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title: "Get started with Snapshot"
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DataSync Snapshot   reliably, comprehensively backs up ServiceNow objects and data without impacting performance, and all from within the  Perspectium DataSync application .    Once you have created and executed a backup, you will have the option to restore the records in the selected table(s) in your ServiceNow instance or another ServiceNow instance.     NOTE : You will need to have   MBS 3.0   to properly run backup and restore. For more information, contact  Perspectium Support . Prerequisites   You need the following information from   Perspectium Support : Perspectium Integration Mesh (MBS) server URL  Integration Mesh (MBS) vhost Integration Mesh (MBS) username Integration Mesh (MBS) password  Then,  y ou need to   install the Perspectium application into your ServiceNow instance  by installing update sets  in the following orde r : Perspectium Core update set Perspectium Snapshot update set  Follow the link to  Get Started with DataSync for ServiceNow .  Initial Setup Before you begin, you will need set up initial configurations in Perspectium's General Settings: ↑ Go to top of page General Configurations  To cancel a backup that is in progress, n avigate back to  Snapshot . Under the  Backup Status  section, next to the progress bar, click  Cancel .  ↑ Go to top of page When to use Snapshot How to configure Snapshot for different uses are listed below. These listed are just some examples of how you can use Snapshot and if you have any questions about how you can best use it, contact  Perspectium Support . Upgrading a ServiceNow application Learn how to setup and execute backup to prepare your ServiceNow instance for an upgrade.  Before you upgrade your application, you will need to back up the tables in your ServiceNow instance.  Once the tables are backed up, you can upgrade the application.  Let’s say something went wrong or the upgrade removed a core functionality, time to restore that backup! Upgrading across different instances Learn how to backup and restore table(s) when upgrading the application across different instances.   NOTE : Before you begin, validate that you have the same Integration Mesh credentials across the different instances. In cases where you have two instances, i.e. one test environment and one development environment, and you want to upgrade the test environment, you can first execute a backup before doing the upgrade.  Let's say you now you wanted to upgrade the development environment as well. However during the upgrade, you run into issues because of conflicts with other applications on this instance. You can restore the backup from the test environment to the development environment. Backing up continuously changing environments For instances where you are continuously making changes to, such as a development environment, you can schedule backups to automatically run on a repeated interval so you can restore at different points in time. To schedule a backup on a repeated interval, do the following: Once you experience an issue and you feel the need to restore previous table(s), you can restore one of your previously executed backups. ↑ Go to top of page Alternatively, if you want to uninstall the Snapshot feature, go to  Perspectium > DataSync > Snapshot > Uninstall .