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title: "Create a Volume Snapshot"
slug: "create-a-volume-snapshot-2-4"
updated: 2026-10-28T02:14:59Z
published: 2026-10-28T02:14:59Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/create-a-volume-snapshot-2-4"
---

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# Create a Volume Snapshot

To create a snapshot of a Kubernetes volume using a Kubernetes YAML configuration file:

1. Create a YAML configuration file that adds a volume snapshot. In the file (see the example below for correct indentation and line breaks when specifying the keywords):

  - In `medadata`:

    - `name` is the Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) name to store the snapshot.
  - In `spec`:

    - `volumeSnapshotClassName`: the name of the snapshot class.
    - In `source`:

      - `persistentVolumeClaimName` is the PVC name for the volume being protected.

For example:

```plaintext
apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1
kind: VolumeSnapshot
metadata:
  name: snapshot-pvc-1
spec:
  volumeSnapshotClassName: vastdata-snapshot
  source:
    persistentVolumeClaimName: csi-pvc
```
2. Apply the YAML configuration file:

```plaintext
kubectl apply -f vast-csi-deployment.yaml
```
3. Verify that the PVC snapshot has been created with the following command:

```plaintext
kubectl get vs
```

The output is similar to the following:

```plaintext
NAME           READYTOUSE SOURCEPVC  SOURCESNAPSHOTCONTENT RESTORESIZE SNAPSHOTCLASS      SNAPSHOTCONTENT                                  CREATIONTIME AGE
snapshot-pvc-1 true       vast-pvc-1 0                                 vastdata-snapshot  snapcontent-8b1627cc-d50a-4bdb-a1b4-67931d36eb85 50m          49m
```