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KilimAnnejaro
2020-10-27 20:15:09 -05:00
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@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ Users need to be aware of the following when using this feature:
* CSI drivers may or may not have implemented the volume snapshot functionality. The CSI drivers that have provided support for volume snapshot will likely use the csi-snapshotter. See [CSI Driver documentation](https://kubernetes-csi.github.io/docs/) for details.
* The CRDs and snapshot controller installations are the responsibility of the Kubernetes distribution.
### Use Cases for This Feature
Volume snapshots provide Kubernetes users with a standardized way to copy a volume's contents at a particular point in time without creating an entirely new volume. This functionality enables, for example, database administrators to backup databases before performing edit or delete modifications.
For more information, see [Kubernetes 1.17 Feature: Kubernetes Volume Snapshot Moves to Beta](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2019/12/09/kubernetes-1-17-feature-cis-volume-snapshot-beta/).
## Lifecycle of a volume snapshot and volume snapshot content
`VolumeSnapshotContents` are resources in the cluster. `VolumeSnapshots` are requests for those resources. The interaction between `VolumeSnapshotContents` and `VolumeSnapshots` follow this lifecycle:
@@ -152,10 +158,4 @@ You can provision a new volume, pre-populated with data from a snapshot, by usin
the *dataSource* field in the `PersistentVolumeClaim` object.
For more details, see
[Volume Snapshot and Restore Volume from Snapshot](/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/#volume-snapshot-and-restore-volume-from-snapshot-support).
## Use Cases for This Feature
Volume snapshots provide Kubernetes users with a standardized way to copy a volume's contents at a particular point in time. This functionality enables, for example, database administrators to backup databases before performing edit or delete modifications.
For more information, see [Kubernetes 1.17 Feature: Kubernetes Volume Snapshot Moves to Beta](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2019/12/09/kubernetes-1-17-feature-cis-volume-snapshot-beta/).
[Volume Snapshot and Restore Volume from Snapshot](/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/#volume-snapshot-and-restore-volume-from-snapshot-support).