Sharing Snapshots

Scenarios

Shared Snapshots is to share the created data disk snapshot with other users. Users can share snapshots with each other through simple operations, and use the obtained snapshots to quickly create cloud disks and mount them for use.

Notes

• Each snapshot can be shared with up to 50 users.
• The system disk snapshots and encrypted snapshots cannot be shared.
• Snapshots that have been shared with other users must be unshared before they can be deleted. You can click the target snapshot ID to enter the snapshot details page to unshare it.
• Snapshots can be shared with other accounts in the same region. If you need to share to different regions, you need to copy the snapshots to the corresponding regions before sharing.
• It is not possible to share the obtained shared snapshot with other users again.

Operation Steps

Getting the Unique ID of the Peer Account

The shared snapshot is identified by the unique ID of the other party's root account, which means that you first need to get the unique ID of the root account of the other party's account. The ways to obtain it are as follows:

1. Log in to the CVM console.
2. Click the account center in the upper right corner and select Account Info.
3. On the Account Info page, check and record the Account ID of the root account.
4. Inform the other party to send the obtained account ID to you.

Sharing Snapshots Using the Console

1. Log in to console and enter the Snapshot List page.
2. Choose More > Shared Snapshots on the right of the row of the snapshot to be shared.
3. In the pop-up Share Snapshot window, enter the unique ID of the peer account.
4. Click Share to share the snapshot.
5. Inform the other party to go to the snapshot list page and select the Shared Snapshots tab to view the shared snapshots.
   To share with multiple users, repeat the above steps.

Sharing Snapshots Using the API

You can use the ModifySnapshotsSharePermission API to share snapshots.