Service Management › Create a Service Snapshot

Create a Service Snapshot

The Take Snapshot option creates a point-in-time copy of a service. 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 services 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 and save a service snapshot

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

   The Services tab page appears.

2. Click the check box next to the services you want to create a snapshot of, and then select Management Actions, Take Snapshot from the Select Actions drop‑down list.

   The Snapshots Service dialog appears.

3. Enter a name for the snapshot in the Snapshot Name field.
4. (Optional) Enter a description for the snapshot in the Snapshot Description field.
5. Click OK.

   A snapshot is created for the selected service. You can view it in the Snapshots table on the Snapshots tab of the Service Details page.