New virtual machine from snapshot

[plastilin]

Hello. tell me, can I somehow deploy a new virtual machine from the created snapshot? Is there any way to do this? For example, a user deleted a file inside a virtual machine. It is expensive to deploy backup and sometimes it is outdated. But there is a daily snapshot created by cron. In order not to stop the operation of the entire virtual machine, But to create a new virtual machine from yesterday's snapshot. Get the file you want and delete it.

 

[fabian]

it depends on the storage whether this works or not. you can try yourself by selecting anything but 'current' in the 'clone VM' dialogue..

 

[plastilin]

it depends on the storage whether this works or not. you can try yourself by selecting anything but 'current' in the 'clone VM' dialogue..

If I click on the snapshot, only the options are active:

- Take snapshop
- Rollback
- Remove
- Edit

Type of storage is lvmthin

 

[fabian]

you need to open the 'clone VM' dialogue..

 

[plastilin]

I found where, thanks. And what happens if I then delete the non-cloned original VM, but the one from which the snapshot was made and the clone itself?

 

[fabian]

I'm not sure I understand the question. if you delete the linked clone, only the linked clone is deleted. whether deleting the base/snapshot is possible without first deleting the clone depends on the storage.