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content/en/docs/concepts/storage/volume-snapshots.md

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`VolumeSnapshotClass` allows you to specify different attributes belonging to a `VolumeSnapshot`. These attributes may differ among snapshots taken from the same volume on the storage system and therefore cannot be expressed by using the same `StorageClass` of a `PersistentVolumeClaim`.
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Volume snapshots provide Kubernetes users with a standardized way to copy a volume's contents at a particular point in time without creating an entirely new volume. This functionality enables, for example, database administrators to backup databases before performing edit or delete modifications.
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Users need to be aware of the following when using this feature:
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* API Objects `VolumeSnapshot`, `VolumeSnapshotContent`, and `VolumeSnapshotClass` are {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="CustomResourceDefinition" text="CRDs" >}}, not part of the core API.
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* CSI drivers may or may not have implemented the volume snapshot functionality. The CSI drivers that have provided support for volume snapshot will likely use the csi-snapshotter. See [CSI Driver documentation](https://kubernetes-csi.github.io/docs/) for details.
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* The CRDs and snapshot controller installations are the responsibility of the Kubernetes distribution.
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### Use Cases for This Feature
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Volume snapshots provide Kubernetes users with a standardized way to copy a volume's contents at a particular point in time without creating an entirely new volume. This functionality enables, for example, database administrators to backup databases before performing edit or delete modifications.
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For more information, see [Kubernetes 1.17 Feature: Kubernetes Volume Snapshot Moves to Beta](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2019/12/09/kubernetes-1-17-feature-cis-volume-snapshot-beta/).
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## Lifecycle of a volume snapshot and volume snapshot content
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`VolumeSnapshotContents` are resources in the cluster. `VolumeSnapshots` are requests for those resources. The interaction between `VolumeSnapshotContents` and `VolumeSnapshots` follow this lifecycle:

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