Checkpoint-VM
Creates a checkpoint of a virtual machine.
Syntax
Checkpoint-VM
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ComputerName <String[]>]
[-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
[-Name] <String[]>
[[-SnapshotName] <String>]
[-AsJob]
[-Passthru]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Checkpoint-VM
[-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
[[-SnapshotName] <String>]
[-AsJob]
[-Passthru]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Checkpoint-VM cmdlet creates a checkpoint of a virtual machine.
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:\> Checkpoint-VM -Name Test -SnapshotName BeforeInstallingUpdates
Checkpoints virtual machine Test, creating a checkpoint of it named BeforeInstallingUpdates.
Example 2
PS C:\> Get-VM Test -ComputerName Server1 | Checkpoint-VM
Checkpoints virtual machine Test on Hyper-V host Server1.
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
Type: | CimSession[] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ComputerName
Specifies one or more virtual machine hosts on which the virtual machine checkpoint is to be created. 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: | None |
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 |
-Credential
Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
Type: | PSCredential[] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies the name of the virtual machine of which a checkpoint is to be taken.
Type: | String[] |
Aliases: | VMName |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Passthru
Specifies that an object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the virtual machine of which a checkpoint is to be taken.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-SnapshotName
Specifies the name of the checkpoint to be taken. If not provided, a combination of the virtual machine's name and a current timestamp is used.
Type: | String |
Aliases: | CheckpointName |
Position: | 1 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VM
Specifies the virtual machine of which a checkpoint is to be taken.
Type: | VirtualMachine[] |
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
Nothing by default; Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.Snapshot if PassThru is specified.