Victor Ribeiro da Silva Eloy
Reputation: 4159
How VMWare Snapshot "Save" VM's state without copying all the VM files?
I was wondering, what kind of technique VMware Snapshots uses to assure that you will be able to return to a previous state without copying all the VM's disk?
Upvotes: 0
Views: 858
Answers (1)
wtjones
Reputation: 4160
It is basically a delta child disk. Operations are made it it while running off the snapshot. Makes it easy to revert.
Upvotes: 3
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