VMware Cloud Director API - CreateSnapshotParams

VMware Cloud Director API - CreateSnapshotParams

CreateSnapshotParamsType

Element:
CreateSnapshotParams
Type:
CreateSnapshotParamsType
Namespace:
http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5
Description:
Parameters for a createSnapshot request.
Since:
5.1
Schema:
vApp.xsd
Media type(s):
application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.createSnapshotParams+xml
application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.createSnapshotParams+json
Extends:
ParamsType
XML Representation:
<CreateSnapshotParams xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5" name="xs:string" memory="xs:boolean" quiesce="xs:boolean">
    <Description> xs:string </Description>
</CreateSnapshotParams>

Attributes

Attribute Type Required Modifiable Since Deprecated Description
name string No always 5.1 Typically used to name or identify the subject of the request. For example, the name of the object being created or modified.
memory boolean No always 5.1 True if the snapshot should include the virtual machine's memory.
quiesce boolean No always 5.1 True if the file system of the virtual machine should be quiesced before the snapshot is created.

Elements

Element Type Required Modifiable Since Deprecated Description
Description string No always 5.1 Optional description.
VCloudExtension VCloudExtensionType No always 5.1 An optional extension element that can contain an arbitrary number of elements and attributes. Not related to extension services.

Operations

CRUD Operation Description Since Deprecated
as input POST /vApp/{id}/action/createSnapshot Creates new snapshot of a virtual machine or of all the virtual machines in a vApp. 5.1