
Once you created the new disk from the snapshot, assign it to the VM (Must be deallocated) Click on swap OS Diskħ. Create from snapshot like in the example image below Select the right snapshot as determined at point 1Ħ. Create the managed disk Click on createĥ. Add a new Managed disk Click on Add to add a manged disk from Azure marketĤ. Determine the snapshot you want to use for restore Ensure your snapshot is availableĢ. Azure VM Snapshot Now that we’ve created these Snapshots, where do we find them That is where things get a little tricky.

If you need to create a snapshot, just go to the disk and click on “Create snapshot” Click on create snapshotġ. The process to take a snapshot of a VM that is using Managed Disks is quite simple, all you have to do is browse to the Disk of the VM and select Create Snapshot.

You can create a snapshot from an existing disk, even being up and running on a VM. On a LAB or even a production environment, it can be useful to restore the system with a snapshot if something goes wrong.ĭespite you can use Azure backup or site recovery for this, Azure is offering a simple feature called “Snapshot”.
