Update Virtual Machine Management authored by tjfriedl's avatar tjfriedl
...@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ For more in-depth information regarding how to export, import, set immutability, ...@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ For more in-depth information regarding how to export, import, set immutability,
- GO through the General and System Settings of the selected VM and make sure they sound correct. In our case, they should look like: - GO through the General and System Settings of the selected VM and make sure they sound correct. In our case, they should look like:
1. Operating System: Ubuntu Linux (64-bit) 1. Operating System: Ubuntu Linux (64-bit)
2. Base Memory: 4096MB 2. Base Memory: 4096MB - for lab machines, maximum allocated memory is best.
3. Processors: 2 (Varies per machine, for lab machines, 8-10 cores would be best. For personal use, check the amount of cores available on personal PCs) 3. Processors: 2 (Varies per machine, for lab machines, maximum allowed cores would be best. For personal use, check the amount of cores available on personal PCs)
![image](uploads/38dd2db3fe7618440b2440b5c07da31c/image.png){width="415" height="161"} ![image](uploads/38dd2db3fe7618440b2440b5c07da31c/image.png){width="415" height="161"}
...@@ -80,6 +80,36 @@ In order to do this follow the following steps: ...@@ -80,6 +80,36 @@ In order to do this follow the following steps:
7. Close the virtual media manager window 7. Close the virtual media manager window
8. The storage drive should now show up as immutable 8. The storage drive should now show up as immutable
## Creating VM snapshot ## VM Snapshot Operations
TODO Snapshots in reference to Virtual Machines are specifically saved states of the image loaded onto the machine.
\ No newline at end of file
[Here is a link to Oracle's VirtualBox Snapshot Wiki.](https://docs.oracle.com/en/virtualization/virtualbox/6.0/user/snapshots.html)
### Creating a Snapshot
1. Open your machine and get it running
2. Click Machine -\> Take Snapshot
(This can also be done while the VM is paused/off)
1. If VM is off, select in the left pane where you imported
2. In the upper right corner, select "Current State" -\> Snapshots
3. Create Snapshot from here!
### Restoring a Snapshot
1. Select the VM to work with from the left pane it was imported in
2. Click snapshots button in upper right corner
3. Right-click snapshot to restore
4. Click "restore"
5. In resulting window, uncheck the box for "Create A Snapshot Of The Current Machine State"
6. Click Restore
### Deleting a Snapshot/Discarding Saved State
1. Select the VM in the left pane
2. Click snapshots in the upper right corner
3. Right click snapshot to delete
4. Click "Delete Snapshot"
5. Press delete!
\ No newline at end of file