To create and manage a product snapshot and save the product state at a particular point in time, use VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

Managed snapshots are available for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. However, if you initiate a snapshot directly, outside of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, the snapshot is no longer managed in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.

Procedure

  1. To create a snapshot, click Manage Environments.
  2. Click VIEW DETAILS.
  3. Click the ellipses icon next to the name of the product to snapshot and select Create Snapshot.
  4. Under Snapshot Details, enter the Snapshot Prefix and the Snapshot Description details.
  5. (optional) For certain VMware Aria Suite products, you can select the Snapshot With Memory toggle.
  6. (optional) Select the Shutdown before taking snapshot toggle, as required.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Click Run precheck and then click Finish.
    Note: Day 2 operations that depend on vCenter, such as creating a snapshot, fail if the guest tools are not running or if the IP address or host name are not visible in vCenter. VMware Aria Operations configuration is not accessible after reverting a VMware Aria Operations snapshot. For more information, see KB article 56560.
  9. To manage a product snapshot, click Manage Environments.
  10. Click VIEW DETAILS.
  11. Click the ellipses icon next to the name of the product to snapshot and select Manage Snapshot.
    You can view the snapshot tree structure and the snapshot details.
  12. (optional) Click Delete to permanently delete a snapshot.
  13. (optional) Click Revert and then click RUN PRECHECK to revert a snapshot.

Results

Note:
  • The partial or inconsistent snapshot does not provide the revert option.
  • You can rollback or revert a snapshot that you created during an upgrade or a scale-out in the Requests tab.
  • When you deploy vRealize Suite products, a custom attribute is created on vCenter to support the snapshot inventory from VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle saves state and configuration details for the product's virtual appliance. For more information, see KB article 56361.

What to do next

After you create a product snapshot, you can revert the product virtual appliance to the state of the snapshot.