Getting Information About a Snapshot Export or Import Task

You can get information about one or more snapshot export or import tasks between your account and a bucket.

These actions enable you to copy a snapshot to another account, or to store a backup on a bucket. For more information, see Exporting a Snapshot to a Bucket or Importing a Snapshot from a Bucket.

Getting Information About a Snapshot Export or Import Task Using OSC CLI

The ReadSnapshotExportTasks command lists one or more snapshot export tasks.

Request sample
$ osc-cli api ReadSnapshotExportTasks --profile "default" \
    --Filters '{
        "TaskIds": ["snap-export-12345678"],
      }'

This command contains the following attributes that you need to specify:

  • DryRun: (optional) If true, checks whether you have the required permissions to perform the action.

  • Filters: (optional) One or more filters.

    • TaskIds: (optional) The IDs of the export tasks.

  • NextPageToken: (optional) The token to request the next page of results. Each token refers to a specific page.

  • ResultsPerPage: (optional) The maximum number of logs returned in a single response (between 1`and `1000, both included). By default, 100.

The ReadSnapshotExportTasks command returns the following elements:

  • NextPageToken: The token to request the next page of results. Each token refers to a specific page.

  • ResponseContext: Information about the context of the response.

    • RequestId: The ID of the request.

  • SnapshotExportTasks: Information about one or more snapshot export tasks.

    • Comment: If the snapshot export task fails, an error message appears.

    • OsuExport: Information about the snapshot export task.

      • DiskImageFormat: The format of the export disk (qcow2 | raw).

      • OsuBucket: The name of the OOS bucket the snapshot is exported to.

      • OsuPrefix: The prefix for the key of the OOS object corresponding to the snapshot.

    • Progress: The progress of the snapshot export task, as a percentage.

    • SnapshotId: The ID of the snapshot to be exported.

    • State: The state of the snapshot export task (pending | active | completed | failed).

    • Tags: One or more tags associated with the snapshot export task.

      • Key: The key of the tag, with a minimum of 1 character.

      • Value: The value of the tag, between 0 and 255 characters.

    • TaskId: The ID of the snapshot export task.

Result sample
{
  "SnapshotExportTasks": [
    {
      "Tags": [],
      "TaskId": "snap-export-12345678",
      "Comment": "Export of snapshot snap-12345678",
      "OsuExport": {
        "OsuPrefix": "PREFIX",
        "OsuBucket": "BUCKET",
        "DiskImageFormat": "qcow2"
      },
      "State": "pending",
      "SnapshotId": "snap-12345678",
      "Progress": 99
    }
  ],
  "ResponseContext": {
    "RequestId": "0475ca1e-d0c5-441d-712a-da55a4175157"
  }
}

Related Pages

Corresponding API Methods

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