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/

1. VMware Snapshots
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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.

5. 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.