# Managing guest tools

This section explains how to install and uninstall the guest tools. This functionality is required for creating consistent snapshots of a running VM’s disks.

Limitations

* Guest tools rely on the QEMU guest agent that is installed alongside the tools. The agent service must be running for the tools to work.

Prerequisites

* Virtual machines are created, as described in [Creating virtual machines](https://wiki.bamboozle.me/products/cloud/compute/managing-virtual-machines/creating-virtual-machines).
* The virtual machine has a guest operating system installed.

[Installing guest tools](https://wiki.bamboozle.me/products/cloud/compute/managing-virtual-machines/managing-guest-tools/installing-guest-tools)

[Uninstalling guest tools](https://wiki.bamboozle.me/products/cloud/compute/managing-virtual-machines/managing-guest-tools/uninstalling-guest-tools)