Virsh snapshot

Create Snapshot

• virsh snapshot-create-as --domain lulu --name "fresh-system"

Domain snapshot fresh-system created

Snapshot list

• virsh snapshot-list lulu

 Name                 Creation Time             State
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 fresh-system         2017-10-15 20:25:03 +0200 running

Snapshot info

• virsh snapshot-info --domain lulu --snapshotname fresh-system

Name:           fresh-system
Domain:         lulu
Current:        yes
State:          running
Location:       internal
Parent:         -
Children:       0
Descendants:    0
Metadata:       yes

Shutdown

• virsh shutdown --domain lulu

Revert to snapshot and run

• virsh snapshot-revert --domain lulu --snapshotname fresh-system --running

Delete snapshot

• virsh snapshot-delete --domain lulu --snapshotname "fresh-system"

Snapshot list

• virsh snapshot-list lulu

 Name                 Creation Time             State
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Links

• https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-create-create-snapshot-in-linux-kvm-vmdomain/
• http://www.admin-magazin.de/News/Tipps/KVM-interne-und-externe-Snapshots