Dear all, I have some questions about using VM snapshots.
In principle, VM snapshots look like a very painless way for users to keep backups of VMs (compared with the alternative of doing separate volume snapshots of root disks, data volumes, etc). But when you look more into it (http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=1015180) you see that a lot of things can go wrong with snapshots. So I wondered if anyone has views or experiences on this, especially where CloudStack is being used as IaaS for paying customers. I am thinking about end users who only have access through the UI or API, not users who have root access to the hypervisors. Are VM snapshots a good strategy for end users to keep regular backups of their VMs?? Thx Phillip
