Snapshot - Chaithanyaa7/VMware GitHub Wiki

Snapshot : Snapshot will capture present state of VM data / Config data ( Temporary backup )

We will take the snapshot before doing any changes on Guest OS / VM Level

We will take snapshot of VM and if my changes need to be reverted I will use revert snapshot option

If changes are good and working as expected we will delete the snapshot

3 Types of Snapshot :

Snapshot ( With out memory ) - Once we revert snapshot VM will power off .

Snapshot( With Memory ) - Once we revert snapshot VM will be in the Power on ( More time , Revert will take time , space )

Quiescing Snapshot - It will capture the present state VM along with the present state of Applications which are running in Guest OS ( Present state of Guest OS)

Revert - Changes will be reverted

Delete - Snapshot will be deleted

VMSN - Snapshot config file

VMSD - Descriptor file

Delta.VMDK - Snapshot disk file