How to take azure NetApp volume snapshot every 6 hours interval

Hello Mamun,

Thank you for your question!

1. In the Azure portal, go to your NetApp account.  
2. Select "Snapshot policy": In the left-hand menu, under "Data protection," click on "Snapshot policy."
3. Create a new policy: Click on "+ Add."
4. Configure the hourly schedule:
   • Set the "Policy State" to Enabled.
   • Click on the Hourly tab.
   • Specify the Number of snapshots to keep. Consider how many 6-hour snapshots you want to retain. For example, to keep snapshots for 24 hours, you would need to keep 4 snapshots. For 3 days, you'd need 12 snapshots.
   • Define the Minute of the hour when the snapshot should be taken. This can be any value from 0 to 59. For a 6-hour interval, the exact minute doesn't drastically change the frequency, but choose one (e.g., 0 for the top of the hour).
5. Save the policy: Click "Save."

Apply the policy to your volume:

• Go to the "Volumes" blade in your NetApp account.
• Right-click the volume you want to apply the policy to and select "Edit."
• Under "Snapshot policy," select the policy you just created from the dropdown.
• Click "OK.

Note- Snapshots created by the policy will follow a default naming convention (e.g., hourly.YYYY-MM-DD_HHMM).While creating snapshots themselves doesn't incur additional charges, the storage consumed by the snapshots counts towards your volume's provisioned capacity. Monitor your volume usage to ensure you have sufficient space.  

References: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-netapp-files/snapshots-manage-policy

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