# Ensure Block Storage Volumes Have Recent Snapshots or Backups

- Source: https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/a_179182602810720-ensure-block-storage-volumes-have-recent-snapshots-or-backups
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- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Publisher: iCompaas, Inc. (https://www.icompaas.com)

**Description**

Ensure Block Storage volumes that hold important data have a recent snapshot or volume backup, taken on a regular schedule, so the data can be restored after accidental deletion, corruption, or ransomware.

**Rationale**

Block Storage volumes are not backed up automatically. If a volume is deleted, corrupted, or encrypted by ransomware, the data is lost without a backup. Regular snapshots or backups make sure data can be restored and support recovery point objectives.

**Impact**

-   Volume data can be restored after loss
    
-   Supports recovery objectives
    
-   Snapshots and backups are billed by storage used
    

**Default Value**

By default, Block Storage volumes have no snapshots or backups.

**Pre-Requisites**

-   Permission to manage Block Storage in the Public Cloud project
    
-   A defined backup schedule
    

**Test Plan**

1.  Log in to the OVHcloud Control Panel at [https://www.ovh.com/manager/](https://www.ovh.com/manager/).
    
2.  In the left-hand menu, select Public Cloud and choose your project.
    
3.  In the left-hand menu, under Storage, select Block Storage to list the volumes.
    
4.  Open Volume Snapshot and Volume Backup (under Storage) and confirm each important volume has a recent snapshot or backup within your schedule.
    
5.  If a volume has no recent snapshot or backup, follow the implementation steps.
    

**Implementation Steps**

1.  Log in to the OVHcloud Control Panel at [https://www.ovh.com/manager/](https://www.ovh.com/manager/).
    
2.  In the left-hand menu, select Public Cloud and choose your project.
    
3.  In Block Storage, click the ⋯ button in the volume's row and select Create a backup.
    
4.  Select the volume, choose Volume Snapshot (no need to detach) or Volume Backup (the volume must be detached), enter a name, and click Create backup.
    
5.  Set up a schedule, for example a backup policy or an automation script, so backups are taken regularly.
    

**Backout Plan**

1.  Log in to the OVHcloud Control Panel at [https://www.ovh.com/manager/](https://www.ovh.com/manager/).
    
2.  In the left-hand menu, select Public Cloud and choose your project.
    
3.  Open Volume Snapshot or Volume Backup and delete snapshots or backups created by mistake.
    

**Reference**

-   [https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/public-cloud/compute/storage-create-volume-snapshot](https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/public-cloud/compute/storage-create-volume-snapshot)
    
-   [https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/public-cloud/compute/volume-backup](https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/public-cloud/compute/volume-backup)

## Related compliance guidance

- [SOC 2 compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria): Configuration checks like this one are the technical half of a SOC 2 / ISO 27001 programme — the guide shows where they fit, what else an auditor expects, and how to evidence them.
- [ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance: a practical implementation guide](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022): ISO 27001 Annex A.8 (technological controls) is where cloud hardening evidence lands; the guide shows how to run the ISMS around it.