Manage versions of BlueXP workload factory for Builders projects
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Work with different versions of your Builders projects by creating on-demand snapshots and clones directly from workload factory. Snapshots and clones of a project are stored in the filesystem that was associated with the project when it was created. You can also manage snapshots and clones using the workload factory REST API.
Create a snapshot of a project
You can create a snapshot of a project by following these steps.
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Log in to workload factory using one of the console experiences.
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In the Builders tile, select Go to Projects page.
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On the Projects page, select
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In the resulting menu, select Create a snapshot.
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In the Create snapshot dialog, choose a name for the snapshot and select Create.
Create a clone of a project
Clone a Builders project from a snapshot by following these steps. When you create a clone, a new editable volume is created to contain the clone.
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Log in to workload factory using one of the console experiences.
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In the Builders tile, select Go to Projects page.
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On the Projects page, select
for the project you want to clone. -
In the resulting menu, select Create a clone.
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In the Create clone dialog, do the following:
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Enter a name for the clone.
The default name for the clone is the project name with a suffix of the current date and time.
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Select a snapshot to use as the base for the clone.
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Select Create.
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Workload factory creates a new clone of the project, and the clone appears as a new project on the Projects page.