Snapshots capture the state of the virtual machine when you take the snapshot. To avoid problems, ensure that you take a snapshot when no applications in the virtual machine are communicating with other computers. For example, if you take a snapshot while the virtual machine is downloading a file from a server on the network, the virtual machine continues downloading the file. But when you revert to the snapshot, the file transfer fails.
Warning:
Snapshot operations can adversely affect service. The application that is running on the virtual machine must be stopped or set to out-of-service before you perform a snapshot operation. When the snapshot operation has completed, you can then restart or set the application back into service.
This section contains information about creating, restoring, and deleting snapshots from VMware.
You can also back up and restore system information by using the Backup/Restore option on the EMS web interface. For more information about snapshots for EMS or SBC, see Administering Avaya Session Border Controller.
