Friday, 3 April 2015

Create,Revert and Delete VM Snapshot in VCenter

Introduction

This document contains the steps need to be followed to Create, Revert and Delete an VM Snapshot in VCenter.


Create VM Offline Snapshot

Step 1: Login into VCenter Server Client



Step 2: Right-Click the VM, navigate to Power --> Power Off.  Click Power Off to switch-off the VM to take an Offline snapshot.


Step 3: Right-Click the VM, navigate to Snapshot --> Take Snapshot.  Click Take Snapshot to take an Offline snapshot. Provide Name and Description to the snapshot and Click OK




Step 4: Right-Click the VM, navigate to Power --> Power On.  Click Power On to switch-on the VM.

Revert VM Snapshot

Step 1: Right-Click the VM, navigate to Power --> Power Off.  Click Power Off to switch-off the VM for which the snapshot need to be reverted.


Step 2: Right-Click the VM, navigate to Snapshot --> Snapshot Manager.  Select the specific snapshot need to be reverted and Click Goto. Once snapshot revert completed. Click Close to close the window.




Step 3: Right-Click the VM, navigate to Power --> Power On.  Click Power On to switch-on the VM.


Delete VM Snapshot

Step 1: Right-Click the VM, navigate to Snapshot --> Snapshot Manager.  Select the specific snapshot need to be deleted and Click Delete. POP-UP window will appear asking for the delete request confirmation. Click yes.  Click Close to close the window.