5. vCloud Resource Design : 5.9 Snapshots : 5.9.4 vCloud Director Snapshot Characteristics
   
5.9.4 vCloud Director Snapshot Characteristics
vCloud Director 5.1 snapshot capabilities include the following:
*One snapshot per virtual machine is permitted.
*NIC settings are marked read-only after a snapshot is taken.
*Editing of NIC settings is disabled through the API after a snapshot is taken.
*To take a snapshot, the user must have the vAPP_Clone user right.
*Snapshot storage allocation is added to Chargeback.
*vCloud Director performs a storage quota check.
*REST API support is provided to perform snapshots.
*Virtual machine memory can be included in the snapshot.
*Full clone is forced on copy or move of the virtual machine, resulting in the deletion of the snapshot (shadow VMDK).