Set-Snapshot

This cmdlet modifies the name and the description of the specified virtual machine snapshot.

Syntax

Set-Snapshot

-Snapshot < Snapshot[] >

[-Description < String > ]

[-Name < String > ]

[CommonParameters]

Required	Parameter Name	Type	Position	Features	Description
required	Snapshot	Snapshot[]	named	pipeline	Specifies the snapshot whose properties you want to change.
optional	Description	String	named		Provides a new description for the snapshot.
optional	Name	String	named		Specifies a new name for the snapshot.

Example 1

Set-Snapshot -Snapshot $snapshot -Name BeforePatch -Description "Before windows update"

Sets the name and the description of the snapshot in the $snapshot variable.

Example 2

Get-VM | Get-Snapshot -Name "InitialState" | Set-Snapshot -Description "This snapshot is created right after the OS installation."

Updates the description of all snapshots with name InitialState, from all virtual machines.

Get-Snapshot

This cmdlet retrieves the virtual machine snapshots available on a vCenter Server system.

New-Snapshot

This cmdlet creates a new snapshot of a virtual machine.

Remove-Snapshot

This cmdlet removes the specified virtual machine snapshots.

Set-Snapshot

This cmdlet modifies the specified virtual machine snapshot.