Table: alicloud_ecs_snapshot - Query Alibaba Cloud ECS Snapshots using SQL

Elastic Compute Service (ECS) Snapshots in Alibaba Cloud are a point-in-time copy of ECS disk data. Snapshots are used for data backup and restoration, disaster recovery, and migration across regions and zones. They provide a cost-effective and efficient way to create copies of data at a specific point in time.

Table Usage Guide

The alicloud_ecs_snapshot table provides insights into ECS Snapshots within Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS). As a DevOps engineer, explore snapshot-specific details through this table, including snapshot status, creation time, and associated metadata. Utilize it to uncover information about snapshots, such as those that are unused, the relationships between snapshots and disks, and the verification of snapshot policies.

Examples

List of snapshots which are not encrypted

Determine the areas in which snapshots lack encryption, allowing you to enhance your system's security by identifying potential vulnerabilities.

select
  name,
  snapshot_id,
  arn,
  encrypted
from
  alicloud_ecs_snapshot
where
  not encrypted;

select
  name,
  snapshot_id,
  arn,
  encrypted
from
  alicloud_ecs_snapshot
where
  encrypted = 0;

List of unused snapshots

Discover the snapshots which are currently not in use within your Alicloud Elastic Compute Service. This can help in managing resources efficiently by identifying and removing unused elements.

select
  name,
  snapshot_id,
  type
from
  alicloud_ecs_snapshot
where
  usage = 'none';

select
  name,
  snapshot_id,
  type
from
  alicloud_ecs_snapshot
where
  usage = 'none';

Find the snapshot count per disk

Uncover the details of how many snapshots each disk holds in your Alicloud ECS environment. This is useful in understanding the frequency of snapshots taken and can aid in storage management and cost optimization.

select
  source_disk_id,
  count(*) as snapshot
from
  alicloud_ecs_snapshot
group by
  source_disk_id;

select
  source_disk_id,
  count(*) as snapshot
from
  alicloud_ecs_snapshot
group by
  source_disk_id;

List of snapshots without owner tag key

Discover the segments that consist of snapshots lacking an 'owner' tag. This is particularly useful for identifying untagged resources that may lead to management issues or unnecessary costs.

select
  name,
  snapshot_id,
  tags
from
  alicloud_ecs_snapshot
where
  tags ->> 'owner' is null;

select
  name,
  snapshot_id,
  tags
from
  alicloud_ecs_snapshot
where
  json_extract(tags, '$.owner') is null;

List of snapshots older than 90 days

Determine the areas in which snapshots are older than 90 days in order to identify potential areas for data cleanup or archival. This can help optimize storage use and manage costs effectively.

select
  name,
  snapshot_id,
  type,
  creation_time,
  age(creation_time),
  retention_days
from
  alicloud_ecs_snapshot
where
  creation_time <= (current_date - interval '90' day)
order by
  creation_time;

select
  name,
  snapshot_id,
  type,
  creation_time,
  julianday('now') - julianday(creation_time) as age,
  retention_days
from
  alicloud_ecs_snapshot
where
  julianday(creation_time) <= julianday(date('now', '-90 day'))
order by
  creation_time;

Query examples

Schema for alicloud_ecs_snapshot

Name	Type	Operators	Description
_ctx	jsonb		Steampipe context in JSON form.
account_id	text	=, !=, ~~, ~~, !~~, !~~	The alicloud Account ID in which the resource is located.
akas	jsonb		Array of globally unique identifier strings (also known as) for the resource.
arn	text		The Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) of the snapshot.
creation_time	timestamp with time zone		The time when the snapshot was created.
description	text		A user provided, human readable description for this resource.
encrypted	boolean		Indicates whether the snapshot was encrypted.
instant_access	boolean		Indicates whether the instant access feature is enabled.
instant_access_retention_days	bigint		Indicates the retention period of the instant access feature. After the retention per iod ends, the snapshot is automatically released.
kms_key_id	text		The ID of the KMS key used by the data disk.
last_modified_time	timestamp with time zone		The time when the snapshot was last changed.
name	text	=	A friendly name for the resource.
product_code	text		The product code of the Alibaba Cloud Marketplace image.
progress	text		The progress of the snapshot creation task. Unit: percent (%).
region	text		The region ID where the resource is located.
remain_time	bigint		The remaining time required to create the snapshot (in seconds).
resource_group_id	text		The ID of the resource group to which the snapshot belongs.
retention_days	bigint		The number of days that an automatic snapshot can be retained.
serial_number	text		The serial number of the snapshot.
snapshot_id	text		An unique identifier for the resource.
source_disk_id	text		The ID of the source disk. This parameter is retained even after the source disk of the snapshot is released.
source_disk_size	text		The capacity of the source disk (in GiB).
source_disk_type	text		The category of the source disk.
sp_connection_name	text	=, !=, ~~, ~~, !~~, !~~	Steampipe connection name.
sp_ctx	jsonb		Steampipe context in JSON form.
status	text		Specifies the current state of the resource.
tags	jsonb		A map of tags for the resource.
tags_src	jsonb		A list of tags attached with the resource.
title	text		Title of the resource.
type	text		The type of the snapshot. Default value: all. Possible values are: auto, user, and all.
usage	text		Indicates whether the snapshot has been used to create images or disks.

Export

This table is available as a standalone Exporter CLI. Steampipe exporters are stand-alone binaries that allow you to extract data using Steampipe plugins without a database.

You can download the tarball for your platform from the Releases page, but it is simplest to install them with the steampipe_export_installer.sh script:

/bin/sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://steampipe.io/install/export.sh)" -- alicloud

You can pass the configuration to the command with the --config argument:

steampipe_export_alicloud --config '<your_config>' alicloud_ecs_snapshot