Apache CloudStack v4.9.0 Root Admin API Reference
createSnapshotPolicy
Creates a snapshot policy for the account.
Request parameters
| Parameter Name | Description | Required |
| intervaltype | valid values are HOURLY, DAILY, WEEKLY, and MONTHLY | true |
| maxsnaps | maximum number of snapshots to retain | true |
| schedule | time the snapshot is scheduled to be taken. Format is:* if HOURLY, MM* if DAILY, MM:HH* if WEEKLY, MM:HH:DD (1-7)* if MONTHLY, MM:HH:DD (1-28) | true |
| timezone | Specifies a timezone for this command. For more information on the timezone parameter, see Time Zone Format. | true |
| volumeid | the ID of the disk volume | true |
| fordisplay | an optional field, whether to the display the policy to the end user or not | false |
Response Tags
| Response Name | Description |
| id | the ID of the snapshot policy |
| fordisplay | is this policy for display to the regular user |
| intervaltype | the interval type of the snapshot policy |
| maxsnaps | maximum number of snapshots retained |
| schedule | time the snapshot is scheduled to be taken. |
| timezone | the time zone of the snapshot policy |
| volumeid | the ID of the disk volume |