Managing snapshots in vSphere Web Client (2032907) - VMware
kb.vmware.com › s › articleMar 21, 2021 · Right-click the virtual machine and click Manage Snapshots. To locate a virtual machine: Select a datacenter, folder, cluster, resource pool, host, or vApp. Click the Related Objects tab and click Virtual Machines. In the Snapshot Manager, click a snapshot to select it. Select whether you want to delete a single snapshot or all snapshots.
Take a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine - VMware
docs.vmware.com › en › VMware-vSphereFeb 12, 2020 · Procedure In the vSphere Client, navigate to a virtual machine and click the Snapshots tab. Click Take Snapshot. The Take snapshot dialog box opens. Enter a name for the snapshot. (Optional) Enter a description for the snapshot. (Optional) To capture the memory of the virtual machine, select the Snapshot the virtual machine’s memory check box.
Best practices for using VMware snapshots in the vSphere ...
kb.vmware.com › s › articleApr 05, 2021 · The snapshot file is only a change log of the original virtual disk, it creates a place holder disk, virtual_machine-00000x-delta.vmdk, to store data changes since the time the snapshot was created. If the base disks are deleted, the snapshot files are not sufficient to restore a virtual machine. Maximum of 32 snapshots are supported in a chain.