DatastoreTypeProvider.SnapshotFacet (Morpheus Plugin API)

Enclosing interface:: DatastoreTypeProvider

public static interface DatastoreTypeProvider.SnapshotFacet

Perform any operations necessary on the target to create a snapshot of a volume. In order to use this simply implement this interface along with the DatastoreTypeProvider. If using along with VME/MVM, it is best to implement the DatastoreTypeProvider.SnapshotFacet.SnapshotServerFacet instead.

Since:

1.1.18

See Also:

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type

Interface

Description

static interface

DatastoreTypeProvider.SnapshotFacet.SnapshotServerFacet

This is a more refined Snapshot facet that is used for Compute Servers.
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

ServiceResponse<StorageVolume>

cloneVolume(StorageVolume volume, Snapshot sourceSnapshot)

ServiceResponse<Snapshot>

createSnapshot(StorageVolume volume)

Creates a snapshot of a volume.

ServiceResponse<Snapshot>

listSnapshots(StorageServer storageServer)

Called to list all snapshots on an associated storage server (NOT USED YET)

ServiceResponse

removeSnapshot(StorageVolume volume)

Reverts a volume to a snapshot.

Method Details
- createSnapshot
  
  ServiceResponse<Snapshot> createSnapshot(StorageVolume volume)
  
  Creates a snapshot of a volume. This is used to create a snapshot of a volume. A lot of backup providers may use this to create snapshots for exportability or backup purposes. NOTE: Currently this isn't really used by anything, as the server is normally associated with most snapshot tracking
  
  Parameters:
  
  volume - the volume to create a snapshot for
  
  Returns:
  
  the success state and a copy of the snapshot
- removeSnapshot
  
  ServiceResponse removeSnapshot(StorageVolume volume)
  
  Reverts a volume to a snapshot. This is used to revert a volume to a previous state.
  
  Parameters:
  
  volume -
  
  Returns:
- listSnapshots
  
  ServiceResponse<Snapshot> listSnapshots(StorageServer storageServer)
  
  Called to list all snapshots on an associated storage server (NOT USED YET)
  
  Parameters:
  
  storageServer - the storage server to list snapshots off of
  
  Returns:
  
  the success state of the listing
- cloneVolume
  
  ServiceResponse<StorageVolume> cloneVolume(StorageVolume volume, Snapshot sourceSnapshot)