How To Create And Attach Snapshot With Instance In Google Cloud

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How to Create a Snapshot

 Step 1. Open  Google Cloud Services & Click Product & Services at the top left most part of the page.

GC instance creation gc main page

Step 2. Now Select Compute Engine at the Service Panel of page.

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Step 3. Now on left side of the page in service panel there is a option Snapshot click on it.Now at the middle of the page there is a option Create Snapshot click on it.

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Step 4. Now Configure the below settings.

Name : Name of Snapshot as per your requirement
Description : Optional
Source Disk : Select Instance for which you want to Create snapshot
Encryption : Automatic

Now click on Create

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Step 5. Now your snapshot is created Successfully.

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How To Attach a Snapshot with Instance

Step 6. Now move to VM Instances after that at the Middle of the page there is a option Create Instance.Click on it.

Gc VM instance page

Step 8. Create an Instance with the Below Settings.

Name                 :   Your Instance Name
Zone                   :   Select zone near by your region(Your New disk and Your Instance must be in same region)
Machine Type    :   As per your requirement
Firewall              :   Allow HTTP or HTTPS Port

Now in Boot Column Click on Change,after that click on Snapshot and select Snapshot which you create previously then click on Select.

Snapshot selection page

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Now Click on Create.

Step 9. Now your Snapshot is successfully attached with your Instance.

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Step 10. Click on your Instance to get full details.

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