diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
index ab39f13be15..a0dac2e7d7b 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
@@ -1718,11 +1718,13 @@ public class StorageManagerImpl implements StorageManager, StorageService, Manag
                 }
             }
             
+/*            
          // bug #11428. Operation not supported if vmware and snapshots parent volume = ROOT
             if(snapshotCheck.getHypervisorType() == HypervisorType.VMware
             	&& _volumeDao.findByIdIncludingRemoved(snapshotCheck.getVolumeId()).getVolumeType() == Type.ROOT){
             		throw new UnsupportedServiceException("operation not supported, snapshot with id " + snapshotId + " is created from ROOT volume");            	
             }
+*/            
         }
 
         // Verify that zone exists
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index fa98d1dccb1..593ed7c3c0d 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -1405,12 +1405,13 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl implements UserVmManager, UserVmService, Manager
             if (snapshot.getStatus() != Snapshot.Status.BackedUp) {
                 throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Snapshot id=" + snapshotId + " is not in " + Snapshot.Status.BackedUp + " state yet and can't be used for template creation");
             }
-            
+
+/*            
             // bug #11428. Operation not supported if vmware and snapshots parent volume = ROOT
             if(snapshot.getHypervisorType() == HypervisorType.VMware && snapshotVolume.getVolumeType() == Type.DATADISK){            	
             	throw new UnsupportedServiceException("operation not supported, snapshot with id " + snapshotId + " is created from Data Disk");            	
             }
-
+*/
             domainId = snapshot.getDomainId();
             accountId = snapshot.getAccountId();
             hyperType = snapshot.getHypervisorType();