Taking a Snapshot
AdminStudio 2020 | 19.0 | Automated Application Converter
After you have run the Virtual Machine Preparation setup on a virtual machine, you need to shut it down and create a snapshot. This enables the Automated Application Converter to revert the virtual image to a clean state after each repackaging run.
Note:If you do not take a snapshot of the virtual image, the Automated Application Converter will be unable to revert the image to a clean state after completing a repackaging run. Therefore, while the first repackage on the virtual machine would be on a clean image, all subsequent repackaging runs would be run on a “dirty” virtual image.
Links to instructions on how to create a snapshot of a virtual machine are presented in the following table:
Instructions for Taking a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine
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VMware Workstation
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To take a snapshot:
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Open VMware Workstation. |
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On the VM menu, point to Snapshot and click Take Snapshot. |
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Name the snapshot AutoRepack_Base. |
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You can optionally add a description to record notes about the virtual machine state captured in the snapshot. |
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VMware ESX or ESXi Server
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To take a snapshot on the VMware ESX or ESXi server, perform the following steps:
To take a snapshot:
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Open the VMware infrastructure client. |
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On the Inventory menu, point to Virtual Machine and Snapshot, and then click Take Snapshot. |
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Name the snapshot AutoRepack_Base. |
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You can optionally add a description to record notes about the virtual machine state captured in the snapshot. |
Note:For more information, see the VMware Knowledge Base article entitled Understanding virtual machine snapshots in VMware ESX:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1015180
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