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anabas201110141
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snapshot of a single VMDK

Hi All,

So I can take snapshot of a VM using vmrun snapshot myvm.vmx and it will take snapshot of all disks.

If I have several disks but want to take snapshot of only one disk - is that possible. I am not talking about linked clone - which is different and do not need that.

This is for VMware Workstation v14 only and not ESXi.

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diegodco31
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Yes, changing the disk to Independent (Persistent): http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/Deleting-virtual-machine-snapshots-without-wasting-disk-space

Excluding virtual disks from using snapshots

If you have a VM with more than one disk and you wish to exclude a disk from being included in a snapshot, you must edit the VM's settings by changing the disk mode to Independent (make sure you select Persistent). The independent setting provides you the means to control how each disk functions independently, there is no difference to the disk file or structure. Once a disk is Independent it will not be included in any snapshots

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