Cloud disks will be repossessed by the system due to expiration or overdue payment. To avoid data loss in these cases, you can strengthen the data protection of cloud disks in the following two ways:
Cloud Disk Expiration/Overdue Payment Protection: After enabling this feature, if your cloud disk is repossessed by the system due to expiration or overdue payment, the system will automatically create a snapshot to protect your data.
Snapshot Protection: Once enabled, a scheduled snapshot policy will be associated by default when creating a cloud disk.
Note
For information on the cloud disk repossession mechanism and overdue payment handling, please see Arrears Reminder.
Users in domestic regions currently enjoy a free snapshot quota of 80GB. Snapshot capacity exceeding the quota or not complying with the free quota policy will be billed. For more details, please refer to Snapshot Billing Overview.
Instructions
Setting Up Cloud Disk Expiration/Overdue Payment Protection
1. Log in to the CVM console and select Cloud Disk from the left sidebar.
2. At the top of the Cloud Disk page, select the region where the cloud disk is located.
3. Configure the parameter in the following ways as needed:
Setting a Single Cloud Disk
Setting up Multiple Cloud Disks
Setting all cloud disks in the availability zone
1. Select
in the top-right corner of the list to open the Display Settings window.
2. In the "Customize List Fields" pop-up window, check Expiry/Overdue Protection and click Confirm, as shown below:
You may select the remaining fields based on your actual situation.
3. To enable this feature, simply toggle the Expiry/Overdue Protection switch in the row of the desired cloud disk. As shown in the figure below:
1. After selecting a cloud disk on the Cloud Disk List page, choose Expiry/Overdue Protection at the top of the list, as shown below:
2. In the Expiration/Overdue Payment Protection pop-up, click OK to complete the setup.
1. Select Cloud Disk Data Protection Configuration in the top-right corner of the page.
2. In the pop-up Cloud Disk Data Protection Configuration window, select Expiry/Overdue Protection and choose the available zone from the dropdown list, as shown below:
3. Click Save to complete the setup.
Setting Snapshot Protection
1. Log in to the CVM console and select Cloud Disk on the left sidebar.
2. At the top of the Cloud Disk page, select the region where the cloud disk is located.
3. Configure the parameter in the following ways as needed:
Associating a scheduled snapshot policy when creating a cloud disk
The cloud disk purchase page defaults to associating a scheduled snapshot policy.
1. On the Cloud Disk page, click Create at the top of the list.
2. In the pop-up Purchase Data Disk window, check Scheduled Snapshot and select the scheduled snapshot policy from the drop-down list, as shown below:
Note
For explanations of other parameter settings, please refer to Creating Cloud Disks.
3. After the cloud disk is created successfully, it can be associated with the selected scheduled snapshot policy.
1. On the Cloud Disk page, select Cloud Disk Data Protection Configuration in the upper right corner of the page.
2. In the pop-up Cloud Disk Data Protection Configuration window, check Snapshot Protection for New Cloud Disks and select the available zone from the drop-down list, as shown below:
3. Click Save to complete the setup.
Note
When creating a cloud disk in the selected availability zone, Scheduled Snapshot will be selected by default, meaning a scheduled snapshot policy will be associated. You can deselect Scheduled Snapshot as needed.
