What is this average "use no snapshot for more than 24 to 72 hours.

All,

We use snapshots to test a lot. I'm trying to justify the use of snapshots for our case. I saw the best practices and understand the negative impacts of the snapshots.

Best practices: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1025279

Best practices says "use no snapshot for more than 24 to 72 hours." Snapshots should not be maintained for long periods of time for application or Virtual Machine version control".» My understanding of the above is that we do not run or keep running virtual machine or use it on a specific snapshot for more than 24 to 72 hours, and that's okay create a snapshot and hold it for a period longer than 72 hours, so that we can return to him. Is this correct?

For example, there are two snapshots in a virtual machine at the same level are not nested.

VM1

-TestSnapShot1

-TestSnapShot2

For testing purposes, developers go back to TestSnapShot1 or TestSnapShot2 and do their tests. Most of the time the virtual machine is used for a day or two in its current state, after what the VM is back again for testing. The snapshots themselves remain many more months.

Run the virtual machine for more than 72 hours could lead to more changes of the original and the delta records increases in size, returning the VMS to the snapshot will reset the drive from delta to the same size it was when it was created. If it minimizes the delta increasingly drive out of control so we do not run for long periods on a snapshot.

This is how we currently use snapshots.

Is my understanding correct, or should not even maintain us a snapshot for a long period of time.

Thank you

-Kiss

what you are referring

"Don't use any single snapshot for more than 24 to 72 hours. Snapshots should not be maintained for long periods of time for application or Virtual Machine version control purposes.

is for virtual machines in Production, i.e. where it is always best not too keep snapshots during a prolonged period of time.

But the use cases that you refer is different, for this purpose, manage your photos in the way which find you most suited to your needs.

Tags: VMware

Similar Questions

Maybe you are looking for