VMware Cloud Director API - CreateSnapshotParams

CreateSnapshotParamsType

Element:

CreateSnapshotParams

Type:

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	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