DestroySnapshot method of the CIM_VirtualSystemSnapshotService class

Destroy an existing virtual system snapshot. This method may as a side effect destroy other snapshots that are dependent on the affected snapshot.

Syntax

uint32 DestroySnapshot(
  [in]  CIM_VirtualSystemSettingData REF AffectedSnapshot,
  [out] CIM_ConcreteJob              REF Job
);

Parameters

AffectedSnapshot [in]

A CIM_VirtualSystemSettingData reference to the affected virtual system snapshot.

Job [out]

If the operation is long running, then optionally a CIM_ConcreteJob representing the job may be returned.

Note

This parameter was read/write in Windows 8.1.

Return value

Returns a 0 on success; otherwise, returns an error.

Completed with No Error (0)

Not Supported (1)

Failed (2)

Timeout (3)

Invalid Parameter (4)

Invalid State (5)

Invalid Type (6)

DMTF Reserved (..)

Method Parameters Checked - Job Started (4096)

Method Reserved (4097..32767)

Vendor Specific (32768..65535)

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows 8.1
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2012 R2
Namespace
Root\virtualization\v2
MOF
WindowsVirtualization.V2.mof
DLL
Vmms.exe

See also

CIM_VirtualSystemSnapshotService