Snapshots capture a VM’s virtual disk and configuration state at a specific point in time. They are the basis for restore points, VM cloning, and replication in SC//HyperCore™ HyperVisor. This section covers how snapshots work under the hood, and the everyday tasks of taking, deleting, and scheduling them.
- SC//HyperCore snapshots — how snapshots and clones use block reference counts, and why deleting one doesn’t always free the space you’d expect.
- Create and Delete Virtual Machine Snapshots
- Snapshot Schedules for a Virtual Machine
See also SC//HyperCore replication, which relies on automated snapshots to keep a target cluster in sync.