Re: Snapshots shouldn't be used as only backup for db workloads
snapshots in VMware aren't backups at all, not in the real sense of the word.
You lose your VMDK, your snapshot is worthless. They're short to mid term rollback options, or little lifesavers for easily restoring something relatively simple. They aren't a backup though. you damage or lose your vmdk file and if you don't have an actual backup of *that* it's toast, snapshots or no.
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1025279
Line one is "do not use snapshots as backups"
Remove them from your thinking completely when you think "do I have backups?".
Biting the hand that feeds IT
