vCD vApp VM Snapshot

vApp VM Snapshot Example Usage

1. vApp VM Snapshot States

   • Create vApp VM Snapshot

    
    - name: create vApp VM Snapshot
      vcd_vapp_vm_snapshot:
       vdc_name: test_vdc
       vapp_name: test_vapp
       vms:
         - name: sample
           mem_snapshot: true
           snapshot_name: snap_sample
           vm_quiesce: true
         - name: sample2
           mem_snapshot: true
           snapshot_name: snap_sample2
           vm_quiesce: true
       state: "present"
    
    

   Argument Reference

   • user - (Optional) - vCloud Director user name
   • password - (Optional) - vCloud Director password
   • org - (Optional) - vCloud Director org name to log into
   • host - (Optional) - vCloud Director host name
   • api_version - (Optional) - Pyvcloud API version
   • verify_ssl_certs - (Optional) - true to enforce to verify ssl certificate for each requests else false
   • vdc_name - (Required) - vCloud Director ORG VDC Name
   • vapp_name - (Required) - vApp Name which VM is part of
   • vms - (Required) - List of Virtual Machine names to create snapshot for. Below are the snapshot attributes passed with vms,
     • snapshot_name - (Optional) - Name of Virtual Machine's snapshot
     • mem_snapshot - (Optional) - boolean flag true if snapshot should include Virtual Machine's memory else false
     • vm_quiesce - (Optional) - boolean flag true if the file system of the Virtual Machine should be quiesced before the snapshot is created. Requires VMware tools to be installed on the vm else false
   • state - (Required) "present" to vCD vApp VM snapshot

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   • Delete vApp VM Snapshot

    
    - name: delete vApp VM Snapshot
      vcd_vapp_vm_snapshot:
       vms:
         - name: sample
       state: absent
    
    

   Argument Reference

   • user - (Optional) - vCloud Director user name
   • password - (Optional) - vCloud Director password
   • org - (Optional) - vCloud Director org name to log into
   • host - (Optional) - vCloud Director host name
   • api_version - (Optional) - Pyvcloud API version
   • verify_ssl_certs - (Optional) - true to enforce to verify ssl certificate for each requests else false
   • vms - (Required) - List of Virtual Machine's name
   • state - (Required) "absent" to delete vApp VM snapshot

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2. vApp VM Snapshot Operations

   • Revert vApp VM snapshot

    
    - name: revert vApp VM snapshot
      vcd_vapp_vm_snapshot:
       vms:
         - name: sample
       operation: revert
    
    

   Argument Reference

   • user - (Optional) - vCloud Director user name
   • password - (Optional) - vCloud Director password
   • org - (Optional) - vCloud Director org name to log into
   • host - (Optional) - vCloud Director host name
   • api_version - (Optional) - Pyvcloud API version
   • verify_ssl_certs - (Optional) - true to enforce to verify ssl certificate for each requests else false
   • vms - (Required) - List of Virtual Machine's name to revert to the current snapshot
   • operation - (Required) "revert" to revert vApp VM snapshot

   • List vApp VM snapshot

    
    - name: list vApp VM snapshot
      vcd_vapp_vm_snapshot:
       vms:
         - name: sample
       operation: list
    
    

   Argument Reference

   • user - (Optional) - vCloud Director user name
   • password - (Optional) - vCloud Director password
   • org - (Optional) - vCloud Director org name to log into
   • host - (Optional) - vCloud Director host name
   • api_version - (Optional) - Pyvcloud API version
   • verify_ssl_certs - (Optional) - true to enforce to verify ssl certificate for each requests else false
   • vms - (Required) - List of Virtual Machine's name to list snapshots
   • operation - (Required) "list" to list vApp VM snapshots