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1. How are versions of virtual-machine snapshots of images tracked? The 'snapshots' of images (including virtual-machine guest-operating-system states) must be tracked in terms of where they sit on the network, how they are being used and their appropriate fix and patch status. A popular use of virtual-machine technology is wrapping guest operating systems (with applications) into ISO or other mountable images that subsequently can be deployed in arrays of servers as virtual guests.