Remove-VMSnapshot

Reference

Module:: Hyper-V

Deletes a virtual machine checkpoint.

Syntax

Remove-VMSnapshot
      [-ComputerName <String[]>]
      [-VMName] <String[]>
      [[-Name] <String[]>]
      [-IncludeAllChildSnapshots]
      [-AsJob]
      [-Passthru]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Remove-VMSnapshot
      [-VMSnapshot] <VMSnapshot[]>
      [-IncludeAllChildSnapshots]
      [-AsJob]
      [-Passthru]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Remove-VMSnapshot
      [[-Name] <String[]>]
      [-IncludeAllChildSnapshots]
      [-AsJob]
      [-Passthru]
      [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Remove-VMSnapshot deletes a virtual machine checkpoint.

Note: In Windows Server 2012 R2, virtual machine snapshots were renamed to virtual machine checkpoints. For clarity, this document will refer to virtual machine snapshots as checkpoints.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\>Get-VM TestVM | Remove-VMSnapshot -Name Experiment*

Deletes all checkpoints of virtual machine TestVM whose names starts with Experiment.

Example 2

PS C:\>Get-VMSnapshot -VMName TestVM | Where-Object {$_.CreationTime -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-90) } | Remove-VMSnapshot

Deletes all checkpoints of virtual machine TestVM older than 90 days.

Parameters

-AsJob

Specifies that the cmdlet is to be run as a background job.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ComputerName

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which a checkpoint is to be deleted. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully-qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer - use "localhost" or a dot (".") to specify the local computer explicitly.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	.
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	cf
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-IncludeAllChildSnapshots

Specifies that the checkpoint's children are to be deleted along with the checkpoint.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Name

Specifies the name of the checkpoint to be deleted.

Type:	String[]
Position:	1
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Passthru

Specifies that an object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the checkpoint to be deleted.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VM

Specifies the virtual machine of which the checkpoint is to be deleted.

Type:	VirtualMachine[]
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VMName

Specifies the name of the virtual machine of which the checkpoint is to be deleted.

Type:	String[]
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-VMSnapshot

Specifies the checkpoint to be deleted.

Type:	VMSnapshot[]
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	wi
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Outputs

None by default; Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VirtualMachine if -PassThru is specified.