The following procedure guides you through the steps required to create a snapshot on a virtual machine:
- Navigate to the VMs and Templates inventory view, select and right-click on the VM for which you intend to create a snapshot, select Snapshots, and then click on Take Snapshot..., as demonstrated in the following screenshot:
- Provide a Name for the snapshot and an optional Description. The Quiesce guest file system option requires VMware tools to be installed on the guest operating system and Snapshot the virtual machine's memory option is selected by default for a powered-on virtual machine. Click on OK as depicted in ...