


You can configure a virtual machine to revert to a snapshot or take a new snapshot when you power off the virtual machine. Take or Revert to a Snapshot at Power Off.You can restore a virtual machine to a previous state by reverting to a snapshot. You can take a snapshot while a virtual machine is powered on, powered off, or suspended. Taking a snapshot enables you to return to the same state repeatedly. When you take a snapshot, you preserve the state of a virtual machine at a specific moment in time and the virtual machine continues to run. You can review all snapshots for a virtual machine and act on them directly in the snapshot manager. When you revert to a snapshot, you return the memory, settings, and virtual disks of the virtual machine to the state they were in when you took the snapshot. Using Snapshots to Preserve Virtual Machine StatesĪ snapshot includes the contents of the virtual machine memory, virtual machine settings, and the state of all the virtual disks.You can use the snapshot manager to review and act on the snapshots for an active virtual machine. When you take a snapshot, Workstation Pro captures the entire state of the virtual machine. Taking a snapshot of a virtual machine saves its current state and enables you to return to the same state repeatedly.
