Restoring a snapshot for KVM

Last Updated : Jan 15, 2020 |

About this task

Use this procedure to return to the memory, settings and state of the virtual machine to the state when you took the snapshot. The power and data states of the virtual machine return to the state when you took the parent snapshot.

Use the following procedure to delete a snapshot for the virtual machine(VM). The filename KVM-SBCE-8.1 is an example of how you could name the filename.

Important:

Do not perform any activity on the virtual application until the snapshot restoration is complete.

Before you begin

Verify with the system administrator that the required privilege Virtual machine.State.Revert to snapshot is available on the virtual machine

Procedure

  1. Log in to the KVM host with root permissions.
  2. At the console, enter the following command:

    virt-manager

    The system displays the Virtual Machine Manager GUI.

  3. Type 2 for CLI mode.
  4. List the created snapshots, using the virsh snapshot-list KVM-SBCE-8.1 command.

    The system displays the list of all the created snapshots.

  5. Restore the snapshot, using the following command:

    virsh snapshot-revert KVM-SBCE-8.1 <name of the snapshot>

    The system restores the specified snapshot.