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3. You can also select to restore from other snapshots by selecting the
Snapshot Manager and choosing to restore from a specific snapshot. Select
the snapshot to be restored and click the Go to button (Figure 9-42).
Figure 9-42 Snapshot manager
9.3.3 SDMC software appliance backup and restore on KVM
Backup and restore for the SDMC software appliance on KVM is done by using
KVM LVM snapshots taken from the KVM command-line interface.
Note: The current state of the virtual machine is lost if you do not perform a
snapshot of the current environment before restoring from another
snapshot.
Note: The software appliance must be shutdown prior to taking a backup.
Note: The SDMC software appliance backup on KVM requires LVM support
on the KVM host environment.