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@ -8,4 +8,10 @@ This feature is close to Backups, but it creates a snapshot when planned to do s
[Read more about it](https://xen-orchestra.com/blog/xen-orchestra-4-2/#schedulerollingsnapshots).
> Advice: due to space usage, rolling snapshots should be avoided for large VMs on non-thin provisioned storages.
> Advice: due to space usage, rolling snapshots should be avoided for large VMs on non-thin provisioned storages.
Example:
* schedule a nightly snapshot for a group of VM, let's say at 4:30 in the morning. With a max snapshot at 7, you'll have a week of revert possibility
* schedule a snapshot every week, but precisely Sunday at 11 PM, with 4 snapshots max. This will let you a month max of revert
* and so forth!