From b948ea293d8490f6114d384b32ab44fa5fcf1b13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raghuram Devarakonda Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:07:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Explicitly mention alpha status of snapshot APIs. (#16525) Also added a section about creating volumes from snapshots. --- content/en/docs/concepts/storage/volume-snapshots.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/en/docs/concepts/storage/volume-snapshots.md b/content/en/docs/concepts/storage/volume-snapshots.md index cf105c16d815f..8470a251062c0 100644 --- a/content/en/docs/concepts/storage/volume-snapshots.md +++ b/content/en/docs/concepts/storage/volume-snapshots.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ weight: 20 {{% capture overview %}} +{{< feature-state for_k8s_version="v1.12" state="alpha" >}} This document describes the current state of `VolumeSnapshots` in Kubernetes. Familiarity with [persistent volumes](/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/) is suggested. {{% /capture %}} @@ -129,4 +130,12 @@ using the attribute `snapshotClassName`. Only VolumeSnapshotContents of the requested class, ones with the same `snapshotClassName` as the VolumeSnapshot, can be bound to the VolumeSnapshot. +## Provisioning Volumes from Snapshots + +You can provision a new volume, pre-populated with data from a snapshot, by using +the *dataSource* field in the `PersistentVolumeClaim` object. + +For more details, see +[Volume Snapshot and Restore Volume from Snapshot](/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/#volume-snapshot-and-restore-volume-from-snapshot-support). + {{% /capture %}}