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snapshot

mdaneri edited this page May 22, 2019 · 1 revision

Manage Snapshot of any specified Entities (virtual machine, Improved Virtual Disks, vApp).

Usage:

        snaphost  -create [-vim <vcenter>] [-dryrun] [-all] [-quiet] [-name <name>]
        snaphost  -revert <name> [-vim <vcenter>] [-dryrun] [-force] [-all] [-quiet]
        snaphost  -list [-vim <vcenter>] [-detail] [-all]
        snaphost  -remove <name,..,name> [-vim <vcenter>] [-dryrun] [-force] [-all] [-quiet]
        snaphost  -deleteall [-vim <vcenter>] [-dryrun] [-force] [-all] [-quiet]
        snaphost  -help

Arguments:

  -create                                         Create a new snapshot.
  -revert <name>                                  Revert to a snapshot.
  -list                                           List Snapshot hierarchy.
  -remove <name,..,name>                          Delete the Virtual machine.
  -deleteall                                      Delete any snapshot associated to the entity/entities.
  -help                                           Help
  -vim <vcenter>                                  Target a specific vim service  <vim> (uuid,url)
  -dryrun                                         Do not snap really.
  -detail                                         Show details. Used with list
  -force                                          Force the  Snapshot operation.
  -all                                            Operation apply to any Virtual Machines.
  -quiet                                          No confirmation is asked.
  -name <name>                                    Used by create


Examples:

 snap list all vim 9a583042-cb9d-5673-cbab-56a02a91805d
        Show any snapshot of any available object on vCenter 9a583042-cb9d-5673-cbab-56a02a91805d
 snap create vm:testVM vm:vm-2313 ivd:f9ad3050-d5a6-d107-d0d8-d305c4bc2330
        Create a snapshot  3 different objects.  1st a VM selected by name. 2nd a VM selected by Moref. 3rd an IVD selected by UUID
 snap deleteall all vm
        Delete any snapshot from any VM

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