Restoring classic virtual system instances from a snapshot image

You can restore classic virtual system instances from a snapshot image.

Before you begin

A snapshot image represents a previously captured state of the virtual system. Using this snapshot image, you can restore the state of virtual machines that were present in the classic virtual system instance to their stored state at the time the snapshot was taken.

You must be granted access to the classic virtual system instance or have the Workload resources administration with Full permission role to complete this task.

About this task

Using the snapshot restore function, you can restore the state information for each of the virtual machines in the classic virtual system instance to their state when the snapshot was taken. When you restore a classic virtual system instance by using a snapshot image, the current state of the classic virtual system instance is lost.

Any virtual machines in the classic virtual system instance that were added after the snapshot image was taken are still present and are unaffected when you restore the classic virtual system instance to its previous state.

You can use the console or the command line interface to complete this task. For the command line information, see the Related information section.

Procedure

  1. Click Patterns > Virtual System Instances (Classic).
  2. Select the classic virtual system instance for which you want to restore by using its snapshot image.
  3. Click Restore to restore the classic virtual system instance to its previously captured state.
    The restore process does not take place instantly, and the classic virtual system instance is not usable while the classic virtual system instance is being restored.

Results

After completing these steps, the states of the virtual machines that were part of the classic virtual system instance are restored to the same state as when the snapshot image was created. Virtual machines that were added after the snapshot image was taken are still present and are unaffected by this process.

What to do next

You can now access the classic virtual system instance you restored by using the snapshot image.