Hi,

i reverted a snapshot but now i want to go back to it. How can I reload this snapshot (I have the backing file and the storage file).

6 hours ago, Aeious said:

Hi,

i reverted a snapshot but now i want to go back to it. How can I reload this snapshot (I have the backing file and the storage file).

Would this be in the original directory? You just need to specify the backing file as the disk. But must be in the original directory.

47 minutes ago, SimonF said:

But must be in the original directory.

All in the original directory.

 

I tried some stuff but now I'm a bit lost

Just to be sure: the backing file is the 'original vm' before the snapshot and the storage file is the snapshot???

 

when I set the backing file (.vmdk) as primary vDisk, vm works (old state) and it says 'snapshots: None'

when I set the storagefile (.[date]qcow2) as primary vDisk, vm works (new state 🥳), it depends on both files but it also says 'snapshots: None'

 

Do I have to set one as primary vDisk and one as 2nd vDisk?

Edited March 24, 20251 yr by Aeious

1 hour ago, Aeious said:

All in the original directory.

 

I tried some stuff but now I'm a bit lost

Just to be sure: the backing file is the 'original vm' before the snapshot and the storage file is the snapshot???

 

when I set the backing file (.vmdk) as primary vDisk, vm works (old state) and it says 'snapshots: None'

when I set the storagefile (.[date]qcow2) as primary vDisk, vm works (new state 🥳), it depends on both files but it also says 'snapshots: None'

 

Do I have to set one as primary vDisk and one as 2nd vDisk?

Are you looking to commit the snap image into the base.

 

You can use qemu-img to do that. https://blog.programster.org/qemu-img-cheatsheet#get-information-about-a-file

 

Snapshots will be none as the snapshotdb will have had the entries removed.

9 hours ago, SimonF said:

You can use qemu-img to do that.

Perfekt. That did the job. Thank you.