User manual
Table Of Contents
- VMware vCloud Air User's Guide
- Contents
- About vCloud Air
- Use the vCloud Air Web Console
- About Virtual Data Centers
- Create a Virtual Data Center
- View Virtual Data Center Details in vCloud Air
- Manage Resource Allocation for a Virtual Data Center
- Manage Virtual Machines in a Virtual Data Center
- Lock a Virtual Data Center
- Unlock a Virtual Data Center
- Set a Limit on Number of Virtual Machines in a Virtual Data Center
- Change Virtual Data Center Name or Description
- Delete a Virtual Data Center
- About Gateways and Networks
- Basic Management for Virtual Machines
- About Virtual Machine Monitoring
- Advanced Management for Virtual Machines
- Data Protection Service
- Features of the Data Protection Service
- About Data Protection Policies
- Reporting and Storage Use
- Billing for the Data Protection Service
- Ways to Restore Virtual Machines
- Enable Data Protection for a Virtual Data Center
- Update the Data Protection Policy for a Virtual Data Center
- Add a Backup Policy for a vApp
- Run a Manual Backup
- Restore a Virtual Machine from a Backup
- Restore a Deleted vApp
- Delete a Backup Image
- Disaster Recovery in vCloud Air
- Storage in vCloud Air
- About Snapshots
- vCloud Air User Management
- Technical Support
- Index
About Snapshots 9
In vCloud Air, a snapshot captures a reproduction of the virtual machine, including the state of the data on
all of the virtual machine's disks and whether the virtual machine is powered on, powered off, or
suspended.
In vCloud Air, you can create, revert, or delete a snapshot.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Create a Snapshot for a Virtual Machine,” on page 57
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“Revert to a Snapshot for a Virtual Machine,” on page 57
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“Delete a Snapshot for a Virtual Machine,” on page 58
Create a Snapshot for a Virtual Machine
You can take a snapshot when a virtual machine is powered on, powered off, or suspended.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have end user or virtual infrastructure administrator privileges.
Procedure
1 In My Virtual Machines, select the virtual machine.
2 In the See More drop-down menu, select Create Snapshot.
The snapshot is created.
What to do next
You can revert to or remove the snapshot.
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To revert, see “Revert to a Snapshot for a Virtual Machine,” on page 57.
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To remove, see “Delete a Snapshot for a Virtual Machine,” on page 58.
Revert to a Snapshot for a Virtual Machine
You can revert the configuration or virtual machine to a snapshot. The virtual machine is reverted to the
state it was in when the snapshot was created.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have end user or virtual infrastructure administrator privileges.
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