Microsoft.Compute snapshots 2023-04-02

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08/16/2024

Bicep resource definition

The snapshots resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups - See resource group deployment commands

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.Compute/snapshots resource, add the following Bicep to your template.

resource symbolicname 'Microsoft.Compute/snapshots@2023-04-02' = {
  name: 'string'
  location: 'string'
  tags: {
    tagName1: 'tagValue1'
    tagName2: 'tagValue2'
  }
  sku: {
    name: 'string'
  }
  extendedLocation: {
    name: 'string'
    type: 'EdgeZone'
  }
  properties: {
    completionPercent: int
    copyCompletionError: {
      errorCode: 'CopySourceNotFound'
      errorMessage: 'string'
    }
    creationData: {
      createOption: 'string'
      elasticSanResourceId: 'string'
      galleryImageReference: {
        communityGalleryImageId: 'string'
        id: 'string'
        lun: int
        sharedGalleryImageId: 'string'
      }
      imageReference: {
        communityGalleryImageId: 'string'
        id: 'string'
        lun: int
        sharedGalleryImageId: 'string'
      }
      logicalSectorSize: int
      performancePlus: bool
      securityDataUri: 'string'
      sourceResourceId: 'string'
      sourceUri: 'string'
      storageAccountId: 'string'
      uploadSizeBytes: int
    }
    dataAccessAuthMode: 'string'
    diskAccessId: 'string'
    diskSizeGB: int
    encryption: {
      diskEncryptionSetId: 'string'
      type: 'string'
    }
    encryptionSettingsCollection: {
      enabled: bool
      encryptionSettings: [
        {
          diskEncryptionKey: {
            secretUrl: 'string'
            sourceVault: {
              id: 'string'
            }
          }
          keyEncryptionKey: {
            keyUrl: 'string'
            sourceVault: {
              id: 'string'
            }
          }
        }
      ]
      encryptionSettingsVersion: 'string'
    }
    hyperVGeneration: 'string'
    incremental: bool
    networkAccessPolicy: 'string'
    osType: 'string'
    publicNetworkAccess: 'string'
    purchasePlan: {
      name: 'string'
      product: 'string'
      promotionCode: 'string'
      publisher: 'string'
    }
    securityProfile: {
      secureVMDiskEncryptionSetId: 'string'
      securityType: 'string'
    }
    supportedCapabilities: {
      acceleratedNetwork: bool
      architecture: 'string'
      diskControllerTypes: 'string'
    }
    supportsHibernation: bool
  }
}

Property values

snapshots

Name	Description	Value
name	The resource name	string (required) Character limit: 1-80 Valid characters: Alphanumerics, underscores, periods, and hyphens. Start with alphanumeric. End with alphanumeric or underscore.
location	Resource location	string (required)
tags	Resource tags	Dictionary of tag names and values. See Tags in templates
sku	The snapshots sku name. Can be Standard_LRS, Premium_LRS, or Standard_ZRS. This is an optional parameter for incremental snapshot and the default behavior is the SKU will be set to the same sku as the previous snapshot	SnapshotSku
extendedLocation	The extended location where the snapshot will be created. Extended location cannot be changed.	ExtendedLocation
properties	Snapshot resource properties.	SnapshotProperties

ExtendedLocation

Name	Description	Value
name	The name of the extended location.	string
type	The type of the extended location.	'EdgeZone'

SnapshotProperties

Name	Description	Value
completionPercent	Percentage complete for the background copy when a resource is created via the CopyStart operation.	int
copyCompletionError	Indicates the error details if the background copy of a resource created via the CopyStart operation fails.	CopyCompletionError
creationData	Disk source information. CreationData information cannot be changed after the disk has been created.	CreationData (required)
dataAccessAuthMode	Additional authentication requirements when exporting or uploading to a disk or snapshot.	'AzureActiveDirectory' 'None'
diskAccessId	ARM id of the DiskAccess resource for using private endpoints on disks.	string
diskSizeGB	If creationData.createOption is Empty, this field is mandatory and it indicates the size of the disk to create. If this field is present for updates or creation with other options, it indicates a resize. Resizes are only allowed if the disk is not attached to a running VM, and can only increase the disk's size.	int
encryption	Encryption property can be used to encrypt data at rest with customer managed keys or platform managed keys.	Encryption
encryptionSettingsCollection	Encryption settings collection used be Azure Disk Encryption, can contain multiple encryption settings per disk or snapshot.	EncryptionSettingsCollection
hyperVGeneration	The hypervisor generation of the Virtual Machine. Applicable to OS disks only.	'V1' 'V2'
incremental	Whether a snapshot is incremental. Incremental snapshots on the same disk occupy less space than full snapshots and can be diffed.	bool
networkAccessPolicy	Policy for accessing the disk via network.	'AllowAll' 'AllowPrivate' 'DenyAll'
osType	The Operating System type.	'Linux' 'Windows'
publicNetworkAccess	Policy for controlling export on the disk.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
purchasePlan	Purchase plan information for the image from which the source disk for the snapshot was originally created.	PurchasePlan
securityProfile	Contains the security related information for the resource.	DiskSecurityProfile
supportedCapabilities	List of supported capabilities for the image from which the source disk from the snapshot was originally created.	SupportedCapabilities
supportsHibernation	Indicates the OS on a snapshot supports hibernation.	bool

CopyCompletionError

Name	Description	Value
errorCode	Indicates the error code if the background copy of a resource created via the CopyStart operation fails.	'CopySourceNotFound' (required)
errorMessage	Indicates the error message if the background copy of a resource created via the CopyStart operation fails.	string (required)

CreationData

Name	Description	Value
createOption	This enumerates the possible sources of a disk's creation.	'Attach' 'Copy' 'CopyFromSanSnapshot' 'CopyStart' 'Empty' 'FromImage' 'Import' 'ImportSecure' 'Restore' 'Upload' 'UploadPreparedSecure' (required)
elasticSanResourceId	Required if createOption is CopyFromSanSnapshot. This is the ARM id of the source elastic san volume snapshot.	string
galleryImageReference	Required if creating from a Gallery Image. The id/sharedGalleryImageId/communityGalleryImageId of the ImageDiskReference will be the ARM id of the shared galley image version from which to create a disk.	ImageDiskReference
imageReference	Disk source information for PIR or user images.	ImageDiskReference
logicalSectorSize	Logical sector size in bytes for Ultra disks. Supported values are 512 ad 4096. 4096 is the default.	int
performancePlus	Set this flag to true to get a boost on the performance target of the disk deployed, see here on the respective performance target. This flag can only be set on disk creation time and cannot be disabled after enabled.	bool
securityDataUri	If createOption is ImportSecure, this is the URI of a blob to be imported into VM guest state.	string
sourceResourceId	If createOption is Copy, this is the ARM id of the source snapshot or disk.	string
sourceUri	If createOption is Import, this is the URI of a blob to be imported into a managed disk.	string
storageAccountId	Required if createOption is Import. The Azure Resource Manager identifier of the storage account containing the blob to import as a disk.	string
uploadSizeBytes	If createOption is Upload, this is the size of the contents of the upload including the VHD footer. This value should be between 20972032 (20 MiB + 512 bytes for the VHD footer) and 35183298347520 bytes (32 TiB + 512 bytes for the VHD footer).	int

ImageDiskReference

Name	Description	Value
communityGalleryImageId	A relative uri containing a community Azure Compute Gallery image reference.	string
id	A relative uri containing either a Platform Image Repository, user image, or Azure Compute Gallery image reference.	string
lun	If the disk is created from an image's data disk, this is an index that indicates which of the data disks in the image to use. For OS disks, this field is null.	int
sharedGalleryImageId	A relative uri containing a direct shared Azure Compute Gallery image reference.	string

Encryption

Name	Description	Value
diskEncryptionSetId	ResourceId of the disk encryption set to use for enabling encryption at rest.	string
type	The type of key used to encrypt the data of the disk.	'EncryptionAtRestWithCustomerKey' 'EncryptionAtRestWithPlatformAndCustomerKeys' 'EncryptionAtRestWithPlatformKey'

EncryptionSettingsCollection

Name	Description	Value
enabled	Set this flag to true and provide DiskEncryptionKey and optional KeyEncryptionKey to enable encryption. Set this flag to false and remove DiskEncryptionKey and KeyEncryptionKey to disable encryption. If EncryptionSettings is null in the request object, the existing settings remain unchanged.	bool (required)
encryptionSettings	A collection of encryption settings, one for each disk volume.	EncryptionSettingsElement[]
encryptionSettingsVersion	Describes what type of encryption is used for the disks. Once this field is set, it cannot be overwritten. '1.0' corresponds to Azure Disk Encryption with AAD app.'1.1' corresponds to Azure Disk Encryption.	string

EncryptionSettingsElement

Name	Description	Value
diskEncryptionKey	Key Vault Secret Url and vault id of the disk encryption key	KeyVaultAndSecretReference
keyEncryptionKey	Key Vault Key Url and vault id of the key encryption key. KeyEncryptionKey is optional and when provided is used to unwrap the disk encryption key.	KeyVaultAndKeyReference

KeyVaultAndSecretReference

Name	Description	Value
secretUrl	Url pointing to a key or secret in KeyVault	string (required)
sourceVault	Resource id of the KeyVault containing the key or secret	SourceVault (required)

SourceVault

Name	Description	Value
id	Resource Id	string

KeyVaultAndKeyReference

Name	Description	Value
keyUrl	Url pointing to a key or secret in KeyVault	string (required)
sourceVault	Resource id of the KeyVault containing the key or secret	SourceVault (required)

PurchasePlan

Name	Description	Value
name	The plan ID.	string (required)
product	Specifies the product of the image from the marketplace. This is the same value as Offer under the imageReference element.	string (required)
promotionCode	The Offer Promotion Code.	string
publisher	The publisher ID.	string (required)

DiskSecurityProfile

Name	Description	Value
secureVMDiskEncryptionSetId	ResourceId of the disk encryption set associated to Confidential VM supported disk encrypted with customer managed key	string
securityType	Specifies the SecurityType of the VM. Applicable for OS disks only.	'ConfidentialVM_DiskEncryptedWithCustomerKey' 'ConfidentialVM_DiskEncryptedWithPlatformKey' 'ConfidentialVM_VMGuestStateOnlyEncryptedWithPlatformKey' 'TrustedLaunch'

SupportedCapabilities

Name	Description	Value
acceleratedNetwork	True if the image from which the OS disk is created supports accelerated networking.	bool
architecture	CPU architecture supported by an OS disk.	'Arm64' 'x64'
diskControllerTypes	The disk controllers that an OS disk supports. If set it can be SCSI or SCSI, NVME or NVME, SCSI.	string

SnapshotSku

Name	Description	Value
name	The sku name.	'Premium_LRS' 'Standard_LRS' 'Standard_ZRS'

ARM template resource definition

The snapshots resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups - See resource group deployment commands

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.Compute/snapshots resource, add the following JSON to your template.

{
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/snapshots",
  "apiVersion": "2023-04-02",
  "name": "string",
  "location": "string",
  "tags": {
    "tagName1": "tagValue1",
    "tagName2": "tagValue2"
  },
  "sku": {
    "name": "string"
  },
  "extendedLocation": {
    "name": "string",
    "type": "EdgeZone"
  },
  "properties": {
    "completionPercent": "int",
    "copyCompletionError": {
      "errorCode": "CopySourceNotFound",
      "errorMessage": "string"
    },
    "creationData": {
      "createOption": "string",
      "elasticSanResourceId": "string",
      "galleryImageReference": {
        "communityGalleryImageId": "string",
        "id": "string",
        "lun": "int",
        "sharedGalleryImageId": "string"
      },
      "imageReference": {
        "communityGalleryImageId": "string",
        "id": "string",
        "lun": "int",
        "sharedGalleryImageId": "string"
      },
      "logicalSectorSize": "int",
      "performancePlus": "bool",
      "securityDataUri": "string",
      "sourceResourceId": "string",
      "sourceUri": "string",
      "storageAccountId": "string",
      "uploadSizeBytes": "int"
    },
    "dataAccessAuthMode": "string",
    "diskAccessId": "string",
    "diskSizeGB": "int",
    "encryption": {
      "diskEncryptionSetId": "string",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "encryptionSettingsCollection": {
      "enabled": "bool",
      "encryptionSettings": [
        {
          "diskEncryptionKey": {
            "secretUrl": "string",
            "sourceVault": {
              "id": "string"
            }
          },
          "keyEncryptionKey": {
            "keyUrl": "string",
            "sourceVault": {
              "id": "string"
            }
          }
        }
      ],
      "encryptionSettingsVersion": "string"
    },
    "hyperVGeneration": "string",
    "incremental": "bool",
    "networkAccessPolicy": "string",
    "osType": "string",
    "publicNetworkAccess": "string",
    "purchasePlan": {
      "name": "string",
      "product": "string",
      "promotionCode": "string",
      "publisher": "string"
    },
    "securityProfile": {
      "secureVMDiskEncryptionSetId": "string",
      "securityType": "string"
    },
    "supportedCapabilities": {
      "acceleratedNetwork": "bool",
      "architecture": "string",
      "diskControllerTypes": "string"
    },
    "supportsHibernation": "bool"
  }
}

Property values

snapshots

Name	Description	Value
type	The resource type	'Microsoft.Compute/snapshots'
apiVersion	The resource api version	'2023-04-02'
name	The resource name	string (required) Character limit: 1-80 Valid characters: Alphanumerics, underscores, periods, and hyphens. Start with alphanumeric. End with alphanumeric or underscore.
location	Resource location	string (required)
tags	Resource tags	Dictionary of tag names and values. See Tags in templates
sku	The snapshots sku name. Can be Standard_LRS, Premium_LRS, or Standard_ZRS. This is an optional parameter for incremental snapshot and the default behavior is the SKU will be set to the same sku as the previous snapshot	SnapshotSku
extendedLocation	The extended location where the snapshot will be created. Extended location cannot be changed.	ExtendedLocation
properties	Snapshot resource properties.	SnapshotProperties

ExtendedLocation

Name	Description	Value
name	The name of the extended location.	string
type	The type of the extended location.	'EdgeZone'

SnapshotProperties

Name	Description	Value
completionPercent	Percentage complete for the background copy when a resource is created via the CopyStart operation.	int
copyCompletionError	Indicates the error details if the background copy of a resource created via the CopyStart operation fails.	CopyCompletionError
creationData	Disk source information. CreationData information cannot be changed after the disk has been created.	CreationData (required)
dataAccessAuthMode	Additional authentication requirements when exporting or uploading to a disk or snapshot.	'AzureActiveDirectory' 'None'
diskAccessId	ARM id of the DiskAccess resource for using private endpoints on disks.	string
diskSizeGB	If creationData.createOption is Empty, this field is mandatory and it indicates the size of the disk to create. If this field is present for updates or creation with other options, it indicates a resize. Resizes are only allowed if the disk is not attached to a running VM, and can only increase the disk's size.	int
encryption	Encryption property can be used to encrypt data at rest with customer managed keys or platform managed keys.	Encryption
encryptionSettingsCollection	Encryption settings collection used be Azure Disk Encryption, can contain multiple encryption settings per disk or snapshot.	EncryptionSettingsCollection
hyperVGeneration	The hypervisor generation of the Virtual Machine. Applicable to OS disks only.	'V1' 'V2'
incremental	Whether a snapshot is incremental. Incremental snapshots on the same disk occupy less space than full snapshots and can be diffed.	bool
networkAccessPolicy	Policy for accessing the disk via network.	'AllowAll' 'AllowPrivate' 'DenyAll'
osType	The Operating System type.	'Linux' 'Windows'
publicNetworkAccess	Policy for controlling export on the disk.	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
purchasePlan	Purchase plan information for the image from which the source disk for the snapshot was originally created.	PurchasePlan
securityProfile	Contains the security related information for the resource.	DiskSecurityProfile
supportedCapabilities	List of supported capabilities for the image from which the source disk from the snapshot was originally created.	SupportedCapabilities
supportsHibernation	Indicates the OS on a snapshot supports hibernation.	bool

CopyCompletionError

Name	Description	Value
errorCode	Indicates the error code if the background copy of a resource created via the CopyStart operation fails.	'CopySourceNotFound' (required)
errorMessage	Indicates the error message if the background copy of a resource created via the CopyStart operation fails.	string (required)

CreationData

Name	Description	Value
createOption	This enumerates the possible sources of a disk's creation.	'Attach' 'Copy' 'CopyFromSanSnapshot' 'CopyStart' 'Empty' 'FromImage' 'Import' 'ImportSecure' 'Restore' 'Upload' 'UploadPreparedSecure' (required)
elasticSanResourceId	Required if createOption is CopyFromSanSnapshot. This is the ARM id of the source elastic san volume snapshot.	string
galleryImageReference	Required if creating from a Gallery Image. The id/sharedGalleryImageId/communityGalleryImageId of the ImageDiskReference will be the ARM id of the shared galley image version from which to create a disk.	ImageDiskReference
imageReference	Disk source information for PIR or user images.	ImageDiskReference
logicalSectorSize	Logical sector size in bytes for Ultra disks. Supported values are 512 ad 4096. 4096 is the default.	int
performancePlus	Set this flag to true to get a boost on the performance target of the disk deployed, see here on the respective performance target. This flag can only be set on disk creation time and cannot be disabled after enabled.	bool
securityDataUri	If createOption is ImportSecure, this is the URI of a blob to be imported into VM guest state.	string
sourceResourceId	If createOption is Copy, this is the ARM id of the source snapshot or disk.	string
sourceUri	If createOption is Import, this is the URI of a blob to be imported into a managed disk.	string
storageAccountId	Required if createOption is Import. The Azure Resource Manager identifier of the storage account containing the blob to import as a disk.	string
uploadSizeBytes	If createOption is Upload, this is the size of the contents of the upload including the VHD footer. This value should be between 20972032 (20 MiB + 512 bytes for the VHD footer) and 35183298347520 bytes (32 TiB + 512 bytes for the VHD footer).	int

ImageDiskReference

Name	Description	Value
communityGalleryImageId	A relative uri containing a community Azure Compute Gallery image reference.	string
id	A relative uri containing either a Platform Image Repository, user image, or Azure Compute Gallery image reference.	string
lun	If the disk is created from an image's data disk, this is an index that indicates which of the data disks in the image to use. For OS disks, this field is null.	int
sharedGalleryImageId	A relative uri containing a direct shared Azure Compute Gallery image reference.	string

Encryption

Name	Description	Value
diskEncryptionSetId	ResourceId of the disk encryption set to use for enabling encryption at rest.	string
type	The type of key used to encrypt the data of the disk.	'EncryptionAtRestWithCustomerKey' 'EncryptionAtRestWithPlatformAndCustomerKeys' 'EncryptionAtRestWithPlatformKey'

EncryptionSettingsCollection

Name	Description	Value
enabled	Set this flag to true and provide DiskEncryptionKey and optional KeyEncryptionKey to enable encryption. Set this flag to false and remove DiskEncryptionKey and KeyEncryptionKey to disable encryption. If EncryptionSettings is null in the request object, the existing settings remain unchanged.	bool (required)
encryptionSettings	A collection of encryption settings, one for each disk volume.	EncryptionSettingsElement[]
encryptionSettingsVersion	Describes what type of encryption is used for the disks. Once this field is set, it cannot be overwritten. '1.0' corresponds to Azure Disk Encryption with AAD app.'1.1' corresponds to Azure Disk Encryption.	string

EncryptionSettingsElement

Name	Description	Value
diskEncryptionKey	Key Vault Secret Url and vault id of the disk encryption key	KeyVaultAndSecretReference
keyEncryptionKey	Key Vault Key Url and vault id of the key encryption key. KeyEncryptionKey is optional and when provided is used to unwrap the disk encryption key.	KeyVaultAndKeyReference

KeyVaultAndSecretReference

Name	Description	Value
secretUrl	Url pointing to a key or secret in KeyVault	string (required)
sourceVault	Resource id of the KeyVault containing the key or secret	SourceVault (required)

SourceVault

Name	Description	Value
id	Resource Id	string

KeyVaultAndKeyReference

Name	Description	Value
keyUrl	Url pointing to a key or secret in KeyVault	string (required)
sourceVault	Resource id of the KeyVault containing the key or secret	SourceVault (required)

PurchasePlan

Name	Description	Value
name	The plan ID.	string (required)
product	Specifies the product of the image from the marketplace. This is the same value as Offer under the imageReference element.	string (required)
promotionCode	The Offer Promotion Code.	string
publisher	The publisher ID.	string (required)

DiskSecurityProfile

Name	Description	Value
secureVMDiskEncryptionSetId	ResourceId of the disk encryption set associated to Confidential VM supported disk encrypted with customer managed key	string
securityType	Specifies the SecurityType of the VM. Applicable for OS disks only.	'ConfidentialVM_DiskEncryptedWithCustomerKey' 'ConfidentialVM_DiskEncryptedWithPlatformKey' 'ConfidentialVM_VMGuestStateOnlyEncryptedWithPlatformKey' 'TrustedLaunch'

SupportedCapabilities

Name	Description	Value
acceleratedNetwork	True if the image from which the OS disk is created supports accelerated networking.	bool
architecture	CPU architecture supported by an OS disk.	'Arm64' 'x64'
diskControllerTypes	The disk controllers that an OS disk supports. If set it can be SCSI or SCSI, NVME or NVME, SCSI.	string

SnapshotSku

Name	Description	Value
name	The sku name.	'Premium_LRS' 'Standard_LRS' 'Standard_ZRS'

Terraform (AzAPI provider) resource definition

The snapshots resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.Compute/snapshots resource, add the following Terraform to your template.

resource "azapi_resource" "symbolicname" {
  type = "Microsoft.Compute/snapshots@2023-04-02"
  name = "string"
  location = "string"
  parent_id = "string"
  tags = {
    tagName1 = "tagValue1"
    tagName2 = "tagValue2"
  }
  body = jsonencode({
    properties = {
      completionPercent = int
      copyCompletionError = {
        errorCode = "CopySourceNotFound"
        errorMessage = "string"
      }
      creationData = {
        createOption = "string"
        elasticSanResourceId = "string"
        galleryImageReference = {
          communityGalleryImageId = "string"
          id = "string"
          lun = int
          sharedGalleryImageId = "string"
        }
        imageReference = {
          communityGalleryImageId = "string"
          id = "string"
          lun = int
          sharedGalleryImageId = "string"
        }
        logicalSectorSize = int
        performancePlus = bool
        securityDataUri = "string"
        sourceResourceId = "string"
        sourceUri = "string"
        storageAccountId = "string"
        uploadSizeBytes = int
      }
      dataAccessAuthMode = "string"
      diskAccessId = "string"
      diskSizeGB = int
      encryption = {
        diskEncryptionSetId = "string"
        type = "string"
      }
      encryptionSettingsCollection = {
        enabled = bool
        encryptionSettings = [
          {
            diskEncryptionKey = {
              secretUrl = "string"
              sourceVault = {
                id = "string"
              }
            }
            keyEncryptionKey = {
              keyUrl = "string"
              sourceVault = {
                id = "string"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
        encryptionSettingsVersion = "string"
      }
      hyperVGeneration = "string"
      incremental = bool
      networkAccessPolicy = "string"
      osType = "string"
      publicNetworkAccess = "string"
      purchasePlan = {
        name = "string"
        product = "string"
        promotionCode = "string"
        publisher = "string"
      }
      securityProfile = {
        secureVMDiskEncryptionSetId = "string"
        securityType = "string"
      }
      supportedCapabilities = {
        acceleratedNetwork = bool
        architecture = "string"
        diskControllerTypes = "string"
      }
      supportsHibernation = bool
    }
    sku = {
      name = "string"
    }
    extendedLocation = {
      name = "string"
      type = "EdgeZone"
    }
  })
}

Property values

snapshots

Name	Description	Value
type	The resource type	"Microsoft.Compute/snapshots@2023-04-02"
name	The resource name	string (required) Character limit: 1-80 Valid characters: Alphanumerics, underscores, periods, and hyphens. Start with alphanumeric. End with alphanumeric or underscore.
location	Resource location	string (required)
parent_id	To deploy to a resource group, use the ID of that resource group.	string (required)
tags	Resource tags	Dictionary of tag names and values.
sku	The snapshots sku name. Can be Standard_LRS, Premium_LRS, or Standard_ZRS. This is an optional parameter for incremental snapshot and the default behavior is the SKU will be set to the same sku as the previous snapshot	SnapshotSku
extendedLocation	The extended location where the snapshot will be created. Extended location cannot be changed.	ExtendedLocation
properties	Snapshot resource properties.	SnapshotProperties

ExtendedLocation

Name	Description	Value
name	The name of the extended location.	string
type	The type of the extended location.	"EdgeZone"

SnapshotProperties

Name	Description	Value
completionPercent	Percentage complete for the background copy when a resource is created via the CopyStart operation.	int
copyCompletionError	Indicates the error details if the background copy of a resource created via the CopyStart operation fails.	CopyCompletionError
creationData	Disk source information. CreationData information cannot be changed after the disk has been created.	CreationData (required)
dataAccessAuthMode	Additional authentication requirements when exporting or uploading to a disk or snapshot.	"AzureActiveDirectory" "None"
diskAccessId	ARM id of the DiskAccess resource for using private endpoints on disks.	string
diskSizeGB	If creationData.createOption is Empty, this field is mandatory and it indicates the size of the disk to create. If this field is present for updates or creation with other options, it indicates a resize. Resizes are only allowed if the disk is not attached to a running VM, and can only increase the disk's size.	int
encryption	Encryption property can be used to encrypt data at rest with customer managed keys or platform managed keys.	Encryption
encryptionSettingsCollection	Encryption settings collection used be Azure Disk Encryption, can contain multiple encryption settings per disk or snapshot.	EncryptionSettingsCollection
hyperVGeneration	The hypervisor generation of the Virtual Machine. Applicable to OS disks only.	"V1" "V2"
incremental	Whether a snapshot is incremental. Incremental snapshots on the same disk occupy less space than full snapshots and can be diffed.	bool
networkAccessPolicy	Policy for accessing the disk via network.	"AllowAll" "AllowPrivate" "DenyAll"
osType	The Operating System type.	"Linux" "Windows"
publicNetworkAccess	Policy for controlling export on the disk.	"Disabled" "Enabled"
purchasePlan	Purchase plan information for the image from which the source disk for the snapshot was originally created.	PurchasePlan
securityProfile	Contains the security related information for the resource.	DiskSecurityProfile
supportedCapabilities	List of supported capabilities for the image from which the source disk from the snapshot was originally created.	SupportedCapabilities
supportsHibernation	Indicates the OS on a snapshot supports hibernation.	bool

CopyCompletionError

Name	Description	Value
errorCode	Indicates the error code if the background copy of a resource created via the CopyStart operation fails.	"CopySourceNotFound" (required)
errorMessage	Indicates the error message if the background copy of a resource created via the CopyStart operation fails.	string (required)

CreationData

Name	Description	Value
createOption	This enumerates the possible sources of a disk's creation.	"Attach" "Copy" "CopyFromSanSnapshot" "CopyStart" "Empty" "FromImage" "Import" "ImportSecure" "Restore" "Upload" "UploadPreparedSecure" (required)
elasticSanResourceId	Required if createOption is CopyFromSanSnapshot. This is the ARM id of the source elastic san volume snapshot.	string
galleryImageReference	Required if creating from a Gallery Image. The id/sharedGalleryImageId/communityGalleryImageId of the ImageDiskReference will be the ARM id of the shared galley image version from which to create a disk.	ImageDiskReference
imageReference	Disk source information for PIR or user images.	ImageDiskReference
logicalSectorSize	Logical sector size in bytes for Ultra disks. Supported values are 512 ad 4096. 4096 is the default.	int
performancePlus	Set this flag to true to get a boost on the performance target of the disk deployed, see here on the respective performance target. This flag can only be set on disk creation time and cannot be disabled after enabled.	bool
securityDataUri	If createOption is ImportSecure, this is the URI of a blob to be imported into VM guest state.	string
sourceResourceId	If createOption is Copy, this is the ARM id of the source snapshot or disk.	string
sourceUri	If createOption is Import, this is the URI of a blob to be imported into a managed disk.	string
storageAccountId	Required if createOption is Import. The Azure Resource Manager identifier of the storage account containing the blob to import as a disk.	string
uploadSizeBytes	If createOption is Upload, this is the size of the contents of the upload including the VHD footer. This value should be between 20972032 (20 MiB + 512 bytes for the VHD footer) and 35183298347520 bytes (32 TiB + 512 bytes for the VHD footer).	int

ImageDiskReference

Name	Description	Value
communityGalleryImageId	A relative uri containing a community Azure Compute Gallery image reference.	string
id	A relative uri containing either a Platform Image Repository, user image, or Azure Compute Gallery image reference.	string
lun	If the disk is created from an image's data disk, this is an index that indicates which of the data disks in the image to use. For OS disks, this field is null.	int
sharedGalleryImageId	A relative uri containing a direct shared Azure Compute Gallery image reference.	string

Encryption

Name	Description	Value
diskEncryptionSetId	ResourceId of the disk encryption set to use for enabling encryption at rest.	string
type	The type of key used to encrypt the data of the disk.	"EncryptionAtRestWithCustomerKey" "EncryptionAtRestWithPlatformAndCustomerKeys" "EncryptionAtRestWithPlatformKey"

EncryptionSettingsCollection

Name	Description	Value
enabled	Set this flag to true and provide DiskEncryptionKey and optional KeyEncryptionKey to enable encryption. Set this flag to false and remove DiskEncryptionKey and KeyEncryptionKey to disable encryption. If EncryptionSettings is null in the request object, the existing settings remain unchanged.	bool (required)
encryptionSettings	A collection of encryption settings, one for each disk volume.	EncryptionSettingsElement[]
encryptionSettingsVersion	Describes what type of encryption is used for the disks. Once this field is set, it cannot be overwritten. '1.0' corresponds to Azure Disk Encryption with AAD app.'1.1' corresponds to Azure Disk Encryption.	string

EncryptionSettingsElement

Name	Description	Value
diskEncryptionKey	Key Vault Secret Url and vault id of the disk encryption key	KeyVaultAndSecretReference
keyEncryptionKey	Key Vault Key Url and vault id of the key encryption key. KeyEncryptionKey is optional and when provided is used to unwrap the disk encryption key.	KeyVaultAndKeyReference

KeyVaultAndSecretReference

Name	Description	Value
secretUrl	Url pointing to a key or secret in KeyVault	string (required)
sourceVault	Resource id of the KeyVault containing the key or secret	SourceVault (required)

SourceVault

Name	Description	Value
id	Resource Id	string

KeyVaultAndKeyReference

Name	Description	Value
keyUrl	Url pointing to a key or secret in KeyVault	string (required)
sourceVault	Resource id of the KeyVault containing the key or secret	SourceVault (required)

PurchasePlan

Name	Description	Value
name	The plan ID.	string (required)
product	Specifies the product of the image from the marketplace. This is the same value as Offer under the imageReference element.	string (required)
promotionCode	The Offer Promotion Code.	string
publisher	The publisher ID.	string (required)

DiskSecurityProfile

Name	Description	Value
secureVMDiskEncryptionSetId	ResourceId of the disk encryption set associated to Confidential VM supported disk encrypted with customer managed key	string
securityType	Specifies the SecurityType of the VM. Applicable for OS disks only.	"ConfidentialVM_DiskEncryptedWithCustomerKey" "ConfidentialVM_DiskEncryptedWithPlatformKey" "ConfidentialVM_VMGuestStateOnlyEncryptedWithPlatformKey" "TrustedLaunch"

SupportedCapabilities

Name	Description	Value
acceleratedNetwork	True if the image from which the OS disk is created supports accelerated networking.	bool
architecture	CPU architecture supported by an OS disk.	"Arm64" "x64"
diskControllerTypes	The disk controllers that an OS disk supports. If set it can be SCSI or SCSI, NVME or NVME, SCSI.	string

SnapshotSku

Name	Description	Value
name	The sku name.	"Premium_LRS" "Standard_LRS" "Standard_ZRS"

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