Virtual Machine Create Snapshot Task

Virtual Machine Create Snapshot Task

Deprecated as of vSphere 8.0GA, this method is deprecated. Please use CreateSnapshotEx_Task instead.

Creates a new snapshot of this virtual machine.

As a side effect, this updates the current snapshot.

Snapshots are not supported for Fault Tolerance primary and secondary virtual machines.

Any % (percent) character used in this name parameter must be escaped, unless it is used to start an escape sequence. Clients may also escape any other characters in this name parameter.

Required privileges: VirtualMachine.State.CreateSnapshot

Request
URI
POST
https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/VirtualMachine/{moId}/CreateSnapshot_Task
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Path Parameters
string
moId
Required

The unique identifier for the managed object to which the method attaches; the serialized managed object reference for a request has the form moType/moId, in this case VirtualMachine/{moId}.

string
release
Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.2.0 APIs.


Request Body
CreateSnapshotRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required
{
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "memory": false,
    "quiesce": false
}
string
name
Required

The name for this snapshot. The name need not be unique for this virtual machine.

string
description
Optional

A description for this snapshot. If omitted, a default description may be provided.

boolean
memory
Required

If TRUE, a dump of the internal state of the virtual machine (basically a memory dump) is included in the snapshot. Memory snapshots consume time and resources, and thus take longer to create. When set to FALSE, the power state of the snapshot is set to powered off.

capabilities indicates whether or not this virtual machine supports this operation. For a virtual machine in suspended state we always include memory unless VirtualMachineCapability.diskOnlySnapshotOnSuspendedVMSupported is true.

boolean
quiesce
Required

If TRUE and the virtual machine is powered on when the snapshot is taken, VMware Tools is used to quiesce the file system in the virtual machine. This assures that a disk snapshot represents a consistent state of the guest file systems. If the virtual machine is powered off or VMware Tools are not available, the quiesce flag is ignored.

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

This method returns a Task object with which to monitor the operation. The info.result property in the Task contains the newly created VirtualMachineSnapshot upon success.

Returns MoRefTask of type(s) application/json
This response body class contains all of the following: MoRefExtensibleManagedObject
{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "value": "string"
}

500

TaskInProgress: if the virtual machine is busy.

NotSupported: if the host product does not support snapshots or if the host does not support quiesced snapshots and the quiesce parameter is set to true; or if the virtual machine is a Fault Tolerance primary or secondary

SnapshotFault: if an error occurs during the snapshot operation. Typically a more specific fault like MultipleSnapshotsNotSupported is thrown.

FileFault: if there is a problem with creating or accessing one or more files needed for this operation.

VmConfigFault: if the virtual machine's configuration is invalid. Typically, a more specific fault like InvalidSnapshotState is thrown.

InvalidName: if the specified snapshot name is invalid.

InvalidPowerState: if the operation cannot be performed in the current power state of the virtual machine.

InvalidState: if the operation cannot be performed because of the virtual machine's current state. For example, the virtual machine configuration information is not available.

Returns VimFault of type(s) application/json
This response body class contains all of the following: MethodFault
{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "faultCause": "MethodFault Object",
    "faultMessage": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "key": "string",
            "arg": [
                {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "key": "string",
                    "value": {
                        "_typeName": "string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "message": "string"
        }
    ]
}

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