Checkpoint-VM

Module:

Hyper-V

Creates a checkpoint of a virtual machine.

Syntax

Checkpoint-VM
          [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
          [-ComputerName <String[]>]
          [-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
          [-Name] <String[]>
          [[-SnapshotName] <String>]
          [-AsJob]
          [-Passthru]
          [-WhatIf]
          [-Confirm]
          [<CommonParameters>]

Checkpoint-VM
          [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
          [[-SnapshotName] <String>]
          [-AsJob]
          [-Passthru]
          [-WhatIf]
          [-Confirm]
          [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Checkpoint-VM cmdlet creates a checkpoint of a virtual machine.

Note: In Windows Server 2012 R2, virtual machine snapshots were renamed to virtual machine checkpoints. For clarity, this document will refer to virtual machine snapshots as checkpoints.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\> Checkpoint-VM -Name Test -SnapshotName BeforeInstallingUpdates

Checkpoints virtual machine Test, creating a checkpoint of it named BeforeInstallingUpdates.

Example 2

PS C:\> Get-VM Test -ComputerName Server1 | Checkpoint-VM

Checkpoints virtual machine Test on Hyper-V host Server1.

Parameters

-AsJob

Runs the cmdlet as a background job.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CimSession

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Type:	CimSession[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ComputerName

Specifies one or more virtual machine hosts on which the virtual machine checkpoint is to be created. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer. Use localhost or a dot (.) to specify the local computer explicitly.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	cf
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Credential

Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.

Type:	PSCredential[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Name

Specifies the name of the virtual machine of which a checkpoint is to be taken.

Type:	String[]
Aliases:	VMName
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Passthru

Specifies that an object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the virtual machine of which a checkpoint is to be taken.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-SnapshotName

Specifies the name of the checkpoint to be taken. If not provided, a combination of the virtual machine's name and a current timestamp is used.

Type:	String
Aliases:	CheckpointName
Position:	1
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VM

Specifies the virtual machine of which a checkpoint is to be taken.

Type:	VirtualMachine[]
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	wi
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Outputs

Nothing by default; Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Snapshot if PassThru is specified.