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Create Server Snapshots

The Take Snapshots option creates a point-in-time copy of a server. You supply the snapshot name, and CA Configuration Automation time stamps the snapshot to identify the copy uniquely.

Snapshots can help you track and identify configuration changes made to your servers when you run Change Detection and Compare operations to compare the point-in-time copy to the current server data to see what changed.

To create a server snapshot

  1. Click the Management link, then click the Servers tab.

    The Servers tab page appears.

  2. Click the check box next to one or more servers whose state is Managed for which you want to create a snapshot, then select Management Actions, Take Snapshot from the Select Actions drop‑down list.

    The Take Snapshot dialog appears.

  3. Enter a name and description for the snapshot, then click OK.

    A snapshot is created for each server you selected. You can click the server name, then the Snapshot tab in the Server Details page to view and manage the new snapshot.