Creating a VDU snapshot

We do not recommend storing snapshots for a long time because their existence reduces the performance of the VDU.

To take a VDU snapshot:

1. In the self-service portal, go to the Catalog menu section.

   The network service management page is displayed.

2. In the Network services pane, click the previously deployed network service to whose topology the virtual network function has been added.

   The topology is displayed.

3. Click the virtual network function that includes the VDU.

   The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand icon . By default, the Flavours tab is selected, which displays flavours.

4. Select the VDU management tab.

   A table of VDUs is displayed.

5. Click Power → Snapshot next to the VDU for which you want to create a snapshot.

   This opens a window with the table of VDU snapshots.

6. In the Name field, enter a name for the VDU snapshot.
7. In the Description field, enter a brief description of the VDU snapshot.
8. Click Create.

A snapshot of the VDU is created and displayed in the table.