Installation guide

Figure 17-1. Revert to Snapshot
Virtual machine
with no snapshots
take a
snapshot
The new snapshot (snapshot_a)
is now the parent snapshot of the
You are here state. The parent
snapshot of the You are here state
is the parent snapshot of the
virtual machine.
When you take a snapshot from
the snapshot_a state, snapshot_a
becomes the parent of the new
snapshot (snapshot_b) and
snapshot_b is the parent snapshot
of the You are here state.
If you take a snapshot now, the
new snapshot will be based on
the snapshot_b state, whose
parent snapshot is the
snapshot_b state.
When you go to snapshot_a,
snapshot_a becomes the parent
of the You are here state.
If you take a snapshot now, the
new snapshot will be based on
the snapshot_a state.
When you revert a virtual machine, the virtual machine returns to the parent snapshot
of the virtual machine (that is, the parent of the current You are here state).
take a
snapshot
go to
snapshot_a
VM
You are here
VM
snapshot_a
snapshot_b
You are here
VM
snapshot_a
snapshot_b
You are here
VM
snapshot_a
You are here
Revert to Snapshot is a shortcut to the parent snapshot of You are here
NOTE vApp metadata for virtual machines within vApps does not follow the snapshot semantics for virtual
machine configuration. vApp properties that are deleted, modified, or defined after a snapshot is taken remain
intact (deleted, modified, or defined) after the virtual machine reverts to that snapshot or any prior snapshots.
Revert to Parent Snapshot
You can revert any snapshot to the parent snapshot state.
Procedure
u
Select Inventory > Virtual Machine > Snapshot > Revert to Snapshot.
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