On a LAB or even a production environment, it can be useful to restore the system with a snapshot if something goes wrong.
Despite you can use Azure backup or site recovery for this, Azure is offering a simple feature called “Snapshot”. You can create a snapshot from an existing disk, even being up and running on a VM.
If you need to create a snapshot, just go to the disk and click on “Create snapshot”
![](https://www.makak.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/snapshot-WVDMasterWin10_OsDisk_1_2e4412b4488b4004b5a4e68d1f9d8b03-Microsoft-Azure.png)
1. Determine the snapshot you want to use for restore
![](https://www.makak.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/snapshotrestore1-1024x38.png)
2. Add a new Managed disk
![](https://www.makak.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/snapshotrestore2.png)
3. Search for Managed disk
![](https://www.makak.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/snapshot3.png)
4. Create the managed disk
![](https://www.makak.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/snapshot-Managed-Disks-Microsoft-Azure.png)
5. Create from snapshot like in the example image below
![](https://www.makak.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/snapshot-Create-managed-disk-Microsoft-Azure.png)
6. Once you created the new disk from the snapshot, assign it to the VM (Must be deallocated)
![](https://www.makak.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/snapshot-WVDMasterWin10-Disks-Microsoft-Azure.png)
7. Assign the right disk to your VM.
![](https://www.makak.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/snapshot-Swap-OS-Disk-Microsoft-Azure.png)
That’s it! You can now restart your vm and work again!
What if have issues with other Disks ( D,E etc …).
Is there any way to take Snapshot of those also ?
Or Full VM restore is the only option.
Thanks,
Madhan Mani
madhanapt@gmail.com
Hi Madhan,
As far as I know, you can only switch VM OS Disk.
But if I had to change a managed data disk, I would do the following steps as there is only data :
1. Create a new disk and integrate the snapshot
2. Add the newly created disk to the VM
3. Change the drive letter on the system
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Karl