CreateSnapshot method of the Msvm_CollectionSnapshotService class
Creates a snapshot of a virtual system collection.
Syntax
uint32 CreateSnapshot(
[in] CIM_CollectionOfMSEs REF Collection,
[in] string SnapshotSettings,
[in] uint16 SnapshotType,
[in, out] CIM_Collection REF ResultingSnapshotCollection,
[out] CIM_ConcreteJob REF Job
);
Parameters
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Collection [in]
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Reference to the affected virtual system collection.
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SnapshotSettings [in]
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The settings for the snapshot.
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SnapshotType [in]
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The snapshot type.
The possible values are:
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Unknown (0)
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Standard Snapshot (1)
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Recovery Snapshot (2)
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DMTF Reserved
- 3 32767
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Vendor Specific
- 32768 65535
ResultingSnapshotCollection [in, out]
A reference to the new snapshot.
Job [out]
An optional reference that is returned if the operation is executed asynchronously. If present, the returned reference to an instance of CIM_ConcreteJob can be used to monitor progress and to obtain the result of the method.
Return value
The possible return values are:
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Completed with No Error (0)
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Not Supported (1)
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Failed (2)
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Timeout (3)
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Invalid Parameter (4)
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Invalid State (5)
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Invalid Type (6)
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DMTF Reserved (7 4095)
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Method Parameters Checked - Job Started (4096)
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Method Reserved (4097 32767)
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Vendor Specific (32768 65535)
Requirements
| Minimum supported client |
None supported |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2016 |
| Namespace |
Root\HyperVCluster\v2 |
| Header |
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| MOF |
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| DLL |
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