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Manage Snapshots in Resource Pools

Administrators can give users permission to take snapshots of virtual machines. They can also specify how many snapshots are allowed, and indicate whether to quiesce the file system (an explanation follows).

To manage snapshots in resource pools

1. Log in to the Reservation Manager using the CA Server Automation administrator user credentials.

   The home page opens.

2. Click Administer Your Reservation Manager.

   The Administration page opens.

3. Click Manage your resource pools.

   The Resource Pools page opens.

4. Click a resource pool.

   The Resource Pool Details pane opens to the Properties tab.

5. On the right side of the tab, perform the following actions:
   • Select Allow users to take a VM snapshot.
   • Select a number for Maximum number of snapshots.
   • (Optional) Select Quiesce file system (Requires VMware tools installed).

     This option lets VMware Tools quiesce the file system in the virtual machine that is powered on when the snapshot is taken. Quiescing brings the on-disk data of a computer into a state that is suitable for backups. This process may include such operations as flushing dirty buffers from the operating system in-memory cache to disk, or other high-level application-specific tasks.

The snapshot permission takes effect for new reservations using this resource pool.