You can call this operation to create an automatic snapshot policy.

Description

After you create an automatic snapshot policy, you can call the ApplyAutoSnapshotPolicy operation to apply it to a disk. You can also call the ModifyAutoSnapshotPolicyEx operation to modify a created automatic snapshot policy.

When you call this operation, take note of the following items:

  • You can create a maximum of 100 automatic snapshot policies in each region for a single Alibaba Cloud account.
  • If an automatic snapshot is being created when the time scheduled for creating an automatic snapshot is due, the new snapshot task is skipped. This may occur when a disk contains a large volume of data. For example, you have scheduled snapshots to be created at 09:00:00, 10:00:00, 11:00:00, and 12:00:00 for the disk. The system starts to create a snapshot for the disk at 09:00:00. The process takes 80 minutes because of the large volume of data and ends at 10:20:00. The system skips the automatic snapshot task scheduled for 10:00:00 and creates the next automatic snapshot for the disk at 11:00:00.
  • For information about how to copy a snapshot from one region to another, see the "Background information" section in Copy a snapshot.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes CreateAutoSnapshotPolicy

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to CreateAutoSnapshotPolicy.
regionId String Yes cn-hangzhou

The ID of the region in which to create the automatic snapshot policy. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the most recent region list.

repeatWeekdays String Yes ["1","2"]

The days of the week on which to create automatic snapshots. Valid values are 1 to 7, which correspond to the days of the week.

To schedule multiple automatic snapshots to be created in a week, you can specify multiple days.

  • You can specify up to seven days over a one-week period.
  • You must set this parameter to a JSON-formatted array such as ["1","2"..."7"]. Separate the values in the array with commas (,).
retentionDays Integer Yes 30

The retention period of the automatic snapshot. Unit: days. Valid values:

  • -1: The automatic snapshot is permanently retained.
  • 1 to 65535: The automatic snapshot is retained for the specified number of days.

Default value: -1.
timePoints String Yes ["0", "1", … "23"]

The points in time of the day at which to create auto snapshots. The time must be in UTC+8. Unit: hours. Valid values are 0 to 23, which correspond to the 24 points in time on the hour from 00:00:00 to 23:00:00. 1 indicates 01:00:00.

To schedule multiple automatic snapshots to be created in a day, you can set this parameter to a JSON-formatted array. You can specify a maximum of 24 points in time.

autoSnapshotPolicyName String No TestName

The name of the automatic snapshot policy. It must be 2 to 128 characters in length. The name must start with a letter and cannot start with http:// or https://. The name can contain letters, digits, colons (:), underscores (_), and hyphens (-).

This parameter is empty by default.
EnableCrossRegionCopy Boolean No false

Specifies whether to enable cross-region replication for snapshots.

  • true: enables cross-region replication for snapshots.
  • false: disables cross-region replication for snapshots.
TargetCopyRegions String No ["cn-hangzhou"]

The destination region to which to copy snapshots. You can set a destination region.

CopiedSnapshotsRetentionDays Integer No 30

The retention period of the snapshot copy in the destination region. Unit: days. Valid values:

  • -1: The snapshot copy is permanently retained.
  • 1 to 65535: The snapshot copy is retained for the specified number of days.

Default value: -1.
Tag.N.Key String No TestKey

The key of tag N of the automatic snapshot policy. Valid values of N: 1 to 20. The tag key cannot be an empty string. It can be up to 128 characters in length and cannot start with acs: or aliyun. It cannot contain http:// or https://.

Tag.N.Value String No TestValue

The value of tag N of the automatic snapshot policy. Valid values of N: 1 to 20. The tag value can be an empty string. The tag value can be up to 128 characters in length. It cannot start with acs: or contain http:// or https://.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
AutoSnapshotPolicyId String sp-bp12m37ccmxvbmi5****

The ID of the automatic snapshot policy.

RequestId String 473469C7-AA6F-4DC5-B3DB-A3DC0DE3C83E

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

https://ecs.aliyuncs.com/?Action=CreateAutoSnapshotPolicy
&regionId=cn-hangzhou
&repeatWeekdays=["1"]
&retentionDays=30
&timePoints=["0", "19"]
&autoSnapshotPolicyName=TestName
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<CreateAutoSnapshotPolicyResponse>
      <RequestId>F3CD6886-D8D0-4FEE-B93E-1B73239673DE</RequestId>
      <AutoSnapshotPolicyId>sp-bp12m37ccmxvbmi5****</AutoSnapshotPolicyId>
</CreateAutoSnapshotPolicyResponse>

JSON format 

{
    "RequestId": "F3CD6886-D8D0-4FEE-B93E-1B73239673DE",
    "AutoSnapshotPolicyId": "sp-bp12m37ccmxvbmi5****"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code Error code Error message Description
403 ParameterInvalid The specified RegionId parameter is invalid. The error message returned because the specified RegionId parameter is invalid.
403 ParameterInvalid The specified RepeatWeekDays parameter is invalid. The error message returned because the specified RepeatWeekDays parameter is invalid.
403 ParameterInvalid The specified TimePoints parameter is invalid. The error message returned because the specified TimePoints parameter is invalid.
403 ParameterInvalid The specified RetentionDays parameter is invalid. The error message returned because the specified RetentionDays parameter is invalid.
403 AutoSnapshotPolicy.QuotaExceed The maximum number of automatic snapshot policy has been reached. The error message returned because the maximum number of automatic snapshot policies has been reached.
400 DiskCategory.OperationNotSupported The type of the specified disk does not support creating a snapshot. The error message returned because the operation is not supported by the current disk category.
403 InvalidAccountStatus.NotEnoughBalance Your account does not have enough balance. The error message returned because your account balance is insufficient. Add funds to your account and try again.
403 InvalidAccountStatus.SnapshotServiceUnavailable Snapshot service has not been opened yet. The error message returned because the operation is not supported while the snapshot service is not activated.
400 Duplicate.TagKey The Tag.N.Key contain duplicate key. The error message returned because the specified tag key already exists. Tag keys must be unique.
400 InvalidTagKey.Malformed The specified Tag.n.Key is not valid. The error message returned because the specified Tag.N.Key parameter is invalid.
400 InvalidTagValue.Malformed The specified Tag.n.Value is not valid. The error message returned because the specified Tag.N.Value parameter is invalid.

For a list of error codes, visit the API Error Center.