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Taking a Snapshot

After you have run the Virtual Machine Preparation setup on a virtual machine, you need to shut it down and create a snapshot. This enables the Automated Application Converter to revert the virtual image to a clean state after each repackaging run.

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If you do not take a snapshot of the virtual image, the Automated Application Converter will be unable to revert the image to a clean state after completing a repackaging run. Therefore, while the first repackage on the virtual machine would be on a clean image, all subsequent repackaging runs would be run on a “dirty” virtual image.

Make sure that the following steps are executed before starting the conversion process:

  • Windows updates are up to date on the virtual machine before taking snapshot.
  • Firewall needs to be disabled on guest agent machine.

Taking a snapshot - Platform: VMware Workstation​

  1. Open VMware Workstation.
  2. On the VM menu, point to Snapshot and click Take Snapshot.
  3. Name the snapshot AutoRepack_Base.
  4. You can optionally add a description to record notes about the virtual machine state captured in the snapshot.
  5. Click OK.

Taking a snapshot - Platform: VMware ESX or ESXi Server​

  1. Open the VMware infrastructure client.

  2. On the Inventory menu, point to Virtual Machine and Snapshot, and then click Take Snapshot.

  3. Name the snapshot AutoRepack_Base.

  4. You can optionally add a description to record notes about the virtual machine state captured in the snapshot.

  5. Click OK.

    For more information, see the Understanding virtual machine snapshots in VMware ESX