Reference Guide

Format
virtual_machine {-id <value> | -name <value>} set [-protection_policy_id <value>] [-async]
Action qualifiers
-id
Unique identifier of the virtual machine to modify.
-name
Unique name of the existing object (virtual_machine).
-protection_policy_id
Unique identifier of the protection policy.
-async
Perform asynchronous operation.
snapshot
Create a snapshot of a virtual machine. This operation cannot be used on a virtual machine
snapshot or template.
Format
virtual_machine {-id <value> | -name <value>} snapshot [-name <value>] [-description <value>]
[-async]
Action qualifiers
-id
Unique identifier of the virtual machine to create a snapshot of.
-name
Unique name of the existing object (virtual_machine).
-name
Name of the snapshot. This value must contain 80 or fewer printable Unicode characters.
-description
Description of the snapshot. This value must contain 2000 or fewer printable Unicode
characters.
-async
Perform asynchronous operation.
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