> Source: [sk107501](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk107501)

# sk107501 - Creating a Gaia Snapshot is not supported on R80.20 and lower on AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk107501 |
| Date Created | 2015-09-14 |
| Last Modified | 2023-01-26 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Cloud Firewall |
| Versions | R82.10, R81.20, R82 |
| OS | Gaia |
| Platform | AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI |

## Symptoms

- * Unable to create a snapshot through Clish or the Web interface on AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI Virtual Appliances.
* When running `show snapshots` the following error is printed: "Snapshot mechanism is not supported in this system".

## Cause

This operation is not supported on this platform.

## Solution

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