Backing Up VMs


Using Compute Engine persistent disk snapshots, you will create a snapshot of the virtual machine’s persistent disk to have a recovery point of the disk in the event of mishap.

  1. You will need a Linux virtual machine running on Compute Engine to continue with this recipe.
  2. Sign in to Google Cloud Console.
  3. Navigate to Compute > Compute Engine > Snapshots.
  4. Click Create Snapshot.
  5. Enter a name for the snapshot and select the source disk of your virtual machine.
  6. Click Create.