Apache CloudStack 4.18.0.0 Root Admin API Reference

createVMSnapshot

Creates snapshot for a vm.

Request parameters

Parameter NameDescriptionRequired
virtualmachineidThe ID of the vmtrue
descriptionThe description of the snapshotfalse
nameThe display name of the snapshotfalse
quiescevmquiesce vm if truefalse
snapshotmemorysnapshot memory if truefalse

Response Tags

Response NameDescription
idthe ID of the vm snapshot
accountthe account associated with the disk volume
createdthe create date of the vm snapshot
currentindicates if this is current snapshot
descriptionthe description of the vm snapshot
displaynamethe display name of the vm snapshot
domainthe domain associated with the disk volume
domainidthe ID of the domain associated with the disk volume
hypervisorthe type of hypervisor on which snapshot is stored
namethe name of the vm snapshot
parentthe parent ID of the vm snapshot
parentNamethe parent displayName of the vm snapshot
projectthe project name of the vpn
projectidthe project id of the vpn
statethe state of the vm snapshot
typeVM Snapshot type
virtualmachineidthe vm ID of the vm snapshot
virtualmachinenamethe vm name of the vm snapshot
zoneidthe Zone ID of the vm snapshot
zonenamethe Zone name of the vm snapshot