# Take a snapshot for Storage

This guide describe how to take a snapshot for a storage. You can create snapshot a storage even while they are attached to running instances.

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Before doing a snapshot for Storage, you must first have a Storage. If you don't have a Storage yet, you can create a Storage in Create Block Storage
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* Go to **Snapshot** page. Under the Take a snapshot for instance form, there is a Take a snapshot for storage form.

<figure><img src="https://putri.box.cloudeka.id/cloudeka-assets/static/images/5images/5.12%20Snapshot%20Page.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Snapshot Page</p></figcaption></figure>

* Fill in the form **Take a Snapshot for Storage**.

<table><thead><tr><th width="250">Column</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Billing Type</strong></td><td>Billing type option is <strong>Fixed</strong> or trial</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Choose A Storage</strong></td><td>Choose storage that you want to take snapshot, for example <strong>storage-windows-test</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Enter Snapshot Name</strong></td><td>Enter the name of the snapshot, for example <strong>storage-win-snapshot</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

After all the fields are filled, click the **Take Snapshot** button.

<figure><img src="https://putri.box.cloudeka.id/cloudeka-assets/static/images/5images/5.13%20Snapshot%20for%20Storage.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Take a Snapshot for Storage</p></figcaption></figure>

* If it is successful there will be a notification **"Snapshot win\_snap\_storage has been Successfully Created"**. A list of snapshots storage will appear, namely:

<table><thead><tr><th width="330">Column</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td>Snapshot name</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Status</strong></td><td>Snapshot state "active" or "Not Ready Yet"</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Storage Name</strong></td><td>The name of storage being snapshot</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Size</strong></td><td>Snapshot size</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Created Date</strong></td><td>Snapshot creation time</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Action</strong></td><td>Option for create or delete the snapshot</td></tr></tbody></table>

<figure><img src="https://putri.box.cloudeka.id/cloudeka-assets/static/images/5images/5.14%20Take%20Snapshot%20-%20Process.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Take Snapshot - Process</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://putri.box.cloudeka.id/cloudeka-assets/static/images/5images/5.15%20Snapshot%20List%20-%20Notification.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Notification</p></figcaption></figure>