Request parameters
| Parameter Name | Description | Required |
| virtualmachineid | ID of the VM | true |
| description | the description for the backup | false |
| name | the name of the backup | false |
| quiescevm | Quiesce the instance before checkpointing the disks for backup. Applicable only to NAS backup provider. The filesystem is frozen before the backup starts and thawed immediately after. Requires the instance to have the QEMU Guest Agent installed and running. | false |
Response Tags
| Response Name | Description |
| displaytext | any text associated with the success or failure |
| success | true if operation is executed successfully |