VMware 4817V62 Administration Guide - Page 206

vSphere Basic System Administration Figure 17-1. Revert to Snapshot VM take a snapshot You are here take a snapshot VM snapshot_a You are here go to snapshot_a VM snapshot_a snapshot_b You are here VM snapshot_a snapshot_b You are here Virtual machine with no snapshots The new snapshot (snapshot_a) is now the parent snapshot of the You are here state. The parent snapshot of the You are here state is the parent snapshot of the virtual machine. When you take a snapshot from the snapshot_a state, snapshot_a becomes the parent of the new snapshot (snapshot_b) and snapshot_b is the parent snapshot of the You are here state. If you take a snapshot now, the new snapshot will be based on the snapshot_b state, whose parent snapshot is the snapshot_b state. When you go to snapshot_a, snapshot_a becomes the parent of the You are here state. If you take a snapshot now, the new snapshot will be based on the snapshot_a state. When you revert a virtual machine, the virtual machine returns to the parent snapshot of the virtual machine (that is, the parent of the current You are here state). Revert to Snapshot is a shortcut to the parent snapshot of You are here NOTE vApp metadata for virtual machines within vApps does not follow the snapshot semantics for virtual machine configuration. vApp properties that are deleted, modified, or defined after a snapshot is taken remain intact (deleted, modified, or defined) after the virtual machine reverts to that snapshot or any prior snapshots. Revert to Parent Snapshot You can revert any snapshot to the parent snapshot state. Procedure u Select Inventory > Virtual Machine > Snapshot > Revert to Snapshot. 206 VMware, Inc.