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# Create Volume from Snapshot
You can create a volume from a snapshot. You can create bootable volumes to create new virtual machine instances that can use such volume as the primary disk. The time taken to create the volume depends on the size of the snapshot.
You must be a self-service user or an administrator to perform this operation.
To create a volume from a snapshot, follow the steps given below.
1\. Log in to Clarity.
2\. Click Volumes and Snapshots in the left panel.
3\. Click Create New Volume seen on the top right corner.
4\. Select the Snapshot option in Create From.
5\. Select the option for the required snapshot from the list of snapshots.
6\. Click Next.
7\. Enter the following details for the volume.
8\. Select the Bootable check box to create a bootable volume.
9\. Click Next.
10\. Add metadata to the volume by entering a key-value pair. To add more metadata to the volume, click Add key-value metadata and enter a new key-value pair. Repeat the step as many times as necessary to add metadata.
11\. Click Create.
A volume is created successfully from the snapshot.
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If you are unable to see the new volume, try refreshing the page.
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The volume can be attached to an instance. You can take a snapshot of the volume or upload the volume as an image.
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