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VMware Snapshots

VMware snapshots are nothing but the backup of Virtual machine disk and here are some tips for snapshots by VMware, for more details visit: http://www.opvizor.com/

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VMware Snapshots

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  1. VMware Snapshots Opvizor www.opvizor.com

  2. VMware Snapshots: • VMware snapshots is nothing but the copy of virtual machine’s disk file (VMDK). • Mainly VMware snapshots are used as an alternative for the Virtual disk and it also used to run a virtual machine during a failure or system error. • But it is not capable of providing backups alone.

  3. VMware Tips For Snapshots: • Don’t use a snapshot more than 72 hours. • VMware Snapshots are well known for storage impact, so using snapshots needs extra IOPS and even more for removing it. • VMware supports 32 snapshots per chain, try limit the number to 3 per chain for effective performance.

  4. Conclusion: • Don’t depend upon snapshots for I/O virtual machines with rapid data changes. • Visit www.opvizor.com to know how to run your VMware environment effectively.

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