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Configuring disk snapshot schedules

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Updated at July 20, 2026
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You can configure snapshot schedules for a disk:

Adding a schedule to a disk

You can create snapshots of network disks and drives, such as HDDs, SSDs, and non-replicated SSDs, as well as ultra high-speed network storages with three replicas (SSD).

For non-replicated SSDs and ultra high-speed network storages with three replicas (SSD), the snapshot time is not determined.

To create snapshots of local disks residing on dedicated hosts, use Yandex Cloud Backup. This service supports Ubuntu, CentOS, CentOS Stream, and Windows Server.

  1. In the management console, select the folder containing the disk.
  2. Navigate to Compute Cloud.
  3. Open the Disks tab and select the disk.
  4. Under Snapshot schedules, click Edit snapshot schedules.
  5. Select a schedule or create a new one. For more information on schedule settings, see this guide.
  6. Click Save.

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, install and initialize it.

The folder used by default is the one specified when creating the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using --folder-name or --folder-id. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

  1. See the description of the CLI commands for managing disks and schedules:

    yc compute disk --help
yc compute snapshot-schedule --help

  2. Get the IDs of disks in the default folder:

    yc compute disk list --format yaml

    Result:

    - id: epdcq9g3co9s********
  folder_id: e1ea8s8l71li********
  created_at: "2022-10-13T14:37:44Z"
  name: disk-2
  type_id: network-hdd
  zone_id: ru-central1-a
  size: "21474836480"
  block_size: "4096"
  product_ids:
    - f2euv1kekdgv********
  status: READY
  source_image_id: fd88d14a6790********
  instance_ids:
    - ephothb6lppn********
  disk_placement_policy: {}
- id: fhm7mip40dqh********
  folder_id: e1ea8s8l71li********
  created_at: "2022-10-10T05:00:04Z"
  name: disk-1
  type_id: network-hdd
  zone_id: ru-central1-a
  size: "21474836480"
  block_size: "4096"
  product_ids:
    - f2euv1kekdgv********
  status: READY
  source_image_id: fd88d14a6790********
  instance_ids:
    - fhm1c7u23aiq********
  disk_placement_policy: {}

    For more information about the yc compute disk list command, see the CLI reference.

    To get a list of disks added to a specific schedule, you can also use this command:

    yc compute snapshot-schedule list-disks <schedule_name_or_ID>

    Read more.

  3. Get the schedule name or ID:

    yc compute snapshot-schedule list --format yaml

    Result:

    - id: fc852cvb1ipd5********
  folder_id: e1ea8s8l71li********
  created_at: "2022-09-28T13:25:02Z"
  name: sched-1
  status: ACTIVE
  schedule_policy:
    start_at: "2022-10-01T00:00:00Z"
    expression: 59 14 */1 * *
  snapshot_spec: {}
- id: fc89n1j15l7f********
  folder_id: e1ea8s8l71li********
  created_at: "2022-09-27T16:04:13Z"
  name: sched-2
  status: ACTIVE
  schedule_policy:
    start_at: "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    expression: 0 */1 * * *
  retention_period: 3600s
  snapshot_spec: {}
- id: fc8bplhqmh2b********
  folder_id: b8gauskl78li********
  created_at: "2022-10-03T13:28:01Z"
  name: sched-3
  description: Daily
  labels:
    machine: file-server
  status: ACTIVE
  schedule_policy:
    start_at: "2022-12-31T19:04:05Z"
    expression: 10 19 ? * *
  snapshot_count: "7"
  snapshot_spec: {}

    If you do not have a schedule, create one.

  4. Add one or more disks to the schedule:

    yc compute snapshot-schedule add-disks <schedule_name_or_ID> \
  --disk-id <disk_1_ID>,<disk_2_ID>

    Result:

    done (3s)
id: fc8e52mvchb2********
folder_id: e1iaui8l7kli********
created_at: "2022-09-28T09:15:28Z"
name: sched-1
status: ACTIVE

Removing a schedule from a disk

  1. In the management console, select the folder containing the disk.
  2. Navigate to Compute Cloud.
  3. Open the Disks tab and select the disk.
  4. In the row with the schedule under Snapshot schedules, click and select Detach from disk.

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, install and initialize it.

The folder used by default is the one specified when creating the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using --folder-name or --folder-id. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

  1. See the description of the CLI commands for managing disks and schedules:

    yc compute disk --help
yc compute snapshot-schedule --help

  2. Get the schedule name or ID:

    yc compute snapshot-schedule list --format yaml

    Result:

    - id: fc852cvb1ipd5********
  folder_id: e1ea8s8l71li********
  created_at: "2022-09-28T13:25:02Z"
  name: sched-1
  status: ACTIVE
  schedule_policy:
    start_at: "2022-10-01T00:00:00Z"
    expression: 59 14 */1 * *
  snapshot_spec: {}
- id: fc89n1j15l7f********
  folder_id: e1ea8s8l71li********
  created_at: "2022-09-27T16:04:13Z"
  name: sched-2
  status: ACTIVE
  schedule_policy:
    start_at: "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    expression: 0 */1 * * *
  retention_period: 3600s
  snapshot_spec: {}
- id: fc8bplhqmh2b********
  folder_id: e1ea8s8l71li********
  created_at: "2022-10-03T13:28:01Z"
  name: sched-3
  description: Daily
  labels:
    machine: file-server
  status: ACTIVE
  schedule_policy:
    start_at: "2022-12-31T19:04:05Z"
    expression: 10 19 ? * *
  snapshot_count: "7"
  snapshot_spec: {}

  3. Get a list of disks in the current schedule:

    yc compute snapshot-schedule list-disks <schedule_name_or_ID> \
  --format yaml

    Result:

    - id: epdcq9g3co9s********
  folder_id: e1ea8s8l71li********
  created_at: "2022-10-13T14:37:44Z"
  name: disk-2
  type_id: network-hdd
  zone_id: ru-central1-a
  size: "21474836480"
  block_size: "4096"
  product_ids:
    - f2euv1kekdgv********
  status: READY
  source_image_id: fd88d14a6790********
  instance_ids:
    - epdothb6lppn********
  disk_placement_policy: {}
- id: fhm7mip40dqh********
  folder_id: e1ea8s8l71li********
  created_at: "2022-10-10T05:00:04Z"
  name: disk-1
  type_id: network-hdd
  zone_id: ru-central1-a
  size: "21474836480"
  block_size: "4096"
  product_ids:
    - f2euv1kekdgv********
  status: READY
  source_image_id: fd88d14a6790********
  instance_ids:
    - fhm1c7u23aiq********
  disk_placement_policy: {}

  4. Remove one or more disks from the schedule:

    yc compute snapshot-schedule remove-disks <schedule_name_or_ID> \
  --disk-id <disk_1_ID>,<disk_2_ID>

    Result:

    done (3s)
id: fc8e52mvchb2********
folder_id: e1ea8s8l71li********
created_at: "2022-09-28T09:15:28Z"
name: sched-1
status: ACTIVE

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