how to create a vmware workstation pro 15 snapshot

You can configure Maximum AutoProtect snapshots also. You can configure the AutoProtect Time Interval as Half-Hourly, Hourly and Daily.

Just check the Box “Enable AutoProtect” to configure AutoProtect. Select the VM for which you want to configure AutoProtect.Īs you can see that currently it is disabled. So let’s see how to configure AutoProtect for the VM in VMware Workstation:

You cannot configure the AutoProtect feature for a shared or remote virtual machine.

AutoProtect snapshots are not taken in VMware Player, even if AutoProtect is enabled for the virtual machine in Workstation.You can clone a virtual machine only if it is powered off. Because AutoProtect takes snapshots only while a virtual machine is powered on, AutoProtect snapshots cannot be cloned.The more virtual machine memory a virtual machine has, the more disk space is available for AutoProtect snapshots. This minimum is affected by the memory settings for the virtual machine. When AutoProtect snapshots are enabled for a virtual machine, Workstation shows an estimate of the minimum amount of disk space taken by AutoProtect snapshots on the Virtual Machine Settings window.

How to create a vmware workstation pro 15 snapshot