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54 Dell Virtual Storage Manager: Installation Considerations and Local Data Protection | 2079-BP-V-VSM
5. vSphere is informed of the change.
Because data movement does not occur, the restoration process is just an update to the array internal database and a
reconfiguration of the virtual machine. This allows the process to complete in a matter of seconds.
Two methods can be used to restore from a snapshot: the Manage Snapshot dialog where a particular restore can be
chosen, or the Revert to Latest Snapshot, which reverts the virtual machine to the most recent snapshot.
1. From the virtual machine context sensitive menu, or its Actions dropdown menu, select Snapshots, and then
Manage Snapshot.
2. Select the snapshot to restore the virtual machine from, and then click Revert to.
3. Click Close to exit the dialogue.
The restore process is initiated and because it is handled by the array, the process completes almost instantly.
Note: Reverting to the latest Snapshot follows the same process, but rather than specifying the particular snapshot to
restore from, the most recent snapshot is used for the restore.
7.2.3 Automating protection with snapshot schedules
With VMware Virtual Volumes, VMware snapshots are nearly instant and no longer have the limitation of VMware
snapshots on VMFS; they can be used with more frequency and in different ways. When coupled with scheduled tasks,
snapshots can be used to complement existing backup strategies. Regular backups are performed as normal (for
example, weekly fulls and daily incremental) but complemented with regular snapshots during the business day (such
as every four hours or every hour). This provides a shorter RPO with a very short RTO.