Snapshot Management for GridGain 9 Clusters
You can manage snapshots for GridGain 9 clusters via the Snapshots tab of the Snapshots screen. This tab lets you create, restore, and delete snapshots.

Viewing Snapshots
By default, the Snapshots screen displays the following information about each snapshot:
Column | Description |
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Start Time |
Time when the "snapshot create" operation began. |
ID |
The snapshot ID. |
Parent ID |
For incremental snapshots, the ID the "parent" full snapshot. |
Type |
FULL or INCREMENTAL. |
Status |
The status of the snapshot operation: PREPARED, STARTED, COMPLETED, or FAILED. |
Tables |
The number of tables included in the snapshot. A hyperlink that displays the included tables' list. |
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To add or remove columns to/from the list, select or deselect these columns in the list-level context menu.
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To filter the snapshot list, define the filtering criteria in the Filters section on the right of the screen.
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To view a list of tables included in a snapshot, click the hyperlinked value in the snapshot’s Tables field.
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To show child (incremental) snapshots for a "parent" (full) snapshot, select Show related snapshots from the parent snapshot’s context menu.
Creating Snapshots
To create a snapshot:
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Click Create snapshot.
The Create snapshot dialog opens.
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Select the snapshot type: Full (default) or Incremental.
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Optionally, to change the default snapshot scope (all tables):
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Select one of the alternative options:
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Include specific to include only explicitly specified tables
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Exclude specific to include all tables except for explicitly specified ones
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From the Tables drop-down list, select the tables to be included or excluded (depending on the option you have selected in (a) above).
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Optionally, in the Snapshot time field, enter a datetime in the past for the snapshot to reflect. Click the "calendar" icon and use controls in the dialog that pops up.
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Click Create.
A snapshot is created in each node’s snapshot folder, which is specified in the cluster configuration.
Restoring Snapshots
To restore a snapshot:
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From the context menu of the snapshot you want to restore, select Restore from snapshot.
The Restore snapshot <ID> dialog opens.
By default, you restore all tables found in the snapshot.
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To exclude specific tables:
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Select the Exclude specific option.
The dialog layout changes.
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From the Tables drop-down list, select the required tables.
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Alternatively, to restore (include) only specific tables:
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Select the Include specific option.
This excludes from the restoration process all tables found in the snapshot.
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From the Tables drop-down list, select the tables to restore.
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Click Restore.
Removing Snapshots
To remove a snapshot:
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From the context menu of the snapshot you want to remove, select Remove.
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In the confirmation dialog that opens, click Remove.
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