This sample demonstrates VM snapshot operations Parameters: url [required] : url of the web service. username [required] : username for the authentication password [required] : password for the authentication vmname [required] : Name of the virtual machine operation [required] : operation type - [list|create|remove|revert] snapshotname [optional] : Name of the snapshot description [optional] : description of the sanpshot removechild [optional] : remove snapshot children - [1 | 0] Command Line: List VM snapshot names run.bat com.vmware.vm.VMSnapshot --url [webserviceurl] --username [username] --password [password] --vmname [vmname] --operation list Create VM snapshot run.bat com.vmware.vm.VMSnapshot --url [webserviceurl] --username [username] --password [password] --vmname [vmname] --operation create --description [Description of the snapshot] Revert VM snapshot run.bat com.vmware.vm.VMSnapshot --url [webserviceurl] --username [username] --password [password] --vmname [vmname] --operation revert --description [Snapshot Description] Remove VM snapshot run.bat com.vmware.vm.VMSnapshot --url [webserviceurl] --username [username] --password [password] --vmname [vmname] --operation remove --removechild 0
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The samples themselves are identical to the official release version with the exception of a changed copyright and license header on each file.
If you wish to run this sample, please download the official SDK from https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/get-download?downloadGroup=MNGMTSDK600 and follow the provided instructions.