Msvm_CollectionSnapshotService class

Service to create, destroy and export snapshot collection of virtual systems.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all of the inherited properties.

Syntax

[Dynamic, Provider("VmmsWmiInstanceAndMethodProvider"), AMENDMENT]
class Msvm_CollectionSnapshotService : CIM_Service
{
};

Members

The Msvm_CollectionSnapshotService class has these types of members:

Methods

The Msvm_CollectionSnapshotService class has these methods.

Method Description
ApplySnapshot Applies a snapshot collection to the collection of virtual computer system.
ConvertToReferencePoint Convert an existing collection snapshot to a reference point collection. The snapshot collection gets deleted as a side effect. Only recovery snapshots can be converted to reference points.
CreateSnapshot Creates a snapshot of a virtual system collection.
DestroySnapshot Destroy an existing snapshot of virtual system collection. This method may as a side effect destroy other snapshots that are dependent on the affected snapshot.
ExportSnapshot Exports a snapshot collection of virtual computer systems to a file. The snapshot collection, its associated configuration settings, and its associated resource settings will be preserved in the resulting file.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows 10 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2016
Namespace
Root\virtualization\v2
MOF
WindowsVirtualization.V2.mof
DLL
Vmms.exe

See also

CIM_Service