Snapshots - How to Manage

[Asharam]

I'd like to create multiple snapshots from the same VMWare Workstation instance so I can work through various scenarios. The VMWare Workstation manual shows this scenario in Snapshot Manager with one instance having several snapshot branches. But when I create snapshots, I end up with one long, continuous chain of snapshots. What am I missing?

I currently am using VMWare Workstation 6.5.1.

[continuum]

to create branches use "GO TO"

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[sflanders]

Let's say you have Original - Snap1 - Current under Snapshot Manager. If you go back to Snap1 and then take another snapshot, you will get the branches you are looking for.

[continuum]

also read this

http://sanbarrow.com/vmdk/translating-buttons.html

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[Asharam]

When I go back to Snapshot 1, the Take Snapshot button is grayed out. I can only click on Clone. The Take Snapshot button is only enabled when I'm on the You Are Here step.

The Go To button is also grayed out. I can only click on it when I select a snapshot, and then it just reverts to that snapshot. No branches.

[continuum]

Yes - thats fine - and expected behaviour. Use "GO TO"

obviously you must have something like

basedisk - snap1 - snap2 - "you are here"

then "GO TO" snap1 will create a branch

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[Asharam]

Got it!

Thank you!