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Select the VM
On the VM control panel, click the camera take snapshot button.
Enter a Name and an optional Description.
Optionally, if the VM is powered on:
To store the memory as part of the snapshot, select Include memory
To prepare the disk for a backup, select Quiesce file system, which requires VMware tools on the VM.
Optionally, set a date and time to automatically delete the snapshot, which requires privileges to Manage snapshot autodelete and Manage snapshot autodelete expiry date.
Click Accept
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To revert to a snapshot and restore this previous VM state:
Select the VM VM
On the VM control panel, click the camera back-arrow revert snapshot button.
Optionally, suspend (pause) the VM while reverting. If the snapshot contains the VM memory, it will revert to a paused state. If the snapshot doesn't contain the VM memory, it will always be powered off.
Confirm
When you revert a VM to the snapshot, you will lose the current state of the VM because you will overwrite it with the snapshot.
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If you restore a VM when it is powered on, after the restore, the VM will be in a powered off state |
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Delete a snapshot
To delete a snapshot:
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Select the VM and take a new snapshot as described in Take a snapshot of a VM.
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Display snapshots on the dashboard
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