How to Create VM Snapshots in OpenStack

Below is a guide on how to create snapshots based on the OpenStack guide (https://docs.openstack.org/horizon/latest/user/launch-instances.html), with additional screenshots. A VM/instance snapshot is a way to save the current state of your VM into an "Image" file. This Image file can be used to launch future VMs so that the new VMs will have the same content as the original VM you created the snapshot from.

Create an instance snapshot

1. Log in to the dashboard.

2. Select the appropriate project from the drop down menu at the top left.

3. On the Project tab, open the Compute tab and click the Instances category.
   

4. Select the instance from which to create a snapshot.

5. In the actions column, click Create Snapshot.
   

6. In the Create Snapshot dialog box, enter a name for the snapshot, and click Create Snapshot.

   

   The Images category shows the instance snapshot. It will take time for the snapshot creation, which depends . While it's still happening, you can see "Saving..." in the Status column. The snapshot is read once the status turns Active.
   

To launch an instance from the snapshot, select the snapshot and click Launch. Proceed with launching an instance.