Auto snapshots are data volumes that are stored in Ephemeral. An auto snapshot reflects the state of an Ephemeral database after a specific database event occurs.
Ephemeral creates an auto snapshot when:
You start a database.
You reset a database.
The database expires.
You deactivate a database.
You reactivate a database.
On the database details panel, the Auto Snapshots tab contains the auto snapshots for the database.
For each auto snapshot, the list includes:
The event that triggered the auto snapshot
When the auto snapshot was created
You can configure Tonic Ephemeral to automatically delete auto snapshots after a specified period of time. For details, go to Configuring automatic deletion of snapshots.
To delete an auto snapshot manually, click the options menu for the snapshot, then click Delete Snapshot.
Note that when you delete auto snapshots, it does not affect the database, but it can increase the time required to reactivate or to copy the database.
