You can now create and manage the snapshot of a product to save product state at a particular point in time.

This procedure does not apply to snapshots of vRealize Automation 7.x database virtual machines. Snapshots of vRealize Automation 7.x database virtual machines must be taken manually rather than through vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.

Managing snapshots are restricted to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager version 8.6 triggered snapshots. If you trigger a snapshot directly, the snapshot is no longer managed in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.

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 vRealize Suite products, you can select the Snapshot With Memory toggle.
  6. (optional) You can 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 Server, such as creating a snapshot, might fail if the guest tools are not running or if the IP address/Hostname is not visible in vCenter Server. vRealize Operations Manager setup is not accessible after reverting the snapshot of vRealize Operations Manager as the vRealize Operations Manager cluster can be inconsistent state. 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.
  12. You can view the snapshot tree structure and the snapshot details. Click Delete to permanently delete a snapshot.
  13. 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 vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 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.