

    Procedure

    Important

    If you extend the retention period of a snapshot, the storage cost of the snapshot increases. For information about the billing of snapshots, see Snapshots.

    1. Log on to the ECS console.

    2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Storage & Snapshots > Snapshots.

    3. In the top navigation bar, select the region and resource group to which the resource belongs. 地域

    4. On the Disk Snapshots tab, find the snapshot whose retention period you want to extend and choose 更多 > Extend Retention Period in the Actions column.

      Configure the retention period of the snapshot based on your business requirements.

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    5. Click OK.

    References

    You can use a snapshot to roll back or create a disk to restore disk data. For more information, see Roll back a disk by using a snapshot or Create a disk from a snapshot.