Hi,<div><br></div><div>I faced two problems with the snapshot:</div><div><br></div><div>First issue, I can use the snapshot functions via the virsh correctly such as snapshot-list. And when I removed the snapshot XML files from /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/snapshot/**/, I don&#39;t see the snapshot of the Virtual Machine any more. That&#39;s correct. </div>

<div>But after I copying  the XML files back, I can&#39;t see the the snapshot as well. Only if I restart my laptop can I see them. However, restarting is what I want to avoid. Because I wish I could utilize the functions in a server in the future.</div>

<div>Does anyone have ideas about this, Did I do something wrong or  it&#39;s a limitation. </div><div>So far, I am using the qemu-img command to check the snapshot and do the revert without restarting my laptop. Because the snapshots are already embedded in the img file.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Second issue, I find if I create the XML file of snapshot by using getXMLDesc and output to a new file in python, there is a slightly different. But, the new XML file can&#39;t be recognized even if I restart my laptop. The new XML file miss the attribute &lt;active&gt;  as far as I can see, is it so important?</div>

<div>Here is one example:</div><div>The original XML in the default folder:</div><div><div>&lt;domainsnapshot&gt;</div><div>  &lt;name&gt;Ex&lt;/name&gt;</div><div>  &lt;description&gt;Snapshot of OS updates&lt;/description&gt;</div>

<div>  &lt;state&gt;running&lt;/state&gt;</div><div>  &lt;parent&gt;</div><div>    &lt;name&gt;1342427860&lt;/name&gt;</div><div>  &lt;/parent&gt;</div><div>  &lt;creationTime&gt;1342428835&lt;/creationTime&gt;</div><div>

  &lt;domain&gt;</div><div>    &lt;uuid&gt;2c853de2-6bba-ad26-bf05-0045e5f1beb9&lt;/uuid&gt;</div><div>  &lt;/domain&gt;</div><div>  &lt;active&gt;0&lt;/active&gt;</div><div>&lt;/domainsnapshot&gt;</div></div><div><br></div>

<div>The new XML file I created:</div><div><div>&lt;domainsnapshot&gt;</div><div>  &lt;name&gt;Ex&lt;/name&gt;</div><div>  &lt;description&gt;Snapshot of OS updates&lt;/description&gt;</div><div>  &lt;state&gt;running&lt;/state&gt;</div>

<div>  &lt;parent&gt;</div><div>    &lt;name&gt;1342427860&lt;/name&gt;</div><div>  &lt;/parent&gt;</div><div>  &lt;creationTime&gt;1342428835&lt;/creationTime&gt;</div><div>  &lt;domain&gt;</div><div>    &lt;uuid&gt;2c853de2-6bba-ad26-bf05-0045e5f1beb9&lt;/uuid&gt;</div>

<div>  &lt;/domain&gt;</div><div>&lt;/domainsnapshot&gt;</div></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you so much.</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Tan</div>