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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p></p> <p>When performing host-level Backups of XenServer virtual machines (VMs), sometimes there are snapshots seen on the VM with the name "snapshot of <VM UUID><Time stamp>".</p> <p>The following screenshot shows what it looks like on the XenCenter:</p> <a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fc.na2.content.force.com%2Fservlet%2FrtaImage%3Frefid%3D0EM40000000QqNV"><img alt="Screenshot showing multiple snapshots." src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/US7D566SY0UR/eid-ka01w000000tcqa-feoid-00n40000002yvfa-refid-0em40000000qqnv." width="90%" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></a><h2 data-id="resolution"><strong>RESOLUTION</strong></h2> <p></p> <p>Citrix must be contacted regarding this issue.</p> <h2 data-id="cause"><strong>CAUSE</strong></h2> <p></p> <p>These snapshots are created by Citrix itself and can be an issue on the XenServer side.<br><br>Similar behavior of creating additional snapshots will also be seen when a snapshot is created manually using the XenCenter.</p> </article> </main>