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TakeSnapshotVhdSet function (virtdisk.h)

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Creates a snapshot of the current virtual disk for VHD Set files.

Syntax

DWORD TakeSnapshotVhdSet(
  [in] HANDLE                                 VirtualDiskHandle,
  [in] const PTAKE_SNAPSHOT_VHDSET_PARAMETERS Parameters,
  [in] TAKE_SNAPSHOT_VHDSET_FLAG              Flags
);

Parameters

[in] VirtualDiskHandle

A handle to the open virtual disk. This must be a VHD Set file.

[in] Parameters

A pointer to a valid TAKE_SNAPSHOT_VHDSET_PARAMETERS structure that contains snapshot data.

[in] Flags

Snapshot flags, which must be a valid combination of the TAKE_SNAPSHOT_VHDSET_FLAG enumeration

Return value

Status of the request.

If the function succeeds, the return value is ERROR_SUCCESS.

If the function fails, the return value is an error code. For more information, see System Error Codes.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 10 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2016 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header virtdisk.h
Library VirtDisk.lib
DLL VirtDisk.dll