topic How do VSC snapshots work? in VMware Solutions Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/How-do-VSC-snapshots-work/m-p/50926#M4859 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When you set up a snapshot in VSC, rather than volume names, you provide VM names.&nbsp; What exactly is being snapshot when using this tool?&nbsp; Google hasn't found me the answer yet, hoping somebody here can point me in the right direction.&nbsp; Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:36:31 GMT tarlcabot 2025-06-05T05:36:31Z How do VSC snapshots work? https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/How-do-VSC-snapshots-work/m-p/50926#M4859 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When you set up a snapshot in VSC, rather than volume names, you provide VM names.&nbsp; What exactly is being snapshot when using this tool?&nbsp; Google hasn't found me the answer yet, hoping somebody here can point me in the right direction.&nbsp; Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:36:31 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/How-do-VSC-snapshots-work/m-p/50926#M4859 tarlcabot 2025-06-05T05:36:31Z Re: How do VSC snapshots work? https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/How-do-VSC-snapshots-work/m-p/50931#M4861 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>VSC do a Vmware snapshot of each VM (for quiescing filesystem) you selected, then do a volume snapshot of the Volumes hosting this VMs. Once the volume snapshot is done the Vmware snapshot created is deleted.</P><P></P><P>hope this help</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 May 2014 08:36:41 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/How-do-VSC-snapshots-work/m-p/50931#M4861 fesonnow 2014-05-12T08:36:41Z Re: How do VSC snapshots work? https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/How-do-VSC-snapshots-work/m-p/50937#M4864 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You have the option to skip VMware snapshot creation though.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 May 2014 11:05:12 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/How-do-VSC-snapshots-work/m-p/50937#M4864 radek_kubka 2014-05-12T11:05:12Z