Remove-Snapshot
This cmdlet removes the specified virtual machine snapshots. If the value of the RemoveChildren parameter is $true, the cmdlet removes the child snapshots as well.
Syntax
-Snapshot
< Snapshot[] >
[-ProgressAction
< ActionPreference > ]
[-RemoveChildren
]
[-RunAsync
]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required
|
Snapshot | Snapshot[] | named |
|
Specifies the snapshots you want to remove. |
| optional | ProgressAction | ActionPreference | named |
|
|
| optional | RemoveChildren | SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that you want to remove the children of the specified snapshots as well. |
| optional | RunAsync | SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console. |
Output
Examples
Example 1
Remove-Snapshot -Snapshot $snapshot1 -RemoveChildren
Removes the snapshot in the $snapshot variable and its children.
Related Commands
Snapshot
This cmdlet retrieves the virtual machine snapshots available on a vCenter Server system.
This cmdlet creates a new snapshot of a virtual machine.
This cmdlet removes the specified virtual machine snapshots.
This cmdlet modifies the specified virtual machine snapshot.